Minuteman Computer

On Tue, 13 Mar 2012, Rick Bensene wrote: Last week I discovered that Penn State University also acquired one of the guidance computers. A member of our Chemistry Department was in the MCUG, and I found this in a Daily Collegian newspaper article from May 25, 1971 (about our Surplus Warehouse): "The Surplus Warehouse also aids the departments by purchasing government surplus equipment for them at low prices. For example, the Warehouse recently acquired from the government a computer which was part of the guidance system of the Minuteman Missile. The original cost to the government was approximately $82,500 while the cost to the University was only $500." I'll do a little more digging and try to find some more information about it. Mike Loewen mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/