14 Oct
1997
14 Oct
'97
10:36 a.m.
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 20:48:31 -0400 (EDT)
Reply-to: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
From: William Donzelli <william(a)ans.net>
To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers"
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Subject: Info on things old wanted...
X-To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
I received a bit of mail from a buddy:
pre-computer (programmed by plugboards, etc.).
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WHOAH here !! Just a minute !! Are you trying to say that anything
without a LSI chip or integrated circuit-board is a "pre-computer" ?
This might be the beginning of an epistimological revision to rival
that of the term PC to mean a MSDOS machine or R&R meaning any
kind of new pop music.
Or is it that the caps,diodes, and transistors are miniturized on
modern computer chips ? Or that the instructions for routing of info
for processing is done on disk rather than by plug-boards ?
They'll have to rename the Brabbage Museum to Gates.
Another victory for King Bill !!
Lets hope not.
ciao Larry
lwalkerN0spaM(a)interlog.com
1) IBM 29 card punch + writer machine fitted into
a desk
2) Bendix DATAGRID Digitizer (a large unit) w/ pad (about 1.5 m by 1 m)
The digitizing machine and pad are connected by
some hefty
wires. Les inspected the works and declared "gonna hafta
cut them wires." Maureen suggested that she take a look
at it first.
Does anyone have any information on these two things? My guess is that the
IBM card machine may be