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A lot has happened since I talked to y’all last, most notably, there was a VCF event up in Dallas, the first one in 10 years! It was an absolute blast, but at the end of the event, when loading up into the car, disaster struck and really hurt the vacuum tube computer. So, in this episode, we’ll recap VCFSW and then get down to work repairing the tube computer! Links to Photo Albums from the Event: https://www.flickr.com/photos/vax-o-matic/albums/72177720309425075 https://imgur.com/a/tgPan3V https://voidstar.blog/vcf-southwest-2023/ https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNOpJYE0K2yhjytU8z7CctDYPK_mexcRslIT9PNhp6H_W5f9j4IbQDPDUoqjg9fuw?key=czNudU1OYzRmX0NnLVlhd1Bhb0FrdkV0TVBlenRB Youtube Link for the Streamer Panel: https://youtu.be/QL_ph_5PPOo The Youtubers present: Taylor and Amy Show: youtube.com/@TaylorAmyShow IBM Museum: youtube.com/@IBM_Museum Curiousmarc: youtube.com/@CuriousMarc Jeri Ellsworth: youtube.com/@jeriellsworth Nybbles and Bytes: youtube.com/@NybblesandBytes Usagi Electric (hey I know that guy!): youtube.com/@UsagiElectric Action Retro: youtube.com/@ActionRetro 8-Bit Guy: youtube.com/@The8BitGuy If you want to support the channel please hop over to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/usagielectric Also, we now have some epic shirts for sale! https://my-store-11554688.creator-spring.com Come join us on Discord and Twitter! Discord: https://discord.gg/p7UsfHD Twitter: https://twitter.com/UsagiElectric Intro Music adapted from: Artist: The Runaway Five Title: The Shinra Shuffle https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01847 Thanks for watching! Chapters 0:00 VCF Southwest 2023 Recap 3:05 The Youtuber/Streamer panel 4:30 Awards?! 5:56 Alright, what did we break? 7:20 Assessing the damage 9:30 Removing smashed tubes and damaged boards 12:46 Let’s start repairing stuff 14:51 Soft start problems 16:41 Repairing the soft start 17:25 Testing round 1 19:31 Testing round 2 21:28 Wise words from Rocky Balboa 22:55 Bunny!