Subject: [SDF] November 2024 Vintage Systems Report
Here is the November report! This Thanksgiving weekend we had 6 JSYS+ visitors
Events at INTRASPACE confirmed for 2025:
18-JAN-2025: Beige Box LAN Party ][ Saturday 10am-6pm. Registration is
open at https://sdf.org/icf
Bring a Win98 machine, your favorite games and we'll do our
best to get Starcraft and slightly newer games played as well
as the older classics. Pizza and prizes.
MAR-2025: Interim Computer Festival Spring 2025 March 22nd and 23rd 10-6pm
registration will open after BBLP][
Load in friday the 21st at 4:30, runs until 6PM the 23rd.
2 days of vintage computing fun
JUN-2025: Pacific Commodore Expo NW June 21st and 22nd 10am-5pm
Two days of Commodore/Amiga by the Fresno Commodore Group
Registration will be announced at portcommodore.com
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November 2024 Report
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New members: 5 for a total of 230 members
Membership conversions: 1
New Sponsorships: 1
Cancellations: 1
New/Renewals: 35 for the month (down 18.6% from October)
Systems ON-Line
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9 Real Hardware
2 Hybrid/Emulation
10 Simulated
21 Available Remote Systems
hkypux developed a memory issue which has been addressed.
Improvements to the Sigma-9 CP/V simulation were made Jim Allen
Power monitoring after the recent "bomb cyclone" event in the PNW
has been improved with more robust UPS and current/wattage logging
Direct remote access to nearly all machines is now configured
Coming this month:
snake (PDP-11/84 running BSD2.11) will be returning to service!
Bootstrap members and above may request personal accounts, use of the
guest accounts is encouraged. We hope to automate this process by EoY.
Thank you for your patience.
November Expenses
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Lease 3381.00
Trash 80.50
Internet 75.28
Gas 41.49
Electric 110.62
Supplies 500.00 (BBLP event)
Insurance 133.99
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4323.08 (up 9.21% from October)
November Revenue
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Bootstrap 396.00
JFCL 0.00
JRST 66.00
JSYS 576.00
EXEC 288.00
UUO 450.00
MONITR 0.00
Donations 6000.00 (A generous donation from Gary Solomon)
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7776.00 (up 73.26% from October)
3452.92 surplus for the month
Upcoming additional expenses
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Event Space Rental 500.00 (Beige Box Lan Party ][ in January)
Overflow/processing 1000.00/mo (This is an expansion space we are using
until December 2025)
Ways to support:
cheque/cash: (Made out to 'SDF')
SDF.ORG
Attn: Vintage Systems
PO BOX 17355
Seattle WA 98127
paypal: vintagesystems@sdf.org (use for donations or manual membership dues)
Zelle: membership@sdf.org (use for donations or membership dues)
Subscriptions: https://icm.museum/join.html
Crypto is an option, please contact membership@sdf.org for details.
Thank you everyone!
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