The computer arrived safely and it's gorgeous! I'm not clear how to remove the front panel without disconnecting a bunch of switches and lights, so I will...
As previously mentioned, InfoAge/MARCH's Frank O. is the keynote speaker, re: Mars rovers. I only see one history talk on the schedule (I opted not to give one...
We are officially registered for two tables, with electricity, adjacent to the ACGNJ booth. The people at MarketPro (company managing TCF business on ACGNJ's...
http://bit.ly/YLJSOd <http://bit.ly/YLJSOd> The Sage System Training Program. Lots of shots of retro nerds in white shirts and skinny black ties, but also...
Alise and I drive to Scarsdale NY today. There were some things worth the trip, but not a lot. We got a box of IBM System /3 disk packs, various manuals for...
I was asked about lodging so I took time to look up some reasonably non-sleazy non-pricy motels. There's some several miles away, and some about 20 miles away....
Sitting here are the airport in Chicago..weather related layover, ug. Anyway, here is what I have so far for Trenton, the theme is homebrew era microcomputers....
Can someone pick up a trunkload of artifacts for us in Scarsdale NY? It has to be by Sunday night. I'm told there are some disk packs, documents, etc for an...
Everyone, We can re-open real soon now .... ... of 9032 and 9059 << MARCH is in building 9032 so that covers us. ... hotel and 9032 clean and organized << ...
There are a few other "science fair"-type of events this spring beside just Trenton. I really enjoy demo'ing the MARCH gospel at these events, so I will...
I'm into classic computing, video games, and computing devices. I'm curious as to what the membership considers "too new" to be classic. Out of my collection,...
I started reading this article and thought, "Sigh... another free press moment for the big boys, while we hobbyists go unloved"... until I saw the words "Bill...
There's still no power at InfoAge. Been six weeks. :( Princeton U. offered to give InfoAge one of its extra transformers, but the transformer they offered has...
Hi Folks, I have been restoring a PDP-8/m and RK05J disk drive. Much has been accomplished and it has come to the point that I need to insert a cartridge, to...
I emailed Titus. He said he's happy to help us with any technical matters about the restoration. Also said he'll send us a copy of all the documentation....
After collecting computers for several years, I've accumulated a few printers as well. Just recently, I scored a Unisys-branded Mannesmann-Tally MT440 serial...
Great news! MARCH's own Dave Larsen is providing a long-term loan of a real (not replica) Mark-8 minicomputer for our homebrew museum exhibit. This deal has...
Guys, One of the items I got from Stephen Gray's daughter last weekend is an audio tape of Stephen giving a lecture. I want to be sure the tape's in good...
I was recently given a small drum plotter, a Strobe 100, with a S-100 based interface card, but no documentation at all on the protocol and commands to make it...
Alex and I talked about this yesterday, and he suggested I throw it out to the group. I would like to come up with a hardware/software scheme to connect a ...
Hi all, I thought I would visit your Group and tell you about some of the work I am doing with early computers here in the UK. I am an active member of the...
Today, in preparing for Trenton, Jeff B. and I tested some systems for selling. We set aside the following: - Apple //e + monitor + 1 drive (x2) - Commodore...
Here's something that I learned while skimming the ACS newsletters tonight. As far as I know, Trenton in '76 was the "first" computer show meant for hobbyists....
More nuggets from skimming the ACS newsletters: - Unicom Inc. in 1970 had a computer called the "CP-8A" for $1,800. Not a hobby kit, but Gray saw fit to...
