On Apr 1, 2005 2:04 PM, John Lawson <jpl15 at panix.com> wrote: *snicker*

What's a "4-1" operation? -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of jim stephens Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 4:53 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only Subject: Re: Old Computer Rescue? did anyone look at the graphic? It isn't sitting in someones driveway, or any garage I can see. I smell a 4-1 operation going on here, aka a rat. how long was this up? Jim John Lawson wrote: <snip>

John Lawson wrote: For those who may not know, the Bendix G-15 is a small, drum-memory, tube-logic computer dating from the mid-late 1950s, same class of machine as Tom Jenning's LGP-30. The typewriter-on-a-desk which the owner referred as being 'non-functional so it went in the trash' was the electromechanical system console (A Master-Writer made by IBM I believe, something like the Friden Flexowriter, going from the picture I have). I certainly share the above sentiments, this is very sad if it has just been dismantled. It was a manageable piece of 50's computing (occupies just a corner of a room rather than a whole room). Paul Pierce also has one. Even rescuing parts such as the drum and heads, logic units, would be nice. Let us know if anyone gets anything. A little while ago a friend who works at the telephone company told me they had recently trashed a PDP-8 that had been used as a controller for a pulse-dial testing/exerciser system. (Well, I thought he was a friend). He couldn't describe it to me so I have no idea what era/model it was. Then a few weeks ago the guys at the radio museum dumpstered several late-60s NIXIE electronic calculators and some 70s-era computing stuff two days before I had a chance to see it or pick it up. For the sake of pleasantness I will forgo list readers my sentiments at the time.

whoops, that should be: same class of machine as the LGP-30 (the predecessor to Tom's LGP-21).

Upon the date 15:04 01-04-05, John Lawson said something like: Aggh!! Where is it??!! Anybody!!??? I'LL HELP PAY their citation from the police for having "junk" in their driveway!! Let's just try to rescue anything that remains (if there's much left)! Just look at this URL to see what we're basically losing: http://members.iinet.net.au/~dgreen/ Jeeez, that's all the more reason for someone to have disposal instructions, including basic descriptions, for the "stuff" their family may be stuck with after their death. Keep us posted on this please. --Chris F. NNNN Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian Jamestown, NY USA cfandt at netsync.net Member of Antique Wireless Association URL: http://www.antiquewireless.org/