Some notes on Bendix G-15 - See latest video
David (Usagi Electric) has posted his 12th video on his restoration of our Bendix G-15. The full list of videos is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnw98JPyObn3QSIwUz5Iv6NA1x-uGFqAa In the most recent post he gets the unit to boot! Well worth the watch! Henry Harrison (1917-2010) collected 4 Bendix G-15s. His sons lent one of the G-15s to the federation's museum in Wall. The Harrison estate auctioned that unit S/N 3 https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/347709906735051-bendix-g-15-th... The Computer Museum @ System Source purchased the remaining three units #1 Is on display at System Source #2 Is on loan to VC Federation and is on display in the museum at Wall to replace the unit that was auctioned #3 Is on loan to Usagi Electric and is being restored. We have had volunteers scanning led by Rob Kolstad scanning our library of G-15 Documents. The docs are https://rbk.delosent.com/g15doc.html Most of the documentation we have was from a local Baltimore company that was called Greiner Engineering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._E._Greiner_Company Greiner Engineering did the design work for many roads and bridges in Maryland. A side note about Greiner Engineering. They had a long history of winning contracts in Maryland by participating in payoff screens involving a the former Baltimore County Executive, then Governor of Maryland, and then US Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. A good summary is in Time Magazine from August 1973 https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,907711-1,00.html Bob Roswell broswell@syssrc.com 410-771-5544 ext 4336 Computer Museum Highlights<http://museum.syssrc.com/> [cid:image001.jpg@01DB18AC.A53F4430]
On 10/7/24 14:01, Bob Roswell via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
David (Usagi Electric) has posted his 12th video on his restoration of our Bendix G-15. The full list of videos is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnw98JPyObn3QSIwUz5Iv6NA1x-uGFqAa
In the most recent post he gets the unit to boot! Well worth the watch!
Was it the Future Dave or the Past Dave that got it to boot. Temporal grammar makes me dizzy. ;-) -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry kd2zrq@linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies KD2ZRQ
So much documentation, love to see that :-) On Mon, Oct 7, 2024, 2:02 PM Bob Roswell via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
David (Usagi Electric) has posted his 12th video on his restoration of our Bendix G-15. The full list of videos is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnw98JPyObn3QSIwUz5Iv6NA1x-uGFqAa
In the most recent post he gets the unit to boot! Well worth the watch!
Henry Harrison (1917-2010) collected 4 Bendix G-15s.
His sons lent one of the G-15s to the federation's museum in Wall. The Harrison estate auctioned that unit S/N 3 https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/347709906735051-bendix-g-15-th...
The Computer Museum @ System Source purchased the remaining three units #1 Is on display at System Source #2 Is on loan to VC Federation and is on display in the museum at Wall to replace the unit that was auctioned #3 Is on loan to Usagi Electric and is being restored.
We have had volunteers scanning led by Rob Kolstad scanning our library of G-15 Documents. The docs are https://rbk.delosent.com/g15doc.html
Most of the documentation we have was from a local Baltimore company that was called Greiner Engineering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._E._Greiner_Company Greiner Engineering did the design work for many roads and bridges in Maryland.
A side note about Greiner Engineering. They had a long history of winning contracts in Maryland by participating in payoff screens involving a the former Baltimore County Executive, then Governor of Maryland, and then US Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. A good summary is in Time Magazine from August 1973 https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,907711-1,00.html
Bob Roswell broswell@syssrc.com 410-771-5544 ext 4336
Computer Museum Highlights<http://museum.syssrc.com/>
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Hey Bob! Thanks for sharing these details. I watched David's video yesterday (and most of the videos on his channel). It is truly exciting to see this machine come to life. I can't count how many times I walked past the one that was in the NJ museum, not knowing what it was, and didn't give it a glance. Now thanks to you and David, I have a greater understanding of what they are and how they work. Also, I hope everyone is aware that David Usagi will be visiting LSSM on Friday, October 25 for an open house/fundraiser event. https://lssmuseum.square.site/product/haunted-hardware-fundraiser-ticket-pat... On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 2:02 PM Bob Roswell via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
David (Usagi Electric) has posted his 12th video on his restoration of our Bendix G-15. The full list of videos is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnw98JPyObn3QSIwUz5Iv6NA1x-uGFqAa
In the most recent post he gets the unit to boot! Well worth the watch!
Henry Harrison (1917-2010) collected 4 Bendix G-15s.
His sons lent one of the G-15s to the federation's museum in Wall. The Harrison estate auctioned that unit S/N 3 https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/347709906735051-bendix-g-15-th...
The Computer Museum @ System Source purchased the remaining three units #1 Is on display at System Source #2 Is on loan to VC Federation and is on display in the museum at Wall to replace the unit that was auctioned #3 Is on loan to Usagi Electric and is being restored.
We have had volunteers scanning led by Rob Kolstad scanning our library of G-15 Documents. The docs are https://rbk.delosent.com/g15doc.html
Most of the documentation we have was from a local Baltimore company that was called Greiner Engineering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._E._Greiner_Company Greiner Engineering did the design work for many roads and bridges in Maryland.
A side note about Greiner Engineering. They had a long history of winning contracts in Maryland by participating in payoff screens involving a the former Baltimore County Executive, then Governor of Maryland, and then US Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. A good summary is in Time Magazine from August 1973 https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,907711-1,00.html
Bob Roswell broswell@syssrc.com 410-771-5544 ext 4336
Computer Museum Highlights<http://museum.syssrc.com/>
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On 10/7/24 17:19, Chris Fala via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Also, I hope everyone is aware that David Usagi will be visiting LSSM on Friday, October 25 for an open house/fundraiser event. https://lssmuseum.square.site/product/haunted-hardware-fundraiser-ticket-pat...
Be aware that this is not an open house, it is a fundraiser with paid seats. There are limited seats available. People who haven't purchased a slot will not be able to attend. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
Sorry for the mistake, and thanks for the clarification. On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 5:29 PM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 10/7/24 17:19, Chris Fala via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Also, I hope everyone is aware that David Usagi will be visiting LSSM on Friday, October 25 for an open house/fundraiser event.
https://lssmuseum.square.site/product/haunted-hardware-fundraiser-ticket-pat...
Be aware that this is not an open house, it is a fundraiser with paid seats. There are limited seats available. People who haven't purchased a slot will not be able to attend.
-Dave
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
No worries. Here's a link to the fundraiser sign-up: https://lssmuseum.square.site/ "Haunted Hardware" on that page is the event we're talking about. -Dave On 10/7/24 17:32, Chris Fala wrote:
Sorry for the mistake, and thanks for the clarification.
On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 5:29 PM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org <mailto:vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>> wrote:
On 10/7/24 17:19, Chris Fala via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > Also, I hope everyone is aware that David Usagi will be visiting LSSM on > Friday, October 25 for an open house/fundraiser event. > https://lssmuseum.square.site/product/haunted-hardware-fundraiser-ticket-pat... <https://lssmuseum.square.site/product/haunted-hardware-fundraiser-ticket-patron-access/1>
Be aware that this is not an open house, it is a fundraiser with paid seats. There are limited seats available. People who haven't purchased a slot will not be able to attend.
-Dave
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
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