4 Dec
2009
4 Dec
'09
10:31 p.m.
Yesterday, here in New Jersey, a Burroughs B-205 tube computer was
destroyed when the barn containing it burned down. It belonged to
85-year-old Claude Kagan who is a legend out here. Among other things,
he formed the student computer club called the "RESISTORS" in the 1960s,
and he wrote the SAM-76 programming language.
The good news is that Claude was not harmed, and his main house is okay.
But it's a good reminder, if anybody needs one, to save vintage
computers while we can -- and to ensure the integrity of our storage areas.