AskWoody at the computer museum, round two

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HISTORY By Will Fastie The mailing list developed to manage tours of the System Source Computer Museum became longer than expected. As a result, I org
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To save people spending five minutes or longer trying to determine where this museum is actually located, it would seem that it is in Hunt Valley (or perhaps Cockeysville), Maryland, USA [where??!] and not, as one might presume, in Manchester, England or Bletchley Park, England!

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BATcher wrote:

Hunt Valley

Yes, Hunt Valley, Maryland. I put a link in the article, so one click is all you need to get the details.

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Thank you for the glimpse into the museum, I am 80 years old and was a COBOL programmer MANY years ago. My first interaction was with the military in France in 1964. I had to fill out a card and send it to the computer center in Paris. They would then process mine along with all the other supply people who sent in their cards. It was a very large building, and it was really interesting to learn that the computer was programmed by physical change of each of the nodules move from one position to another. We have come a LONG way from then.

I really enjoy reading the newsletter and getting the information needed to continue using Windows. Have to admit I am not sure I want to switch to Apple, but am thinking about linux.

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Excellent ‘virtual’ tour Will!
There is another computer museum in New Jersey, yes New Jersey!

https://www.infoage.org

They have about 21 different types of exhibits ranging from Space, Military Technologies, a Computer History Museum, and a Computer Deconstruction Laboratory that also hosts a maker space, among may others. The full list of exhibits can be found at:

https://www.infoage.org/exhibits/

A PDF of the layout and descriptions of what each building contains can be downloaded from their website ‘Visit’ page and clicking on the map image here:

https://www.infoage.org/visit/

I think they also have a hand in the Trenton Computer Festival (don’t quote me on that):

https://tcf-nj.org/

Enjoy! – Dave

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Will, I’m so glad the group got to see the LINC working. That’s one of the LINCs I worked on at Washington U from ’67 to ’74. It sat in a garage for 30 years, and then I help restore it in 2007. It went to the DigiBarn computer museum in California until 2021 when it was acquired by SSCM – not working. A lot of work went into it over the last few years trying to get it working. I provided support remotely, and it just recently became stable with a lot of work by a EE who lives near the museum and one who lives in the DC area. I just sent a box of 20+ tapes to be copied so you might get to see some new (50+ year old) demos next time you tour the museum.

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mo-pep wrote:

Will, I’m so glad the group got to see the LINC working.

It’s one of Bob Roswell’s favorite exhibits. It’s hard to drag him away.

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