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| Saturday, July 14, 2007 |
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|  | | | VCF Shenanigans | | | In this edition of the VCF Shenanigans, Sellam will employ a Choose-Your-Own-Talk format, whereby the audience will decide the topics to be discussed. He might also perform cheap parlor tricks to amaze the crowd. |
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|  | | | The Secret, Forbidden Life of the Computer History Collector | | | The process of saving and archiving computer history turns out to be more organic than it might seem on the surface. Computers are, after all, owned by people and once you bring people into the mix of anything it can all go very right or very wrong. Jason Scott, who has been collecting computer hardware and software of all stripes for decades, talks about some of his experiences in archiving everything he can get his hands on, along with thoughts on what works, what doesn't, and what context computer collecting has in the modern disposable world. |
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|  | | | 8088 Corruption: Motion video on an IBM PC/XT | | A candidate for Most Stupid PC Trick, 8088 Corruption
displays full-motion color video on a stock IBM PC with nothing more than a CGA card and a Sound Blaster Pro for audio. It became a minor web phenomenon when a video of it in operation was posted to the social news site Digg.com and was then later featured on Diggnation. In this presentation, Jim will explain the background of 8088 Corruption, including covering the techniques used to create it and how it can be further improved. He'll also bring along some Big Blue hardware to prove it's not a hoax. No prerequisite knowledge of IBM PC hardware is necessary to attend. |
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| | Sunday, July 15, 2007 |
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|  | | | Dealing DEC: The life of a dealer of Digital computers | | | Paul Anderson has been a dealer of DEC computers and parts for the past few decades. He will talk about the life of a DEC dealer, especially in DEC's heyday during the 1980s and early 1990s. |
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|  | | | In the foot steps of Seymour Cray | | | It has been said, "If your computer doesn't have plumbing, you really aren't computing." When we measure advances in computer technology we often only think of the electrical aspects, but quite often advances in mechanical and packaging design contribute equally to the progression. This presentation will take an eclectic historical look at the progression of computing through the lens of Control Data Corporation and in particular the machines designed by Seymour Cray. Starting with the ERA days (1103, NTDS) followed by the CDC days (1604, 6600, 7600, 8600) and concluded with a brief look at the Cray Research (Cray-1, Cray-2) and Cray Computing (Cray-3, Cray-4) days. |
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