HAPPY WORLD COMPUTER DAY! Invitation to World Computer Day 2024 Zoom Event If you love computers, this is the event for you! February 15th, Thursday, 5PM - 7PM Eastern USA Two Hour Global Zoom Call. 8 VIP speakers, 15 minutes each. Reference www.WorldComputerDay.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.WorldComputerDay.org&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=U7udzdM5GKVsRf4xCMZPUI7pZ6OkEpFFQcyIUYvmMHQ&e=> Hosted by System Source Museum of Hunt Valley, MD; Mike Jones - Zoom Master World Computer Day Event Zoom Link Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81515057414<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__us06web.zoom.us_j_81515057414&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=0v7NH6kwab2kFW71LQbmbvHW_gVje7wseimzbGhn7KQ&e=> 5PM-7PM, Thursday February 15th. There is no sign up page. Jump in on call at time of event. Theme of Event... THE BIG THREE (3) EARLY COMPUTING INNOVATIONS * Looking Beyond the Famous Computer Successes * Historical Significance of an Apparently Failed Project * Were They Ahead of their Time? * Rethinking Failure in Computer Heritage Introduction by Dr. Thomas Haigh, co-author of "A New History of Modern Computing": Purchase book here: https://a.co/d/esgXbCS<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__a.co_d_esgXbCS&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=2fM0RG0Ugg53OsDYIsoW9dpKKyOSiKYbJq4HM_1TT5M&e=> 1) RCA Selectron of Lancaster PA The Selectron was an early form of digital computer memory - 1943; The first step in "storage" 1943-49 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selectron_tube<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Selectron-5Ftube&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=ZQikUbbijQeLe-9QJ8QAS6Cn6TomCZ93W22iGVO2bXI&e=> https://www.rcaselectron.com/sysafcrc.html<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rcaselectron.com_sysafcrc.html&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=9mTRM2UDW_G_ytFKfm2qxlUrK4Gmw_GmIu_dNVdHuAY&e=> Speakers- Bob Roswell, CEO of System Source Computer Museum Charles Osborne of https://RCAselectron.com/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__RCAselectron.com_&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=FDLMz0llMVVGfHnaDxF_URQKL9BlWW32GDsTFgHzrIw&e=> Robert Gillespie consummate Tube Collector 2) Philco Transac - Philco of Philadelphia Philco produced the world's fastest all-transistor computer the Transac S-2000, in 1958. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philco_computers<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Philco-5Fcomputers&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=-Wgz5XxS_GKyUe8K_10PXFCTJ19C_XAYA6Zj-Fl9mtk&e=> https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?Company_Id=741<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.radiomuseum.org_dsp-5Fhersteller-5Fdetail.cfm-3FCompany-5FId-3D741&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=PKJmOjRo6jAb9PUrTtOYlJm80gnxQ89Z9DzplZDuq-g&e=> http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/philco/2000/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.bitsavers.org_pdf_philco_2000_&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=oFN6NcrK3AlczsxWGWzsSq4GKV3BQLbMhpfHyr0OirA&e=> Speakers- Paul Kyzivat (Philco computers- Transac, 212) Bill Mensch- Philco and its computer, semiconductor and transistor past Philco CXPQ at David Taylor Model Basin, US Navy https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD0650605.pdf<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__apps.dtic.mil_sti_pdfs_AD0650605.pdf&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=MEOiHc57Tttegr8jaeKZ_ZWWQ2OxPYGLskFBtqXPEDQ&e=> 3) ORDVAC to ILLIAC - For Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland The University of Illinois Tie with Aberdeen. Ordvac to Illiac Series For the University of Illinois. All 4 are "one off" machines. 1964 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILLIAC<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_ILLIAC&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=zIfm3owlDTaOKAFfPRiTcXqRV4h_OcjvwuWRwneGNmk&e=> Discussion of Illiac Suite for String Quartet- First score composed by a computer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illiac_Suite<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Illiac-5FSuite&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=wSrAdT6wKtHJTO6NQhDCj4iLRIZOwTfjQbOc143V1gI&e=> Built in Paoli, PA (Illiac IV) https://s3data.computerhistory.org/brochures/burroughs.illiac-iv.1974.102624911.pdf<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__s3data.computerhistory.org_brochures_burroughs.illiac-2Div.1974.102624911.pdf&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=3dBXzI6Eh19HjUhyQBAvQG4qWFB5GwxtPWujc6N10f0&e=> Speakers- John Day, Professor at Boston University, developer of early operating systems, experienced in Illiac IV, Arpanet and Internet Gary Feierbach (Illiac IV) https://www.linkedin.com/in/feierbach/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_in_feierbach_&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=FtP6qIyZ19nlRuuoIZkwh3P1Ub8DgLmkEL2qlgRwzCU&e=> References: Philadelphia and the Birth of Modern Computing, by Ceruzzi https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5215/pennlega.15.1.0026<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.jstor.org_stable_10.5215_pennlega.15.1.0026&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=hIko90d0Sco2STEFDxjE22V714S3kaNE3Falcez4bdc&e=> Philco Transac Purdue University e-Pubs PHILCO: Some Recollections of the PHILCO TRANSAC S-2000 By Saul Rosen, 1991, Report Number: 91-051 https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cstech/891<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.lib.purdue.edu_cstech_891&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=IDGDEH6ilYxD3cIinh7486ZiboIzhPVQYU-YD6lF5IY&e=> Philco CXPQ computer at David Taylor Model Basin, US Navy - 1959, Barbara Sherard, https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD0650605.pdf<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__apps.dtic.mil_sti_pdfs_AD0650605.pdf&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=MEOiHc57Tttegr8jaeKZ_ZWWQ2OxPYGLskFBtqXPEDQ&e=> Speakers Biographical Sketch- Charles Osborne- Charles Osborne is an electrical engineer who received his degree from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, back in the seventies. From his first job as a design engineer at Tektronix, inc., he has always had a side interest in the history of computing and the electronic components that made it possible. Robert Gillespie- Mr. Gillespie started collecting tubes when he was 10, as they were like little pieces of artwork. His fascination with tubes took off when he found his first industrial tube in an old warehouse. He enjoys the odd photocells and photomultipliers, anything built by hand and not by machine. Currently, his focus is on collecting anything pre-1925 from anywhere in the world - which has been greatly boosted with his acquisition of the Gerald Tyne Collection, author of "Saga of the Vacuum Tube", 1977. Paul Kyzivat - Educated at MIT with a BS in Mathematics. Worked in software development roles for Ford Motor Company, Honeywell Information Systems, Digital Equipment Corporation, Rogue Wave Software, Cisco Systems, IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) over a span of more than 55 years. These jobs focused on operating system development, software development tools, integration and control of manufacturing equipment, distributed object system (CORBA) products and standards, Internet telephony (SIP) standards. Systems used include Philco 212, Honeywell 6xxx systems with GCOS and Multics, DEC VMS and TOPS-20 systems, Windows, Unix. John Day- Professor John Day has been involved in research and development of computer networks since 1970, when his group at the University of Illinois was 12th site on ARPANET (precursor to the Internet). Day was in industry for 20 years working for major companies such as Codex, Motorola and BBN. and a major contributor to the development of network management architecture. Mr. Day has published Patterns in Network Architecture: A Return to Fundamentals (Prentice Hall, 2008) as "the most important book on network protocols in general and the Internet in particular ever written." Today Mr. Day splits his time between teaching at Boston University and serving as the International Representative for INCITS T3 and editor of DIS 4396, the RINA standards and holds over a dozen patents. Gary Feierbach - Educated at U.C. Berkeley BA in Math and Physics and an MS in EE Software and hardware engineering. Worked for Information Management Inc., Autologic Inc., Minicomputer Technology, NASA Institute for Advanced Computation, Intergraph Corp., Sun Microsystems, Apple Computer. These positions covering 40 years included assignments in various engineering and corporate roles. Areas of interest included CPU design, system programming, large applications, hardware and software reliability, and currently AI. Semi-retired. [cid:image001.jpg@01DA5FED.950F59B0] Celebrate World Computer Day by posting a "shout out" on your social media with hashtag #WorldComputerDay and #WorldComputerDay2024 Check out web site details at World Computer Day: https://worldcomputerday.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__worldcomputerday.org_&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=IdFC6KVjMh11poEAtOxdlSfBzRH90l3lbPvEjfJS1FE&m=KEjxOqtvkL3zvLcXk1hCb7-m5aC1Cj8oZ-ky88BA4LKx_RobeSY52Za2xpPLLypd&s=AV7Kk42oU4eC5MMrATe-KYcpRknD45wbDONGZMlmJSE&e=> -- Sincerely, Jim Scherrer, President and Founder Compuseum, Inc. 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