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
So: where can I find more information, about the "maybe in Phila?" display of the restored AGC?
I don't know. I will ask Carl. Also: I'm updating the IA site (today or tomorrow) about their own event. On Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 11:37 AM Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
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
Updates .... Carl and the Computer History Museum's ACG team will NOT be doing an event in Philadelphia, but: - Carl's doing an event with the ACG on Thursday in Long Island at the Cradle of Aviation Museum - Franklin Institute (Philly) has several events in their "summer of the moon" including a lecture today by our own Frank O'Brien - Frank & co. are doing the InfoAge event this Sunday (at the satellite dish) from 1pm-5pm
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