7 Apr
2013
7 Apr
'13
10:56 p.m.
I remember Pete Lomas quite well, he taught me an interesting course on computer-aided
computer design. However, I don?t recall him being on the Dataflow project, at least not
when I was on the project anyway.
As for my collection's links to the North West, a fair proportion of my machines were
used by companies with a strong North West presence, but I don't have any real proof,
or provenance, or information about how they were used.
Regards
Rob
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Sent: 07 April 2013 19:34
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re[4]: Who might want my collections (but not yet!)?
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From: "Rob Jarratt" <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: 07/04/2013 18:50:20
Subject: RE: Re[2]: Who might want my collections (but not yet!)?
Not sure I am doing it right, my searches come up
empty. I entered
"Computer Collection" in Collection Name, and "Computer" under
Subject.
Sorry, don't touch the "collections" box, just put
"computer" into the "Object
Summary" box. It should then become obvious as to why you leave
collections blank...
By the way I don't have anything that is North
West England specific
unfortunately, except perhaps some artefacts from the Manchester
University Dataflow project.
The DataFlow project probably fits with the collections policy. Oddly Pete
Lomas of Norcott Technologies who designed the Raspberry PI Hardware
worked on the Dataflow project...
The rest is DEC stuff, and a Teletype(!). I doubt
MOSI would be
interested in most of this.
If it has Northwest connections then it may be of interest. So I know GEC
Althsom who designed the Metrolink trams were a big DEC house, as were
BNFL , so kit with connections to these may be of interest...
Regards
Rob
Dave
G4UGM
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
> bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dave
> Sent: 07 April 2013 17:40
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re[2]: Who might want my collections (but not yet!)?
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Al Kossow" <aek at bitsavers.org>
> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> Sent: 07/04/2013 00:40:26
> Subject: Re: Who might want my collections (but not yet!)?
> >On 4/6/13 3:29 PM, Sam O'nella wrote:
> >>Folks may be able to help know what museums are close by.
> >>
> >
> >Museums are not landfills.
> >
> >Think about the fact that the longer the common stuff is around the
> >more likely it will be that an artifact will already have been
>acquired
> >for a collection.
> >
> >It is better to be thinking about finding other collectors than
>hoping
> >a museum is going to want your stuff at some time in the indefinite
> >future.
> >
> >If you really do have something rare enough a collecting
>institution
> >would be interested in it, work out the details ahead of time.
> >
> >
> >
> Whilst I am not acting on behalf of MOSI. Manchester, I am pretty
>sure from
> conversations I have had with Curatorial staff that they have very
>specific
> collection goals. That is any exhibit should help tell the story of
>computing
> either North West England, either as part of another industry, or as
>an
> Industry in its own right. Display space and storage space is as
>much a
> problem for them as for most home collectors (they also have static
>steam
> engines, steam locomotives and aeroplanes). So Rob if you have
>anything
> which might fulfils those goals let me know and I'll give you a
>contact.
>
> I am personally very sad that they do have equipment which isn't on
>show
> but which has vanished from Computing "in the wild", and which would
>tell
> a story about computing in the northwest UK, so go here and enter
> "Computer":-
>
>
>http://emu.msim.org.uk/htmlmn/collections/online/search.php?type=Obj
ec
>> t
>>
>> in the subject search, and not whats in storage....
>
>
>