30 Oct
2002
30 Oct
'02
6:33 a.m.
On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Merle K. Peirce wrote:
The nice thing about Providence is that the 2 computer
museums are nearby
and the Mark I is only an hour away. There is good public transporattion
also, and in the East, a lot of people like that as an option.
I'd sort of favor Boston. There are a number of interesting museums in
Boston, including some at MIT. The public transportation system there
is great, and the Attleboro/Stoughton Line commuter train runs from
Boston to Providence, RI. When I visited the area during the summer, it
was only $4.25 each way from Boston to Providence. So you've got access
to the museums in Providence, you've got access to MIT (and the geeks
within), and then there are all those ex-DECies.
I failed to make it up to VCF 5.0 this year because this past weekend
was spent doing scheduled maintenance on my non-vintage computers at
work. Why is it that these state of the art systems give me more
hassles than my classic gear?
-brian.