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Welcome to the Bay Area (retro) Computer Hobbyist group!

We're here to keep this hobby alive and to set up local events to serve that cause.

Please stay on topic and be polite.

Other than that, have fun!

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Heather Parkins, p q (p quinn)3

Apr 30

Older model computer tower, free

From your picture, it looks like an ordinary PC tower from 20-30 years ago. Can't tell for sure

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Older model computer tower, free

From your picture, it looks like an ordinary PC tower from 20-30 years ago. Can't tell for sure

Apr 30

Richard Powers

Apr 13

Working NeXT Cube 040 with ND, Mono and Color Display, Laser and DSP HW, with Trove of Docs for sale

Hello! I have an excellent quality NeXTDimention Cube system for sale as a lot, in working condition

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Working NeXT Cube 040 with ND, Mono and Color Display, Laser and DSP HW, with Trove of Docs for sale

Hello! I have an excellent quality NeXTDimention Cube system for sale as a lot, in working condition

Apr 13

Kamesh Darisipudi

Apr 2

Selling the innards of a Macintosh SE

Hi all, I have a functioning Macintosh SE and am looking to sell the inside parts of it (everything

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Selling the innards of a Macintosh SE

Hi all, I have a functioning Macintosh SE and am looking to sell the inside parts of it (everything

Apr 2

Kamesh Darisipudi

Apr 1

In search of old Macintosh monitors

Hi all! I'm in search of an old Macintosh monitor, ideally a Mac SE or SE 30. Does not need to be

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In search of old Macintosh monitors

Hi all! I'm in search of an old Macintosh monitor, ideally a Mac SE or SE 30. Does not need to be

Apr 1

Jay Cotton, Jeffrey Brace2

Mar 14

vcf west

August 2&3, 2024 at CHM. On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 1:05 AM Jay Cotton <lbmg...@gmail.com>

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vcf west

August 2&3, 2024 at CHM. On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 1:05 AM Jay Cotton <lbmg...@gmail.com>

Mar 14

David Glover-Aoki

Mar 11

The Suen collection giveaway, part 1

I have the first set of things to give away from the Suen collection. These are yours to take for

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The Suen collection giveaway, part 1

I have the first set of things to give away from the Suen collection. These are yours to take for

Mar 11

Richard Suen, … Jarrod Coombes7

Feb 23

Computer Parts, Audio and Video Parts + More, Free Giveaway

@da...@gloveraoki.net If no one else is able to get it all from you, I'll work out how to pick

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Computer Parts, Audio and Video Parts + More, Free Giveaway

@da...@gloveraoki.net If no one else is able to get it all from you, I'll work out how to pick

Feb 23

Eleazar Vega-Gonzalez

Feb 22

Looking for CRT monitors

Hi everyone! I just found this group and excited to be in contact with other retro computing

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Looking for CRT monitors

Hi everyone! I just found this group and excited to be in contact with other retro computing

Feb 22

Stan Sieler

Jan 28

Bunch of HP 3000 books for free

Hi, Anyone want about 15 books on/about/related-to the HP 3000 / PA-RISC / HP? Free for pickup in

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Bunch of HP 3000 books for free

Hi, Anyone want about 15 books on/about/related-to the HP 3000 / PA-RISC / HP? Free for pickup in

Jan 28

Dan

12/27/23

Massive PDP-11 CPU sale on eBay

Hey folks! (First time post, please pardon mistakes, faux pas, etc...) I keep an eye on eBay for

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Massive PDP-11 CPU sale on eBay

Hey folks! (First time post, please pardon mistakes, faux pas, etc...) I keep an eye on eBay for

12/27/23

PETER LY

11/20/23

Osborne Portable Computer Available

I just joined and am new to the group. I have an Osborne portable computer to give away or donate to

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Osborne Portable Computer Available

I just joined and am new to the group. I have an Osborne portable computer to give away or donate to

11/20/23

John Draper, Paul Steffen2

10/10/23

Hi, I just joined this list...

Love ChatGPT but the stuff going on with large language models that can run on your own hardware, on

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Hi, I just joined this list...

Love ChatGPT but the stuff going on with large language models that can run on your own hardware, on

10/10/23

Arno Puder

10/9/23

Tandy Assembly Meetup - 11/4

Hi all, we are organizing a Tandy Assembly Meetup on 11/4 at the San Francisco State University. If

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Tandy Assembly Meetup - 11/4

Hi all, we are organizing a Tandy Assembly Meetup on 11/4 at the San Francisco State University. If

10/9/23

Stan Sieler

8/24/23

memory sticks available

Hi, If anyone is interested in a bunch of memory sticks (sizes: 2GB, 1GB, and 256 MB), please let me

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memory sticks available

Hi, If anyone is interested in a bunch of memory sticks (sizes: 2GB, 1GB, and 256 MB), please let me

8/24/23

Robert Merrill2

7/13/23

Does anyone want an SGI Fuel?

Someone has already claimed this, sorry for not responding individually to everyone! On Mon, Jul 10,

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Does anyone want an SGI Fuel?

Someone has already claimed this, sorry for not responding individually to everyone! On Mon, Jul 10,

7/13/23

Saif Al-Badri

5/19/23

Looking for EGA Wonder 800, not 800 plus

Hello, I'm looking for an ISA 8bit EGA Wonder 800 Card, please let me know if you have one for

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Looking for EGA Wonder 800, not 800 plus

Hello, I'm looking for an ISA 8bit EGA Wonder 800 Card, please let me know if you have one for

5/19/23

Stan Sieler

5/8/23

looking for lifting/sorting help in Cupertino

Hi, I'm looking for help in lifting/sorting a bunch of old computer stuff (predominantly HP) at

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looking for lifting/sorting help in Cupertino

Hi, I'm looking for help in lifting/sorting a bunch of old computer stuff (predominantly HP) at

5/8/23

Stan Sieler

5/8/23

Free: HP C2204A (1.34 GB hard drives, HP-FL interface)

Anyone interested in some (5 to 6) free HP-FL hard drives from HP? (Working when last used, AFAIK ...

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Free: HP C2204A (1.34 GB hard drives, HP-FL interface)

Anyone interested in some (5 to 6) free HP-FL hard drives from HP? (Working when last used, AFAIK ...

5/8/23

Steven Brunwasser, … Jay Cotton3

5/3/23

VCF West 2023?

This is a copy of Eric's email sent out about 2 days ago. It has been a long time coming, but we

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VCF West 2023?

This is a copy of Eric's email sent out about 2 days ago. It has been a long time coming, but we

5/3/23

Erik Klein, John Draper2

4/15/23

VCF West 2022

Will any of this be streamed, like perhaps the lectures. I'm "interned" in this managed

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VCF West 2022

Will any of this be streamed, like perhaps the lectures. I'm "interned" in this managed

4/15/23

Jen Aronowitz, John Draper2

4/15/23

Habilitation Games

Consider asking ChatGPT to design a game for you. A number of people have already done that, and

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Habilitation Games

Consider asking ChatGPT to design a game for you. A number of people have already done that, and

4/15/23

Bailey Yard

2/7/23

Phase One System OASIS 80

I'm happy to see that there is still interest in the "original" PC's (except they

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Phase One System OASIS 80

I'm happy to see that there is still interest in the "original" PC's (except they

2/7/23

Je Me, Chris Collins3

1/21/23

Mainframe restoration project @ Hacker Dojo

Just a bit. I'm searching for something with more of a local Silicon Valley connection to weave

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Mainframe restoration project @ Hacker Dojo

Just a bit. I'm searching for something with more of a local Silicon Valley connection to weave

1/21/23

Stan Sieler2

1/14/23

Free: RDI Ultrabook (SPARC)

Laptop claimed (and two people in line). thanks! Stan On Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 5:22 PM Stan Sieler

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Free: RDI Ultrabook (SPARC)

Laptop claimed (and two people in line). thanks! Stan On Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 5:22 PM Stan Sieler

1/14/23

Stan Sieler2

12/31/22

Cartridge tape cleaning kit : free

Claimed On Friday, December 30, 2022 at 10:41:51 AM UTC-8 Stan Sieler wrote: While cleaning, I found

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Cartridge tape cleaning kit : free

Claimed On Friday, December 30, 2022 at 10:41:51 AM UTC-8 Stan Sieler wrote: While cleaning, I found

12/31/22

Stan Sieler2

12/31/22

Morrow Designs: Disk Jockey 2/DIO (board & manual) free

Claimed. I have a nice looking "Disk Jockey 2/DIO" board, in original shipping box, plus

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Morrow Designs: Disk Jockey 2/DIO (board & manual) free

Claimed. I have a nice looking "Disk Jockey 2/DIO" board, in original shipping box, plus

12/31/22

Andy S., Adrian Chadd2

12/21/22

IBM 5151 monitor or compatible

hi! I have hercules/CGA monitors if you'd like to bring the computer around sometime and plug it

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IBM 5151 monitor or compatible

hi! I have hercules/CGA monitors if you'd like to bring the computer around sometime and plug it

12/21/22

Curtis Jones, Jeffrey Brace2

12/19/22

Dates for VCF West 2023?

On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 8:50 AM 'Curtis Jones' via Bay_Area_(Retro)_Computer_Hobbyists <

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Dates for VCF West 2023?

On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 8:50 AM 'Curtis Jones' via Bay_Area_(Retro)_Computer_Hobbyists <

12/19/22

Stan Sieler

12/10/22

Re: Abridged summary of bach@vcfed.org - 4 updates in 2 topics

Tape drives claimed. Schematics claimed. thanks! On Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 2:10 AM <ba...@vcfed.org

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Re: Abridged summary of bach@vcfed.org - 4 updates in 2 topics

Tape drives claimed. Schematics claimed. thanks! On Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 2:10 AM <ba...@vcfed.org

12/10/22

Stan Sieler, Adrian Chadd3

12/9/22

old IBM 5100 / 5110 schematics/drawings

Adrian asks: On Fri, Dec 9, 2022 at 2:29 PM Adrian Chadd <adrian...@gmail.com> wrote: ooo

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old IBM 5100 / 5110 schematics/drawings

Adrian asks: On Fri, Dec 9, 2022 at 2:29 PM Adrian Chadd <adrian...@gmail.com> wrote: ooo

12/9/22