On Sun, 11 Apr 1999, Christian Fandt wrote:
> Right! Jay is apparently 'One of the Folks Who Was There' with development
> of Pick. This is a good example of having the history written down before
> it is lost/forgotten. I would like to see that writeup myself even though I
> had never run into Pick before today. Perhaps one of the folks here who
> have archival writeups like this stored on their website could keep it
> there (w/links for search engines) for us and others interested to use as
> research info.
As long as its placed somewhere on a website I'll link to that site from
the VCF links page.
http://www.vintage.org/vcf
> Anybody, whether they are part of the history like Jay is to Pick, or one
> of us who are collectors/historians/enthusiasts, should record the history
> of computing no matter how small some may think a particular subject is.
This list will be a great resource to future historians.
> It is all part of the total history of computing which we as collectors
> should maintain. I know for sure a lot of radio history has been lost.
> Now's our chance to not let that happen with computing.
Here, here, good man.
> I thought then, if I could get the time, I should get more info for the
> local historical society and AWA as the guy recalled a lot and had much to
> say that was interesting. But life got in the way big time for me and I
> neglected to do it. Now, he is probably not with us anymore and that info
> is lost. Damn.
That's a good point. If you meet an old timer who was there, it behooves
you to get that person's story down in writing. I'm doing just this when
I take a trip to meet someone who used to work with Univacs in Salt Lake
City next month.
> Most of the computer pioneers are still alive today or at least their
> colleagues/families/companies/collectors/etc. have info which should be
> recorded if not already. I said this before, and it sounds like I'm
> preaching, but if you have the chance to record/write about/collect/rescue
> history of computing, do it without hesitation.
This is part of the mission of the Vintage Computer Festival.
> I lost a little bit of radio history I was in the position to record some
> and blew it. Now I understand I will probably be on the small local radio
> station with my good friend who is on a radio program called "The Time of
> Our Lives" to talk a little about Jamestown's part in old radios as that
> station is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Boy, have I got to do some
> research at that local historical society now because I lost out on some
> info back in '86. That's even IF they have records from the factories I
> know that made radio cabinets. Don't let that happen to you! :-)
It might be worthwhile to see if this old guy is still kicking around.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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