vintage hardware still alive and kickin' -- another successful launch from vandenberg afb
3 Jun
2009
3 Jun
'09
3:32 a.m.
Another successful launch from Vandenberg AFB.
Vintage hardware is still alive and kickin' !
My buddy there tells me the contract for the TIPS facility has been
renewed at USAF Western Missile & Space center
With many more launches to come.
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/105054/delta-ii-launc…
"TIPS consists of two systems of the CDC Cyber 840 computers, 21 systems
of the SEL 32/55 and 32/75A computers, and various peripheral and
supporting equipment on 2 acres of floor space."
http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/computers_mini_gallery_tips.html
I wonder what other vintage hardware is still in operation -- museum
collections don't count :)
=Dan
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3 Jun
3 Jun
3:53 a.m.
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"TIPS consists of two systems of the CDC Cyber
840 computers, 21 systems of
the SEL 32/55 and 32/75A computers, ?and ?various peripheral and supporting
equipment on 2 acres of floor space."
http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/computers_mini_gallery_tips.html
I wonder what other vintage hardware is still in operation -- museum
collections don't count :)
The missile tracking ship OBSERVATION ISLAND also probably still has a
similar Cyber running, or perhaps one slightly older. That ship is
still in service, but is slated to be stricken next year (we shall
see...). It would be nice to get these old systems pulled out of their
current homes safely, but the government has a habit of junking the
stuff. The last missile trackers I was on (VANGUARD and RANGE
SENTINEL) both had their computer rooms completely stripped of
everything above the raised floor, with the exception of a lonely
Printronics printer. Interestingly, VANGUARD still had the original
Univac shipping crates in one of the lower compartments.
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Will
8:28 a.m.
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On Tue, 2009-06-02 at 23:53 -0400, William Donzelli wrote:
Printronics printer. Interestingly, VANGUARD still had
the original
Univac shipping crates in one of the lower compartments.
I can see the eBay auction now - "L@@K RARE! CDC CYBER BOXED AS NEW!"
Gordon
6:40 p.m.
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On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 1:28 AM, Gordon JC Pearce <gordonjcp at gjcp.net> wrote:
On Tue, 2009-06-02 at 23:53 -0400, William Donzelli
wrote:
More like
L@@K RARE CDC CYBER IBM MAINFRAME SUPERCOMPUTER DEC UNIVAC PDP
BURROUGHS HONEYWELL VAX CRAY NEW IN BOX
given the way some sellers seem to like sticking every computer name
under the sun in their descriptions.
John
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Printronics printer. Interestingly, VANGUARD
still had the original
Univac shipping crates in one of the lower compartments.
I can see the eBay auction now - "L@@K RARE! CDC CYBER BOXED AS NEW!"
Gordon
4 Jun
4 Jun
2:47 a.m.
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In article <7d3530220906031140p3fc9abfbt247ed310a94dc10 at mail.gmail.com>,
John Floren <slawmaster at gmail.com> writes:
given the way some sellers seem to like sticking every
computer name
under the sun in their descriptions.
Its called keyword spam and you can report a listing on ebay for doing
that. I do that when I've got searches looking for specific things
and items keep coming up that don't match their description because of
the keyword spam. Its not in ebay's interest to have your searches
return false positives.
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5 Jun
5 Jun
10:50 p.m.
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John Floren wrote:
More like
L@@K RARE CDC CYBER IBM MAINFRAME SUPERCOMPUTER DEC UNIVAC PDP
BURROUGHS HONEYWELL VAX CRAY NEW IN BOX
HA! Nicely done. I've seen that too many times...
given the way some sellers seem to like sticking every
computer name
under the sun in their descriptions.
"Every computer name under the *sun* in their descriptions"? I see
what you did there....
Warren
3 Jun
3 Jun
5:23 a.m.
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In article <4A25EEBC.4060200 at comcast.net>,
Dan Roganti <ragooman at comcast.net> writes:
"TIPS consists of two systems of the CDC Cyber
840 computers, 21 systems
of the SEL 32/55 and 32/75A computers, and various peripheral and
supporting equipment on 2 acres of floor space."
http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/computers_mini_gallery_tips.html
The terminals in this photo look like yummy CDC/PLATO terminals.
<http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/pics/SEL/TIPS2.jpg>
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5:27 a.m.
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On Tue, 2 Jun 2009, Richard wrote:
In article <4A25EEBC.4060200 at comcast.net>,
Dan Roganti <ragooman at comcast.net> writes:
What are those things that look like photocopiers at middle-right-bottom?
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A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
"TIPS consists of two systems of the CDC
Cyber 840 computers, 21 systems
of the SEL 32/55 and 32/75A computers, and various peripheral and
supporting equipment on 2 acres of floor space."
http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/computers_mini_gallery_tips.html
The terminals in this photo look like yummy CDC/PLATO terminals.
<http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/pics/SEL/TIPS2.jpg> 
7:38 a.m.
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2009/6/3 David Griffith <dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu>:
What are those things that look like photocopiers at
middle-right-bottom?
Not sure, but there are a couple in the middle and one in the
bottom-left with paper wrapped around them. I'm guessing they're the
"High Speed Plotters" referred to in the text.
Cheers,
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7:43 a.m.
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They look like chart recorders ?
Mike
Web - www.soemtron.org
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Email - mike at soemtron.org
Looking for a PDP-7 (some hope!) and an ASR33
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Subject: [personal] Re: vintage hardware still alive and kickin' -- another
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On Tue, 2 Jun 2009, Richard wrote:
In article <4A25EEBC.4060200 at
comcast.net>,
Dan Roganti <ragooman at comcast.net> writes:
What are those things that look like photocopiers at middle-right-bottom?
--
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
"TIPS consists of two systems of the CDC
Cyber 840 computers, 21 systems
of the SEL 32/55 and 32/75A computers, and various peripheral and
supporting equipment on 2 acres of floor space."
http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/computers_mini_gallery_tips.html
The terminals in this photo look like yummy CDC/PLATO terminals.
<http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/pics/SEL/TIPS2.jpg>
4 Jun
4 Jun
11:32 a.m.
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David Griffith wrote:
On Tue, 2 Jun 2009, Richard wrote:
These happen to be the high speed plotters. The only info I have on them
is they are made by Gould and were capable of speeds up to 10in/sec.
Unfortunately, they were replaced about 15 yrs (photo is old) due to the
fact that the liquid toner happened to be an environmental hazard.
=Dan
[ = http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/ ]
In article <4A25EEBC.4060200 at
comcast.net>,
Dan Roganti <ragooman at comcast.net> writes:
What are those things that look like photocopiers at middle-right-bottom?
"TIPS consists of two systems of the CDC
Cyber 840 computers, 21
systems
of the SEL 32/55 and 32/75A computers, and various peripheral and
supporting equipment on 2 acres of floor space."
http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/computers_mini_gallery_tips.html
The terminals in this photo look like yummy CDC/PLATO terminals.
<http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/pics/SEL/TIPS2.jpg>
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