13 Jul
2006
13 Jul
'06
3:06 p.m.
As it happens, we now have a speaker for VCF/Midwest. Jack Rubin is
going to talk about his 50 years of computing experience in a talk
titled "Still an enduser after all these years."
So please join us for that this Saturday, at 12pm. Maps, directions,
etc. are available from the website at:
http://www.vintage.org/2006/midwest/
Note that the times listed there are wrong; the event will start at 12pm
with Jack's talk, and the exhibits and marketplace will be open from
1pm until 6pm.
Pat
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13 Jul
13 Jul
3:49 p.m.
On Thursday 13 July 2006 15:06, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
As it happens, we now have a speaker for VCF/Midwest.
Jack Rubin is
going to talk about his 50 years of computing experience in a talk
titled "Still an enduser after all these years."
So please join us for that this Saturday, at 12pm. Maps, directions,
etc. are available from the website at:
http://www.vintage.org/2006/midwest/
Note that the times listed there are wrong; the event will start at
12pm with Jack's talk, and the exhibits and marketplace will be open
from 1pm until 6pm.
Just to add -- it will be held in Purdue's Stewart Center building,
exhibits in room 218, and the speaker will be in room 202. Just follow
the signs once you get to the building.
Pat
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11:46 p.m.
New subject: Update: VCF/Midwest Final Announcement -- this coming saturday
Good news about VCF - see below.
On Thursday 13 July 2006 15:49, you wrote:
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On Thursday 13 July 2006 15:06, Patrick Finnegan
wrote:
> As it happens, we now have a speaker for VCF/Midwest. Jack Rubin is
> going to talk about his 50 years of computing experience in a talk
> titled "Still an enduser after all these years."
>
> So please join us for that this Saturday, at 12pm. Maps, directions,
We now have a second speaker, so the event will start at 11am with George
Goble speaking about the history of computing at Purdue's Engineering
schools, followed by Jack Rubin at 12pm. Both talks will be in Purdue's
Stewart Center, room 202, followed by exhibits opening at 1pm in room 218.
etc. are
available from the website at:
http://www.vintage.org/2006/midwest/
Note that the times listed there are wrong; the event will start at
12pm with Jack's talk, and the exhibits and marketplace will be open
from 1pm until 6pm.
Just to add -- it will be held in Purdue's Stewart Center building,
exhibits in room 218, and the speaker will be in room 202. Just follow
the signs once you get to the building.
Pat 
14 Jul
14 Jul
12:29 a.m.
New subject: Update: VCF/Midwest Final Announcement -- this coming saturday
On 7/13/2006 at 11:46 PM Patrick Finnegan wrote:
We now have a second speaker, so the event will start
at 11am with George
Goble speaking about the history of computing at Purdue's Engineering
schools, followed by Jack Rubin at 12pm. Both talks will be in Purdue's
Stewart Center, room 202, followed by exhibits opening at 1pm in room 218.
Isn't George the one who did the "how to light a barbeque really, really
fast" stunt?
Purdue is/was odd that there are two Computer disciplines--that
administered by the EE department and the one handled by the Math
department (maybe not today; I haven't kept track) The EE folks used to
give computer architecture classes to the mathematics urchins.
It was a very strange department 40 years ago--there were profs who taught
computer classes who had never been to the basement of the math building,
nor ever written a program. I remember Saul Rosen lugging one of those big
Monroe mechanical calculators to the first meeting of Numerical Methods
class Peter and Dorothy Denning taught bonehead FORTRAN back then.
Some math faculty were absolutely hostile to the computer folks--I suspect
they thought that the pure science was being polluted by a bunch of
machinery. Maybe they were right--but I'd hate to have to derive the 4
color map problem solution manually.
Cheers,
Chuck
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12:54 a.m.
New subject: Update: VCF/Midwest Final Announcement -- this coming saturday
On Friday 14 July 2006 00:29, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 7/13/2006 at 11:46 PM Patrick Finnegan wrote:
Yes. the same. Unfortunately, I don't think I can swing a demo of that at the
event. :) At some point, he got yelled at by the fire department for doing
that demo, because it sounded like a bomb had gone off on campus..
We now have a second speaker, so the event will
start at 11am with George
Goble speaking about the history of computing at Purdue's Engineering
schools, followed by Jack Rubin at 12pm. Both talks will be in Purdue's
Stewart Center, room 202, followed by exhibits opening at 1pm in room 218.
Isn't George the one who did the "how to light a barbeque really, really
fast" stunt? Purdue is/was odd that there are two Computer
disciplines--that
administered by the EE department and the one handled by the Math
department (maybe not today; I haven't kept track) The EE folks used to
give computer architecture classes to the mathematics urchins.
It's still the case, except that it's the Science department (well, Computer
Science now). CS and Computer Engineering. And there's also Computer
Technology for those who seek a future writing code in Visual Basic....
Some math faculty were absolutely hostile to the
computer folks--I suspect
they thought that the pure science was being polluted by a bunch of
machinery. Maybe they were right--but I'd hate to have to derive the 4
color map problem solution manually.
The CS program is it's own thing, rather than being run by the Math department
anymore. So, I hear that it's not really like that anymore, from the
experience of my friends that have gone through the CS program.
Pat
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1:35 a.m.
New subject: Update: VCF/Midwest Final Announcement -- this coming saturday
Patrick Finnegan wrote:
On Friday 14 July 2006 00:29, Chuck Guzis wrote:
>On 7/13/2006 at 11:46 PM Patrick Finnegan wrote:
>
>
>>We now have a second speaker, so the event will start at 11am with George
>>Goble speaking about the history of computing
>>
>>
>Isn't George the one who did the "how to light a barbeque really, really
>fast" stunt?
>
>
Also of R-12 refrigerent replacement fame. I'd love to hear his talk.
Not to say I would
miss Jack Rubin's talk, but I emailed George about some things years
ago, and fondly
remember the wonderful BBQ caper.
Patrick, aren't you still sharing a house with an S/390? I think there must
be something going on there with the water or something. Definitely have
to keep an eye on the chef's anyway.
I hope you all have an excellent time. Wish I had moved to KCMO as is my
plans for the future and could attend.
Jim
4:03 a.m.
New subject: Update: VCF/Midwest Final Announcement -- this coming saturday
On 7/14/06, Patrick Finnegan <pat at computer-refuge.org> wrote:
Good news about VCF - see below.
We now have a second speaker, so the event will start
at 11am with George
Goble speaking about the history of computing at Purdue's Engineering
schools, followed by Jack Rubin at 12pm.
Wow... sorry I can't be there... I'd love to hear about Purdue's
self-built dual-processor VAX (another one of George's fun projects).
-ethan
6:09 p.m.
New subject: Update: VCF/Midwest Final Announcement -- this coming saturday
Ethan Dicks wrote:
Wow... sorry I can't be there... I'd love to
hear about Purdue's
self-built dual-processor VAX (another one of George's fun projects).
I
actually had an account on one of those machines when I was a freshman
(Purdue CEE '89). I believe it was ec. Of course I had no clue at the time.
My feeling at the time was that the EE department and ECN was where the
cool computer stuff was going on. CS and PUCC was about batch
processing. Probably unfair, but what I remember.
I have a little book here called "Purdue University UNIX Pocket Guide"
that I still use quite regularly. (Can you still get a copy in the
Armory basement?) The cover of the book is an ASCII art map of the
Purdue computer network at the time. One of the machines is ghg.
-chuck
12:12 p.m.
New subject: Update: VCF/Midwest Final Announcement -- this coming saturday
Just to clarify a few things:
The web site seems to be a bit messed up. The event is Saturday
only in Purdue's Stewart Center building (exhibits in room 218
and the speakers in room 202). The talks begin at 11am West
Lafayette time, which is 10am for those of us in the Chicago
area.
I've known George and Mike for a number of years and their talk
should be well worth seeing/hearing.
--tom
At 11:46 PM 7/13/2006 -0400, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
Good news about VCF - see below.
On Thursday 13 July 2006 15:49, you wrote:
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On Thursday 13 July 2006 15:06, Patrick Finnegan
wrote:
> As it happens, we now have a speaker for VCF/Midwest. Jack Rubin is
> going to talk about his 50 years of computing experience in a talk
> titled "Still an enduser after all these years."
>
> So please join us for that this Saturday, at 12pm. Maps, directions,
We now have a second speaker, so the event will start at 11am with George
Goble speaking about the history of computing at Purdue's Engineering
schools, followed by Jack Rubin at 12pm. Both talks will be in Purdue's
Stewart Center, room 202, followed by exhibits opening at 1pm in room 218.
etc. are
available from the website at:
http://www.vintage.org/2006/midwest/
Note that the times listed there are wrong; the event will start at
12pm with Jack's talk, and the exhibits and marketplace will be open
from 1pm until 6pm.
Just to add -- it will be held in Purdue's Stewart Center building,
exhibits in room 218, and the speaker will be in room 202. Just follow
the signs once you get to the building.
Pat
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