[EXTERNAL] Re: Univac 490 Gallery Talk - 1963 Real Time Computer

[rar]

Sorry, no 418, just the 490, and the 1218.

Bob Roswell
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-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk On Behalf Of Nigel Johnson via cctalk
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 11:58 AM
To: Bill Degnan via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Univac 490 Gallery Talk - 1963 Real Time Computer

Thanks for the link.  I am sure I am going to come down and see your site when this crisis is over!

I was an FE on three Univac 418 IIs at Bell Canada in Toronto between
1971 and 1975.

Don't suppose you have any 418s there?

cheers,

Nigel


On 22/04/2020 08:52, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
> A true treasure and worth the trip to System Source to see in person.
> First class stuff there!  (When it reopens, ug)
>
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020, 7:16 PM rar via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>> The System Source Computer Museum is closed due to COVID-19, so we 
>> are making some video gallery talks.
>>
>> Here is the first one:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq7aVCc2GP8
>>
>> The video describes some of the applications of this 57 year old 
>> computer including it original use at Goddard Space Flight Center
>>
>> Bob Roswell
>> museum at syssrc.com
>> https://museum.syssrc.com
>>
  

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