30 May
2001
30 May
'01
10:56 a.m.
DC always has some nice stuff
and the best part is that the Smithsonian is free
I'm out there most weekends, and have seen the "Computers and Flight"
exhibit several times...
although i haven't been into the American History Museum in a long time...I'm
gonna need to check that out...as soon as i can...maybe this weekend
later,
Robert Cobbins
30 May
30 May
4:08 p.m.
The museums in DC are great, alright... but summer is
the worst season to visit. Just too many people.
carlos.
At 03:56 PM 5/30/01 EDT, you wrote:
DC always has some nice stuff
and the best part is that the Smithsonian is free
I'm out there most weekends, and have seen the "Computers and Flight"
exhibit several times...
although i haven't been into the American History
Museum in a long
time...I'm gonna need to check that out...as soon as i
can...maybe this
weekend
later,
Robert Cobbins
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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo(a)nospammers.ieee.org
6:01 p.m.
When I was living there I found February to be the best time to visit, of
course it was about the worst time to be outside :^) Summer and Holiday
weekends were something of a nightmare.
What gets me is it sounds like the computer exhibit at the Museum of
American History hasn't changed any in the last 10+ years. Though it sounds
like the Aerospace museum has updated their exhibit some. I'm pretty sure
it didn't have a MicroVAX II the last time I was there, of course that was
in '93, so it could simply be faulty memory on my part.
Zane
The museums in DC are great, alright... but summer is
the worst season to visit. Just too many people.
6:26 p.m.
On Wed, 30 May 2001 healyzh(a)aracnet.com wrote:
What gets me is it sounds like the computer exhibit at
the Museum of
American History hasn't changed any in the last 10+ years. Though it sounds
like the Aerospace museum has updated their exhibit some. I'm pretty sure
it didn't have a MicroVAX II the last time I was there, of course that was
in '93, so it could simply be faulty memory on my part.
And a MicroVAX II ??? Why? Not anything against the MicroVAX II as it's
a machine which I really quite like, but I guess I don't understand
it's significant place in history.
-brian.
31 May
31 May
3:15 a.m.
At 10:26 PM 5/30/01 -0500, you wrote:
And a MicroVAX II ??? Why? Not anything against the
MicroVAX II as it's
a machine which I really quite like, but I guess I don't understand
it's significant place in history.
-brian.
In university settings, the introduction of the uVax II
marked the point when each research group or individual professors
could afford to have their own number cruncher, customized with the
software that was relevant for a particular group. Before then,
you needed to resort to university or department-wide facilities.
This is in the US. In less rich countries, the uVax II meant
that the engineering school could finally afford their
number cruncher.
Quite a landmark by my standards.
carlos.
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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo(a)nospammers.ieee.org
30 May
30 May
7:01 p.m.
healyzh(a)aracnet.com wrote:
When I was living there I found February to be the
best time to visit, of
course it was about the worst time to be outside :^) Summer and Holiday
weekends were something of a nightmare.
Hands down, the best time to see the museums in DC is Christmas eve. The
town is deserted. My family and I have turned that day into sort of the "let's
go to
the Smithsonian day." Last two years have been great. We were actually able to
park our vehicle on the street next to the mall. That's basically unheard of any
other time.
What gets me is it sounds like the computer exhibit at the Museum of
American History hasn't changed any in the last 10+ years. Though it sounds
like the Aerospace museum has updated their exhibit some. I'm pretty sure
it didn't have a MicroVAX II the last time I was there, of course that was
in '93, so it could simply be faulty memory on my part.
Zane
> The museums in DC are great, alright... but summer is
> the worst season to visit. Just too many people.
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