Computer Museum of America on Tuesday night's PBS NOVA (fwd)

From: Innfogra_at_aol.com <(Innfogra_at_aol.com)>
Date: Wed Feb 6 14:31:50 2002

After reading my own message I realized I should have given some context. The
program was about VENONA, the codebreaking operation which uncovered the
secret of the Soviet Union's atomic success. It included quite a personal
insight into the soviet agents at Los Almos in the 1940s.

In Oregon it will be repeated Thursday evening. I will be earlier than it's
normal time Thursday 9:00 instead of 11:00 PM I believe.

Early in the program they showed how coded messages were keypunched and
sorted on 1940s IBM equipment. I saw no computers. I suspect this is what
they were at the Museum to photograph.

When I had my warehouse I rented equipment to movies. Usually had a set
designer come through and pick out equipment. Then negotiated a price for the
rental. They usually picked it up and returned it. It did not need to be
running equipment, it just had to look good. Generally they took good care of
it. A couple of times they wanted computer equipment to destroy. They did
break a copier once but paid for it quickly and fairly.

It didn't generate a lot of income but it was fun.

Paxton
Astoria, OR
Received on Wed Feb 06 2002 - 14:31:50 GMT