... It would be safe to keep it indoors at first. If it gets bigger in the future you can always expand :) Besides making a flyer and sending it around, these...
... Hi Evan, I guess I don't understand the concerns. I think that you would attract many of the same people that attend the VCF event, but this time it is a...
... Interesting reading. Most in this hobby seem to be from the "Class of 1980" era. Bill, how did you get your son interested in these old systems? I'm...
I got a high speed paper tape reader from a CNC machine. It will read standard paper tapes in 8 bit and send them to the serial or parallel ports on the unit....
... Yes. ... The teletype I loaned was working when I brought it but it was reported to be jamming? punching tapes. I intended to look at it the last work day ...
... reported to be jamming? punching tapes I might've been using it wrong, but, Jeff J. said it's jamming and he knows better than I do. Corey and everyone...
... I just finished cleaning and lubricating my punch. Some punches were sticking or not firing, but now it's working like a charm. I ran off a 1 to 255 tape...
I have a really clean Facit 4047 combo punch/reader, but I can't figure out what it takes to put it into binary mode. I've got it punching ASCII with XON/XOFF,...
... He asked me to take him to tcf this year. I did not push it. My son is more interested in modern tech but he does like to pull vintage systems off the...
... Read the entire thread. Many young posters chiming in on the thread. The one great thing about being young is the huge array of choices. -- Sent from my...
... I am using a Trend-DLC. To get mine to punch the 8th bit (really the 7th bit), I have to put it in Half Duplex mode. I'm not sure why, but it works....
... Interesting! Glad to hear you have had some success though. Mine has a very easy-to-use copy feature. It's simply a button labeled "Copy" and it most ...
... I'm one of the self-professed "old farts" in the group, HS class of '73. I got into the hobby for many of the same reasons as others: nostalgia for the...
... Wow, I can see how every combination will be very tedious and time consuming. I like the idea of reverse engineering the firmware, I've always found that...
... We need more "old farts", I wish more like you would get online and share the lessons of yesteryear. I wish we all had lots of space for collecting...
Another old fart checking in, HS class of '69. First computer was a Geniac (educational toy) and had some chance to work with a friend's Minivac 601 (another...
I got them in touch with TNT Amusements in Southhampton, PA per Justin suggestion. bd ... -- $$$ ... original, not Ms. or Jr.) ** today **. They pay $$$. Can...
Cool. I also sent them a few suggestions, and one MARCH member said he may have a friend with the system. ... From: "B. Degnan" <billdeg@...> Sender:...
... I've spoke at length here, and on my Web site, why I'm in what some call a "hobby". I'm in it to interpret, preserve and restore computing of the 1970's...
... I come from the "in between" generation, HS class of 1987; I turn 44 tomorrow actually. In my pre-teen years I eagerly read everything I could about these...
Hello all, The attachment is a Zip file of my 1219 / 1532 emulator and assembler. It is not pretty but it is now mostly functional to the point that others...
