11 Nov
2003
11 Nov
'03
7:18 p.m.
Ow, c'mon. In *australia*, how hard can it be to find or make
space for that priceless collection? Geez!
Given the nearly-complete collection of DEC systems, HP-Oz should
be deeply ashamed if they don't pitch in, along with other vendors
and local support techs.
We can't expect all companies to maintain a collection that reflects
their history (for tech-practical reasons alone), but we *should* be
able to expect them to help others who do it "for" them...
-----Original Message-----
From: Toby Thain [mailto:tobyhome@telegraphics.com.au]
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 2:08 PM
To: Dave Horsfall
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Subject: Re: [pups] Re: History of 32-bit UNIX (was History of 2 BSD)
On 11/11/2003, at 3:01 PM, Dave Horsfall wrote:
Perhaps this would be a better home for it:
http://www.terrigal.net.au/~acms/museum.htm
It would not be a safe home until they have solved their eviction
problem (now due for mid-Dec 2003):
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/19/1053196515142.html
and http://www.terrigal.net.au/~acms/
Given the significance of the machine in question, IMHO it would be
safer in care of private individuals until an Australian computer
museum is funded -
http://www.terrigal.net.au/~acms/
ACMS%20Prospectus%20rec%20on%2005Feb2003.htm
Toby
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003, Dennis Ritchie wrote:
>> I believe the Wollongong port predated the one at Bell
Labs. Peter
>> Gray tells me he still has the original
machine they
used, and he'd
>> like to find a museum-like place to keep
it. No idea whether it
>> runs. Greg Rose should know a lot more about this
matter. Greg, are
you out there?
Having the original Wollongong Interdata 7/32 might
be interesting to the Computer History museum, though
it might be expensive to transport it across the Pacific. 
13 Nov
13 Nov
2:49 a.m.
On 2003-Nov-11 14:18:24 +0100, "Fred N. van Kempen"
<Fred.van.Kempen(a)microwalt.nl> wrote:
Ow, c'mon. In *australia*, how hard can it be to
find or make
space for that priceless collection? Geez!
Wide open spaces aren't necessarily ideal for storing historical
computers. You need to store them in a controlled environment to
preserve them and this costs money.
And Australian governments don't seem to place a great value on
history: Australia is one of the pioneering space nations. We were
one of the first countries to launch our own satellite. The launching
sites are recognized as part of Australia's heritage by organisation
such as the Institute of Engineers, Australia. Our Armed Forces (with
the support of our Federal Government) uses those same launching sites
for target practice.
As far as private companies - it mostly comes down to the beancounters
demanding to know how spending money on preserving obsolete equipment
will help the bottom line. The Corporate headquarters also generally
see outpost subsidiaries solely in terms on how much cash flows into
the corporate coffers.
On the positive side, Australia has managed to preserve the last
first generation computer extant anywhere (CSIRAC, built in the late
1940's).
Peter
5:06 a.m.
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Peter Jeremy wrote:
On the positive side, Australia has managed to
preserve the last
first generation computer extant anywhere (CSIRAC, built in the late
1940's).
Not to demean that effort, but don't the Germans have a Z4 still working
in a museum? That would mean something like 1942.
Johnny
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2:43 p.m.
On 2003.11.13 00:06 Johnny Billquist wrote:
Not to demean that effort, but don't the Germans
have a Z4 still
working in a museum? That would mean something like 1942.
1942 would be the Z3, the
first computer ever. The Z3 that is in the
Deutsches Museum is AFAIK a rebuild of the original one. (Rebuild under
the supervision of Konrad Zuse himself.) I don't know if the Z4 is still
around. Google for "Konrad Zuse" and / or his son "Horst Zuse". Horst
Zuse has put much effort in documenting the work of his father.
I know that there is a Zuse Z23 in Karlsruhe. It was build in 1956,
based on electron tubes, core and drum memory and it is still fully
functional!
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14 Nov
14 Nov
4:27 p.m.
jkunz(a)unixag-kl.fh-kl.de wrote:
On 2003.11.13 00:06 Johnny Billquist wrote:
I searched and found, very very interesting. Zuse's statement that the
Colossus team and himself had been going down similar paths sounds very much like Leibnitz
and Newton over Calculus :-)
About 10 years ago I went into the National Air and Space museum in Washington and they
had a wind from a Henschel guided missile from World War 2. They stated that it was built
using some of the first computer controlled plant and I always wondered what it was, well
now I know.
Again, this is very interesting and I am astounded that it isn't widely known or
advertised.
Robin
Not to demean that effort, but don't the
Germans have a Z4 still
working in a museum? That would mean something like 1942.
1942 would be the Z3,
the first computer ever. The Z3 that is in the
Deutsches Museum is AFAIK a rebuild of the original one. (Rebuild under
the supervision of Konrad Zuse himself.) I don't know if the Z4 is still
around. Google for "Konrad Zuse" and / or his son "Horst Zuse".
Horst
Zuse has put much effort in documenting the work of his father.
I know that there is a Zuse Z23 in Karlsruhe. It was build in 1956,
based on electron tubes, core and drum memory and it is still fully
functional!
-- 
8:58 p.m.
Hello from Gregg C Levine
Robin, are you thinking of the V-1 platform? Because that one was
pretty capable for a primitive cruise missile weapons platform. That's
the only one I can think of that fits your description, after all I
did visit the museum a longish time ago, as well.
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jkunz(a)unixag-kl.fh-kl.de wrote:
> On 2003.11.13 00:06 Johnny Billquist wrote:
>
> > Not to demean that effort, but don't the Germans have a Z4 still
> > working in a museum? That would mean something like 1942.
> 1942 would be the Z3, the first computer ever. The Z3 that is in
the
> Deutsches Museum is AFAIK a rebuild of the
original one. (Rebuild
under
> the supervision of Konrad Zuse himself.) I
don't know if the Z4 is
still
> around. Google for "Konrad Zuse" and /
or his son "Horst Zuse".
Horst
> Zuse has put much effort in documenting the work
of his father.
>
> I know that there is a Zuse Z23 in Karlsruhe. It was build in
1956,
> based on electron tubes, core and drum memory and
it is still
fully
functional!
--
I searched and found, very very interesting. Zuse's statement that
and himself had been going down similar paths sounds
very much like
Leibnitz and
Newton over Calculus :-)
About 10 years ago I went into the National Air and Space museum in
Washington
and they had a wind from a Henschel guided missile
from World War 2.
They
stated that it was built using some of the first
computer controlled
plant and I always
wondered what it was, well now I know.
Again, this is very interesting and I am astounded that it isn't
widely known
or
advertised.
Robin
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9:44 p.m.
hansolofalcon(a)worldnet.att.net wrote:
Hello from Gregg C Levine
Robin, are you thinking of the V-1 platform? Because that one was
pretty capable for a primitive cruise missile weapons platform. That's
the only one I can think of that fits your description, after all I
did visit the museum a longish time ago, as well.
No,
On the first floor there used to be (could still be there but it was a while ago) a room
concerning computing. In there was a wing, with the skin removed to show the structure,
of a Henschel anti-ship missile. These were dropped by bombers and then guided in by
radio. This was labeled up AFAIR as being manufactured by a primitive CNC system.
Looking at the various web pages from Zuse's writings he produced a measurement
system for these so that they could be produced using low tech machining.
Robin
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Subject: Re: [pups] ACMS (Australian 'puter museum) doomed?
jkunz(a)unixag-kl.fh-kl.de wrote:
> On 2003.11.13 00:06 Johnny Billquist wrote:
>
> > Not to demean that effort, but don't the Germans have a Z4 still
> > working in a museum? That would mean something like 1942.
> 1942 would be the Z3, the first computer ever. The Z3 that is in
the
> Deutsches Museum is AFAIK a rebuild of the
original one. (Rebuild
under
> the supervision of Konrad Zuse himself.) I
don't know if the Z4 is
still
> around. Google for "Konrad Zuse"
and / or his son "Horst Zuse".
Horst
> Zuse has put much effort in documenting the
work of his father.
>
> I know that there is a Zuse Z23 in Karlsruhe. It was build in
1956,
> based on electron tubes, core and drum
memory and it is still
fully
functional!
--
I searched and found, very very interesting. Zuse's statement that and himself had been going down similar paths
sounds very much like
Leibnitz and
Newton over Calculus :-)
About 10 years ago I went into the National Air and Space museum in
Washington
and they had a wind from a Henschel guided
missile from World War 2.
They
stated that it was built using some of the first
computer controlled
plant and I always
wondered what it was, well now I know.
Again, this is very interesting and I am astounded that it isn't
widely known
or
advertised.
Robin
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