11 Nov
2003
11 Nov
'03
1:18 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
Cc: pups(a)minnie.tuhs.org
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.