15 Oct
2001
15 Oct
'01
9:34 a.m.
I have seen the boards out of one of the minutemen missile computers. IIRC
they are very interesting Boards composed of discrete components. Anyone who
has a full computer is very lucky. I would consider it to be an extremely
rare collectable.
The Boards that I saw were about 4"X6" and heavily plated in gold then
lacquered. They are very pretty. I would love to see a whole computer.
Paxton
Astoria, OR
15 Oct
15 Oct
10:03 a.m.
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I have seen the boards out of one of the minutemen
missile computers. IIRC
they are very interesting Boards composed of discrete components. Anyone who
has a full computer is very lucky. I would consider it to be an extremely
rare collectable.
Usually when they're coming your way, you're not thinking about
collecting them ;-)
12:34 p.m.
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5:20 p.m.
New subject: looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile computer
At 10:34 PM 10/15/01 +0100, you wrote:
And after the computers have arrived, they (and possibly you) are not
in a state to be worth collecting :-)
-tony
You become, in fact, uncollectable :-).
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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo(a)nospammers.ieee.org
> > I have seen the boards out of one of the
minutemen missile computers.
IIRC
> > they are very interesting Boards composed of
discrete components.
Anyone who
> > has a full computer is very lucky. I would
consider it to be an
extremely
rare collectable.
Usually when they're coming your way, you're not thinking about
collecting them ;-)
10:43 a.m.
Most of the 60's to mid 70's era were lacquered, later ones were coated in a
thin "sliastic" which is an elastic silicone coating in leiu of potting
compound or laquering. Worked lots of AF equipment but I can't say that I've
done more than just hold and look at any Minuteman equipment while I was a
cruise missile instructor (next to the Minuteman and MX courses) at the
now-closed Chanute AFB in Rantoul IL.
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Subject: Re: looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile computer
I have seen the boards out of one of the minutemen missile computers. IIRC
they are very interesting Boards composed of discrete components. Anyone who
has a full computer is very lucky. I would consider it to be an extremely
rare collectable.
The Boards that I saw were about 4"X6" and heavily plated in gold then
lacquered. They are very pretty. I would love to see a whole computer.
Paxton
Astoria, OR
12:08 p.m.
That word should be "silastic" which stands for silicone, elastic. My
fingers are from the Atlas missile days and they don't work too well either.
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Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 2:43 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: RE: looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile computer
Most of the 60's to mid 70's era were lacquered, later ones were coated in
a thin "sliastic"
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