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Fernando J. Corbató obit
by Glenn Roberts 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

Fernando J. Corbató, a scientist who fostered the digital revolution by developing shared computer operating systems and also put his stamp on daily life by introducing the computer password, died July 12 at a nursing home in Newburyport, Mass. He was 93Colleagues and historians of the computer world honored Dr. Corbató for work that drastically expanded the usefulness of the computer and put its benefits at the reach of all. Obit from Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/fernando-corbato-dies-at-93- mit-scientist-fostered-the-digital-revolution--and-the-computer-password/201 9/07/16/e1f454ac-a68c-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html?utm_term=.4f7f9919aa 09

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Funny
by Evan Koblentz 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdgvceSBroU&feature=share

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fly me to the moon ... (50th anniversary)
by Herb Johnson 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

So: where can I find more information, about the "maybe in Phila?" display of the restored AGC? I asked the Google. http://rescue1130.blogspot.com appears to be a running account of AGC restoration activity, by Carl Claunch, who is apparently involved. Otherwise, I could not readily find by Web search, another specific Web page or blog, that was an "authoritative" means to know what's going on with that restoration (or where it might be demonstrated). Any Web search for the Apollo AGC is saturated with all the replicas that are in construction now, and in the past; and links to those discussions, links to the links, etc. Plus discussions about the AGC and the Apollo program, etc. I checked the Computer History Museum Web site; Evan mentioned some connection. A search there, shows they have a AGC artifact, a prototype. No references to activities involving it or other AGC's, but 9300 search hits found on the Web site. The link to the CHM blog, on their home page, is broken. Of course, I may be asking about something that doesn't exist - a central Web site or even blog, about this artifact. Maybe it has its own Twitter feed, for all I know - I avoid the stuff myself. This kind of "diaspora" appears normal, seems to me, for what used to be called "the Web". regards, Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT info

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Alan Turing is the new face of the Bank of England's £50 note
by Christian Liendo 15 Jul '19

15 Jul '19

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48962557 I think this is a rather nice tribute. I may have to get a few

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 15 Jul '19

15 Jul '19

Moderate amount of visitors today (and yesterday). Some beach tourists, some locals. Neil stopped by today and got our new hotspot connected to our network, via the wireless-to-ethernet bridge from Dean. Neil had to change some network settings because the bridge wanted to use the same stuff as our firewall. After that (and after drawing a network map to visualize it all), the rest of the job was smooth sailing. So now we're back online, and supposedly this is a more reliable Internet connection than we had with the old Netgear modem. Jeff Brace and I will keep an eye on it. I am skeptical that a hotspot can run 24/7 but we'll see. Evan Koblentz Executive Director, Vintage Computer Federation evan(a)vcfed.org / (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org @vcfederation

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Museum stuff this week
by Evan Koblentz 15 Jul '19

15 Jul '19

It's going to be a busy week at our museum: - Tony is stopping by tomorrow to pick up our latest straight Apple II for evaluation. - I will be there for normal open hours on Wednesday. - Bill Drom. and Duane will be there Thursday/Friday working on the Univac. - Adam and I will be there Friday doing warehouse organizing. - Then there's the repair workshop on the weekend.

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Semi-OT: Update on Maker Media
by Evan Koblentz 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

https://hackaday.com/2019/07/10/maker-media-reboots-itself-as-make-communit…

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

Lots of visitors today, especially toward the end of the day. Also a couple of weird guys named Jeff and Corey stopped by. :) (They picked up supplies for VCF West next month.) Corey looked at the new-to-us Apple II and said it's better than the one we have on display. So I will swap them.

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Kfest
by Tony Bogan 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

All, the original plan for getting stuff out to Kfest to help keep the garage giveaway alive has fallen through. If anyone is heading to Kansas Fest and has room to transport computers please contact me off list. I’m in NJ near Infoage but could easily drive an hour+ or so in any direction to meet up with someone. I do not have any days off between now and Monday so my availability is also limited. I was originally planning on sending about a dozen machines (CPUs only, no monitors. Some 100% working, some needing minor work like keyswitches, power supplies etc, some just cosmetically wanting but otherwise working) but if that’s too much I’d send whatever was feasible. I had not reached out prior to tonight as I believed transportation was not an issue. Unfortunately, things happen and the person arranging transport can no longer do it. Tony Sent from my iPhone

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Signup for July Workshop
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Jul '19

08 Jul '19

Here is the link to signup for the July workshop: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WC20hnriY5alKGteeWoWq5jXT3ZOjzA6h-u… > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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