Godbout Static (RAM) But Not Lost
Festivus and old computers reminds me: the VCFed collection includes Compupro computers, possibly some Godbout-branded S-100 cards. It may be relevant to display one in the Museum in December (if there isn't one already), and add a note about his recent passing and the events in California. I've had interest from reporters covering the fire, so it's topical. And Compupro owners who visit the Museum might like to know, and have informative things to say. It's possible the family of Bill Godbout would like to hear of such responses; Evan mentioned he had such contacts. Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net
On 11/30/18 9:53 PM, Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Festivus and old computers reminds me: the VCFed collection includes Compupro computers, possibly some Godbout-branded S-100 cards. It may be relevant to display one in the Museum in December (if there isn't one already), and add a note about his recent passing and the events in California. I've had interest from reporters covering the fire, so it's topical. And Compupro owners who visit the Museum might like to know, and have informative things to say. It's possible the family of Bill Godbout would like to hear of such responses; Evan mentioned he had such contacts.
I think this is a good idea, I was thinking of doing something like this here as well. I have a Godbout EconoRAM board for the Heath H-8 that I've had since the dawn of time, I just dug it out a couple of days ago. I was thinking of a lucite stand, like a photo stand, to hold the board and an information card. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
On 12/1/18 12:21 AM, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On 11/30/18 9:53 PM, Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Festivus and old computers reminds me: the VCFed collection includes Compupro computers, possibly some Godbout-branded S-100 cards. It may be relevant to display one in the Museum in December (if there isn't one already), and add a note about his recent passing and the events in California. I've had interest from reporters covering the fire, so it's topical. And Compupro owners who visit the Museum might like to know, and have informative things to say. It's possible the family of Bill Godbout would like to hear of such responses; Evan mentioned he had such contacts.
I think this is a good idea, I was thinking of doing something like this here as well. I have a Godbout EconoRAM board for the Heath H-8 that I've had since the dawn of time, I just dug it out a couple of days ago. I was thinking of a lucite stand, like a photo stand, to hold the board and an information card.
Dave are you going to be at Festivus? -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies
On 12/1/18 1:20 AM, Neil Cherry wrote:
Festivus and old computers reminds me: the VCFed collection includes Compupro computers, possibly some Godbout-branded S-100 cards. It may be relevant to display one in the Museum in December (if there isn't one already), and add a note about his recent passing and the events in California. I've had interest from reporters covering the fire, so it's topical. And Compupro owners who visit the Museum might like to know, and have informative things to say. It's possible the family of Bill Godbout would like to hear of such responses; Evan mentioned he had such contacts.
I think this is a good idea, I was thinking of doing something like this here as well. I have a Godbout EconoRAM board for the Heath H-8 that I've had since the dawn of time, I just dug it out a couple of days ago. I was thinking of a lucite stand, like a photo stand, to hold the board and an information card.
Dave are you going to be at Festivus?
Unfortunately not. This weekend I will be buried in rearranging the warehouse from last week's freight shipment to accommodate this week's freight shipment. (that's great and all, but ugh!) Wanna come help? B-) -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
On 12/1/18 1:21 AM, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On 12/1/18 1:20 AM, Neil Cherry wrote:
Dave are you going to be at Festivus?
Unfortunately not. This weekend I will be buried in rearranging the warehouse from last week's freight shipment to accommodate this week's freight shipment. (that's great and all, but ugh!)
Wanna come help? B-)
Tough call, Geeks-n-food or work-in-warehouse, tough call. ;-) I think next time someone goes to visit you I'll need to ask them to take the Cisco ACS the the MGS router. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies
On 12/1/18 7:48 AM, Neil Cherry wrote:
Dave are you going to be at Festivus?
Unfortunately not. This weekend I will be buried in rearranging the warehouse from last week's freight shipment to accommodate this week's freight shipment. (that's great and all, but ugh!)
Wanna come help? B-)
Tough call, Geeks-n-food or work-in-warehouse, tough call. ;-)
Yeah, tell me about it. But I didn't have any choice...it's gotta get done.
I think next time someone goes to visit you I'll need to ask them to take the Cisco ACS the the MGS route
Yes please. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
e VCFed collection includes Compupro computers
I'm pretty sure we do not have any. We have some Cromemcos, maybe you confused them. On Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 9:53 PM Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org wrote:
Festivus and old computers reminds me: the VCFed collection includes Compupro computers, possibly some Godbout-branded S-100 cards. It may be relevant to display one in the Museum in December (if there isn't one already), and add a note about his recent passing and the events in California. I've had interest from reporters covering the fire, so it's topical. And Compupro owners who visit the Museum might like to know, and have informative things to say. It's possible the family of Bill Godbout would like to hear of such responses; Evan mentioned he had such contacts.
Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net
We can look for individual Compupro cards during Festivus. Meanwhile I'll bring three cards and docs to LOAN to the Museum for display. Compupro was a major 1970's computing company. I'd encourage the VCF Museum to obtain a Compupro Computer. Herb Johnson On 12/1/2018 1:39 AM, Evan Koblentz wrote:
e VCFed collection includes Compupro computers
I'm pretty sure we do not have any. We have some Cromemcos, maybe you confused them.
On Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 9:53 PM Herb Johnson via wrote:
the VCFed collection includes Compupro computers, possibly some Godbout-branded S-100 cards. It It may be relevant relevant to display one in the Museum in December (if there isn't one already), and add a note about his recent passing and the events in California. Herb --
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Evan Koblentz wrote:
I'm pretty sure we do not have any. We have some Cromemcos, maybe you confused them.
Crud. Too bad, I could have dropped one off when I passed by last month. Bill S. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
I certainly encourage the VCF Museum to acquire a Compupro or Viasyn S-100 system for many good reasons. During Festivus, I loaned Evan two Compupro/Godbout branded S-100 cards and manuals, for short-term immediate exhibition and to support the funding effort for the Godbout family. Herb Johnson On 12/2/2018 4:27 PM, William Sudbrink wrote:
Evan Koblentz wrote:
I'm pretty sure we do not have any. We have some Cromemcos, maybe you confused them.
Crud. Too bad, I could have dropped one off when I passed by last month.
Bill S.
-- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net
Herb Johnson wrote:
I certainly encourage the VCF Museum to acquire a Compupro or Viasyn S-100 system for many good reasons. During Festivus, I loaned Evan two Compupro/Godbout branded S-100 cards and manuals, for short-term immediate exhibition and to support the funding effort for the Godbout family.
Just to be clear, I wasn't offering an entire system. I picked up a large S-100 collection in New Hampshire last month. About 100 or so cards. I did a brief inventory on the side of the roadway, outside of the museum door. There are three or four ECONORAM II boards in there with the bright yellow Godbout logo. I'd still be happy to donate one. I'm sure the original owner would be very happy to know that an item from his collection was on display in a museum. Bill S. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
http://www.retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/godbout_obit.html I have reworked my posted remarks about Bill Godbout, into a larger tribute document, with images of Godbout flyers and documents. Today, I received from Jack Rubin a collection of Godbout-branded flyers. The ones I display on that page today, were sent by Godbout Electronics in 1975, to customers of their electronic components, digital kits. A later flyer I have, shows Godbout's earliest "Altair" RAM card. The graphics are iconic 1970's commercial art by mail-order surplus electronics companies. I also show a 1984 Compupro brochure for the their multiuser 8086/Z80 business system. It's a first-class commercial computer-product brochure; just ten years after selling single-chip digital clocks from magazine ads. I continue to reference George Morrow and Bill Godbout together in my document. While they ran separate businesses, Godbout initially supplied parts to Morrow and other S-100 developers in the Oakland CA area. And Morrow and Godbout led or encouraged the IEEE-696 standard that was largely based on their product-bus. Their times and works are a peek into how "S-100 microcomputing" developed in the first decade after the MITS Altair 8800. These are the reasons I "cover" both of them in this tribute to Bill Godbout. Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net
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