31 Mar
2003
31 Mar
'03
11:26 a.m.
Bonnie,
Drop Mike Williams (Head Curator) or Dag Spicer
(Exhibits Curator) at the Computer History Museum an
email as they can probably direct you the appropriate
person at IBM that can help you, or maybe even know
the answer themselves.
Lee Courtney
--- Michael Nadeau <menadeau(a)attbi.com> wrote:
Can anyone answer her question? She is particularly
interested in the years
1957-1962 when Building 014 was being built and then
opened.
----- Original Message -----
From: <bbamburg(a)pacbell.net>
To: <letter(a)classictechpub.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 5:29 PM
Subject: Question
I found the Classic Tech Publication website with
many interesting
articles. I am preparing a historical and
architectural evaluation of
the Advanced Research Building 025 on the IBM
Cottle Road Campus as
part of an EIR for the site. The majority of the
campus was included in
the sale of the IBM Hard Disk Drive Unit to
Hitachi, however this
building was excluded. It is proposed for
demolition and the site to be
redeveloped. The building has architectural
significance as one of the
finest examples of the Modern Industrial style
(1940-1985) in San Jose.
The question that has not been adequately
answered
is what research or
prototype occurred in this building. It is
suggested that the flying
head research was done in this building. The
building was designed for
Reynold Johnson's design team which moved
from 99
Almaden in San Jose.
Can you direct me to information that would
identify the research
conducted in this building?
Thank you for any assistance you can provide.
Bonnie Bamburg
Michael Nadeau
Editor/Publisher
Classic Tech, the Vintage Computing Resource
www.classictechpub.com