VCF IBM 1130 Fundraiser - Update
I posted a blog on vcfed.org's home page, which can be found here: https://vcfed.org/2022/10/15/ibm-1130-repair-fundraiser/ Here is what I wrote: The Vintage Computer Federation <http://vcfed.org/> has started a fundraiser <https://vcfed.org/membership/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=2> for our IBM 1130 computer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_1130>. We are looking to repair and restore this machine to operating condition. To accomplish this, we will need two things: Funds to repair and an expert to repair it. Donate by clicking this fundraising link IBM 1130 Repair Fundraiser <https://vcfed.org/membership/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=2>. We have found an expert in the repair of this computer: Carl Claunch <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQZ1SxzeGcnr9nO7dFu5A4A>. He is well known in the vintage computer community as a renown and accomplished expert in restoring IBM 1130 computers <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDRw9mLkHX4>. After several weeks, we have not achieved our goal of $6000 and our deadline of October 31 to take advantage of our scheduled transportation. Our IBM 1130 has been on display for several years at The Vintage Computer Museum in Wall, NJ at InfoAge Science and History Museums (formerly Camp Evans). The IBM 1130 is an early example of what became commonly known as minicomputers (smaller than room-size); one computer for one person. It is also unique in the sense that there are only a small number in existence, and few are functional. We take pride in the fact that many, in fact most, artifacts displayed in our museum are functional and provide an interactive experience for our museum visitors. We now have an opportunity to add the IBM 1130 to the list of functional artifacts! A long-time friend of VCF who lives in Florida, Carl Claunch, has experience in successfully restoring these computers to a functional state. Mr. Claunch is not able to travel to us to perform the work, so we need to transport the computer to and from his residence. As you can imagine, this presents various challenges, but we believe this is a very worthwhile effort. To ignore this opportunity to engage with this expert would be a regrettable, permanent loss for our museum. To move forward with this project, *we need your support*. We need to raise approximately $6,000 to cover shipping and other expenses involved in the repair. Funds donated will be used for expenses related to this repair project and operating costs of the IBM 1130 computer. Funds received that are in excess of the needs of this project will be directed to the restoration and preservation of other artifacts in our collection. We need to acknowledge that, in a project like this, there is no guarantee of success. We cannot predict issues that may occur during transportation. Additionally, insurmountable problems may be revealed during the repair process that would cause the computer to remain non-functional, and there could be other issues that we can only imagine. Therefore, as hopeful as we are for success, there are no guarantees, and we cannot make any promises. For this reason, we must clearly state that your donation is NOT refundable. In recognition of your support, you have the option to include your name on a donor plaque (or another suitable memorial, to be determined) which will be proudly displayed along with the computer in our museum. Please follow this link https://vcfed.org/membership/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=2 to reach the donation page on our website. We ask that you please act soon and consider donating to this important historic project. We have a delivery window of October 31 so we greatly appreciate your support. We hope that you will participate in this endeavor. Please share this with like-minded individuals and organizations who may also be interested in helping to preserve computing history. ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey@vcfed.org
By the way if you want to help spread the word, please update this Google Sheet where you advertised: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zbqsgdIPwPGbGh3ZRJaYqKyH6tRC-1WQPo7-... <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zbqsgdIPwPGbGh3ZRJaYqKyH6tRC-1WQPo7-sHMdd2M/edit?usp=sharing> Thanks so much! ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey@vcfed.org On Sat, Oct 15, 2022 at 3:34 PM Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey@vcfed.org> wrote:
I posted a blog on vcfed.org's home page, which can be found here: https://vcfed.org/2022/10/15/ibm-1130-repair-fundraiser/
Here is what I wrote:
The Vintage Computer Federation <http://vcfed.org/> has started a fundraiser <https://vcfed.org/membership/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=2> for our IBM 1130 computer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_1130>. We are looking to repair and restore this machine to operating condition. To accomplish this, we will need two things: Funds to repair and an expert to repair it.
Donate by clicking this fundraising link IBM 1130 Repair Fundraiser <https://vcfed.org/membership/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=2>. We have found an expert in the repair of this computer: Carl Claunch <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQZ1SxzeGcnr9nO7dFu5A4A>. He is well known in the vintage computer community as a renown and accomplished expert in restoring IBM 1130 computers <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDRw9mLkHX4>. After several weeks, we have not achieved our goal of $6000 and our deadline of October 31 to take advantage of our scheduled transportation.
Our IBM 1130 has been on display for several years at The Vintage Computer Museum in Wall, NJ at InfoAge Science and History Museums (formerly Camp Evans).
The IBM 1130 is an early example of what became commonly known as minicomputers (smaller than room-size); one computer for one person. It is also unique in the sense that there are only a small number in existence, and few are functional.
We take pride in the fact that many, in fact most, artifacts displayed in our museum are functional and provide an interactive experience for our museum visitors. We now have an opportunity to add the IBM 1130 to the list of functional artifacts!
A long-time friend of VCF who lives in Florida, Carl Claunch, has experience in successfully restoring these computers to a functional state. Mr. Claunch is not able to travel to us to perform the work, so we need to transport the computer to and from his residence. As you can imagine, this presents various challenges, but we believe this is a very worthwhile effort. To ignore this opportunity to engage with this expert would be a regrettable, permanent loss for our museum.
To move forward with this project, *we need your support*. We need to raise approximately $6,000 to cover shipping and other expenses involved in the repair. Funds donated will be used for expenses related to this repair project and operating costs of the IBM 1130 computer. Funds received that are in excess of the needs of this project will be directed to the restoration and preservation of other artifacts in our collection.
We need to acknowledge that, in a project like this, there is no guarantee of success. We cannot predict issues that may occur during transportation. Additionally, insurmountable problems may be revealed during the repair process that would cause the computer to remain non-functional, and there could be other issues that we can only imagine. Therefore, as hopeful as we are for success, there are no guarantees, and we cannot make any promises. For this reason, we must clearly state that your donation is NOT refundable.
In recognition of your support, you have the option to include your name on a donor plaque (or another suitable memorial, to be determined) which will be proudly displayed along with the computer in our museum.
Please follow this link https://vcfed.org/membership/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=2 to reach the donation page on our website. We ask that you please act soon and consider donating to this important historic project. We have a delivery window of October 31 so we greatly appreciate your support.
We hope that you will participate in this endeavor. Please share this with like-minded individuals and organizations who may also be interested in helping to preserve computing history. ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey@vcfed.org
On 10/15/22 15:34, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote: Jeff, How is this fundraising going? Any idea when you plan to wrap it up? I'd like to make the donation before the end of the year. Mark
I posted a blog on vcfed.org's home page, which can be found here: https://vcfed.org/2022/10/15/ibm-1130-repair-fundraiser/
Here is what I wrote:
The Vintage Computer Federation <http://vcfed.org/> has started a fundraiser <https://vcfed.org/membership/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=2> for our IBM 1130 computer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_1130>. We are looking to repair and restore this machine to operating condition. To accomplish this, we will need two things: Funds to repair and an expert to repair it.
Donate by clicking this fundraising link IBM 1130 Repair Fundraiser <https://vcfed.org/membership/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=2>. We have found an expert in the repair of this computer: Carl Claunch <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQZ1SxzeGcnr9nO7dFu5A4A>. He is well known in the vintage computer community as a renown and accomplished expert in restoring IBM 1130 computers <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDRw9mLkHX4>. After several weeks, we have not achieved our goal of $6000 and our deadline of October 31 to take advantage of our scheduled transportation.
Our IBM 1130 has been on display for several years at The Vintage Computer Museum in Wall, NJ at InfoAge Science and History Museums (formerly Camp Evans).
The IBM 1130 is an early example of what became commonly known as minicomputers (smaller than room-size); one computer for one person. It is also unique in the sense that there are only a small number in existence, and few are functional.
We take pride in the fact that many, in fact most, artifacts displayed in our museum are functional and provide an interactive experience for our museum visitors. We now have an opportunity to add the IBM 1130 to the list of functional artifacts!
A long-time friend of VCF who lives in Florida, Carl Claunch, has experience in successfully restoring these computers to a functional state. Mr. Claunch is not able to travel to us to perform the work, so we need to transport the computer to and from his residence. As you can imagine, this presents various challenges, but we believe this is a very worthwhile effort. To ignore this opportunity to engage with this expert would be a regrettable, permanent loss for our museum.
To move forward with this project, *we need your support*. We need to raise approximately $6,000 to cover shipping and other expenses involved in the repair. Funds donated will be used for expenses related to this repair project and operating costs of the IBM 1130 computer. Funds received that are in excess of the needs of this project will be directed to the restoration and preservation of other artifacts in our collection.
We need to acknowledge that, in a project like this, there is no guarantee of success. We cannot predict issues that may occur during transportation. Additionally, insurmountable problems may be revealed during the repair process that would cause the computer to remain non-functional, and there could be other issues that we can only imagine. Therefore, as hopeful as we are for success, there are no guarantees, and we cannot make any promises. For this reason, we must clearly state that your donation is NOT refundable.
In recognition of your support, you have the option to include your name on a donor plaque (or another suitable memorial, to be determined) which will be proudly displayed along with the computer in our museum.
Please follow this link https://vcfed.org/membership/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=2 to reach the donation page on our website. We ask that you please act soon and consider donating to this important historic project. We have a delivery window of October 31 so we greatly appreciate your support.
We hope that you will participate in this endeavor. Please share this with like-minded individuals and organizations who may also be interested in helping to preserve computing history. ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey@vcfed.org
On 10/15/2022 3:34 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I posted a blog on vcfed.org's home page, which can be found here:https://vcfed.org/2022/10/15/ibm-1130-repair-fundraiser/
Jeff, Can you fill us in on what the long-term plan is for the 1130? * Would it be placed directly in the new museum space, or back in it's original location in 9010 A? * Is the plan to stay historically correct right down to theRussell - Stoll 3743 three-phase power connectors? * Raised Floor or not? Martin
On Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 6:06 PM Martin Flynn via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 10/15/2022 3:34 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I posted a blog on vcfed.org's home page, which can be found here: https://vcfed.org/2022/10/15/ibm-1130-repair-fundraiser/
Jeff,
Can you fill us in on what the long-term plan is for the 1130?
* Would it be placed directly in the new museum space, or back in it's original location in 9010 A?
Back in the original 9010-A location.
* Is the plan to stay historically correct right down to theRussell - Stoll 3743 three-phase power connectors?
The goal is to be functional enough to demonstrate the machine for the general public in a way that shows the flow of operation from punching cards to putting into the sorter and reading into the computer itself. Wherever practical we will keep it as accurate as possible.
* Raised Floor or not?
Not in the 9010-A space, but possibly in the 9010-B space.
Martin
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========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey@vcfed.org
On Sun, 16 Oct 2022, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 6:06 PM Martin Flynn via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 10/15/2022 3:34 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I posted a blog on vcfed.org's home page, which can be found here: https://vcfed.org/2022/10/15/ibm-1130-repair-fundraiser/
Jeff,
Can you fill us in on what the long-term plan is for the 1130?
* Would it be placed directly in the new museum space, or back in it's original location in 9010 A?
Back in the original 9010-A location.
* Is the plan to stay historically correct right down to theRussell - Stoll 3743 three-phase power connectors?
The goal is to be functional enough to demonstrate the machine for the general public in a way that shows the flow of operation from punching cards to putting into the sorter and reading into the computer itself. Wherever practical we will keep it as accurate as possible.
I guess that means I'll have to overhaul the 029 keypunch again. Mike Loewen mloewen@cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/
On Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 6:20 PM Mike Loewen via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Sun, 16 Oct 2022, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 6:06 PM Martin Flynn via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 10/15/2022 3:34 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I posted a blog on vcfed.org's home page, which can be found here: https://vcfed.org/2022/10/15/ibm-1130-repair-fundraiser/
Jeff,
Can you fill us in on what the long-term plan is for the 1130?
* Would it be placed directly in the new museum space, or back in it's original location in 9010 A?
Back in the original 9010-A location.
* Is the plan to stay historically correct right down to theRussell - Stoll 3743 three-phase power connectors?
The goal is to be functional enough to demonstrate the machine for the general public in a way that shows the flow of operation from punching cards to putting into the sorter and reading into the computer itself. Wherever practical we will keep it as accurate as possible.
I guess that means I'll have to overhaul the 029 keypunch again.
Yes. But this time we will actually use it, show it to visitors and possibly let some of them use it. This way it won't seize up from not being used. We would love to have you get it in working condition!
Mike Loewen mloewen@cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/
Sorry its "again" - I'll help! And I'll see to it we begin demonstrating it regularly. We think we will need more blank cards and are considering finding some. On 10/16/2022 6:20 PM, Mike Loewen via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On Sun, 16 Oct 2022, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 6:06 PM Martin Flynn via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 10/15/2022 3:34 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I posted a blog on vcfed.org's home page, which can be found here: https://vcfed.org/2022/10/15/ibm-1130-repair-fundraiser/
Jeff,
Can you fill us in on what the long-term plan is for the 1130?
* Would it be placed directly in the new museum space, or back in it's original location in 9010 A?
Back in the original 9010-A location.
* Is the plan to stay historically correct right down to theRussell - Stoll 3743 three-phase power connectors?
The goal is to be functional enough to demonstrate the machine for the general public in a way that shows the flow of operation from punching cards to putting into the sorter and reading into the computer itself. Wherever practical we will keep it as accurate as possible.
I guess that means I'll have to overhaul the 029 keypunch again.
Mike Loewen mloewen@cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/
Hi Jeff, One small correction, the 2501 is a card reader, not a sorter. I realize that this is a minor correction considering the scope of the project but I wanted to avoid any confusion as a card sorter is an entirely different beast. Best regards, Jeff On Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 3:16 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
The goal is to be functional enough to demonstrate the machine for the general public in a way that shows the flow of operation from punching cards to putting into the sorter and reading into the computer itself. Wherever practical we will keep it as accurate as possible.
========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey@vcfed.org
On Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 8:58 PM Jeff Galinat <jgalinat@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Jeff, One small correction, the 2501 is a card reader, not a sorter. I realize that this is a minor correction considering the scope of the project but I wanted to avoid any confusion as a card sorter is an entirely different beast.
Ah, yes, my mistake. Reader is what I meant. Thank you for the correction! :)
Best regards, Jeff
On Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 3:16 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
The goal is to be functional enough to demonstrate the machine for the general public in a way that shows the flow of operation from punching cards to putting into the sorter and reading into the computer itself. Wherever practical we will keep it as accurate as possible.
========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey@vcfed.org
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