16 Aug
2006
16 Aug
'06
4:03 p.m.
I've got a couple of cubic feet of MULTICS manuals, here.
Should I put them in the "to be scanned" pile or the "to
be shredded" pile?
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16 Aug
16 Aug
5:17 p.m.
I've got a couple of cubic feet of MULTICS
manuals, here.
Should I put them in the "to be scanned" pile or the "to
be shredded" pile?
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Even if they aren't needed for scanning I'm assiciated with a Historical
Library that would be interested in adding them to their collection. Please
do not recycle these. We're also interested in other historical computer
documentation.
The library does not care if documentation is old and out of date, it is
dedicated to preserving history, and the manuals would not be thrown out or
disposed of.
Zane
10:02 a.m.
New subject: History Resource Center (was: RE: MULTICS manuals)
At 10:51 AM -0500 8/18/06, Julian Wolfe wrote:
My point was we're actively trying to build a Computer History
section for the Library. We will not be throwing documentation out
because it is old and out of date, which is something that this list
seemed to be rather concerned with, when I mentioned I was donating
most of my documentation.
Zane
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The library does not care if documentation is old and out of date
Neither does anyone on this list either, but I digress *chuckle* :) 
11:22 a.m.
On 8/16/06, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
The library does not care if documentation is old and out of date, it is
dedicated to preserving history, and the manuals would not be thrown out
or
disposed of.
Sounds like my local public library. They still have books on Lotus 1-2-3
for DOS, getting the most out of your Mac Plus, 101 things to do with your
Commodore 128...
:)
2:34 p.m.
Sounds like my local public library. They still have
books on Lotus 1-2-3
for DOS, getting the most out of your Mac Plus, 101 things to do with your
Commodore 128...
All the public libraries round here seem to have are books like 'Windows
XP for people with a mental age of 2' . Still, I shouldn't moan, I've
bought most of the real computing and electronic books at library sales
(and got some right bargains...)
-tony
3:24 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
All the public libraries round here seem to have are books like 'Windows
XP for people with a mental age of 2' . Still, I shouldn't moan, I've
bought most of the real computing and electronic books at library sales
(and got some right bargains...)
But of course the books I wanted never got to the library sales section.
5:31 p.m.
At 10:34 PM +0100 8/18/06, Tony Duell wrote:
That's also where a bunch of the old Computer books I've donated to
the History Resource Center came from.
Zane
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| MONK::HEALYZH (DECnet) | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| PDP-10 Emulation and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |
Sounds like my
local public library. They still have books on Lotus 1-2-3
for DOS, getting the most out of your Mac Plus, 101 things to do with your
Commodore 128...
All the public libraries round here seem to have are books like 'Windows
XP for people with a mental age of 2' . Still, I shouldn't moan, I've
bought most of the real computing and electronic books at library sales
(and got some right bargains...) 
21 Aug
21 Aug
10:37 p.m.
Al Kossow wrote:
A friend came by this weekend to pick up the manuals.
Here's a partial list of some of the documents -- just
to see if any may be of interest. If so, I can try
to borrow back a selection of them when next I see
him (over the holidays, probably).
Note most are Bull/Honeywell-Bull origin. And, if you've
any experience with MULTICS docs, most manuals are LLOONNGG!
(e.g., this list alone is 18" thick):
Standards System Designer's Notebook
Emacs Extension Writers' Guide
" " " Apx A
Series 60 Multics Processor Manual
Series 60 Multics Communication System
Subroutines and I/O Modules
Administration, Maintenance and Operations Commands (part 1)
Communications Administration
Operator's Guide to Multics
Programmer's Reference Manual
System Administration Procedures
Commands and Active Functions
System Maintenance Procedures
I've got a
couple of cubic feet of MULTICS manuals, here.
Should I put them in the "to be scanned" pile or the "to
be shredded" pile?
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