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Re: [CM] the ECHO IV home computer, 50 years later

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On Sat, 4 Jun 2016, gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339 wrote:

> "Michael Black" <et472@ncf.ca> wrote in message
> news:alpine.LNX.2.02.1606032214200.7954@darkstar.example.org...
>>   I think the thrust was having your own computer,  for many that goal was
>> hard enough, so "using it" came second.
>
> An appropriate attitude for such an excellent complex machine in its own
> right!
>
I remember reading an article (after the fact) in Popular Electronics. 
Somewhere around 1964, there had been a hurricane somewhere, and a 
computer written off for insurance purposes.  And a school ended up with 
the remains.  I don't know if they ever got it going but the potential of 
having their own computer at the time must have seemed great.  But they 
had to deal not only with water damage (I think salt water damage too), 
but if I recall properly, the computer had been hacked apart to move it to 
the new location, so they had to splice endless wires and such to get it 
operational.  But they probably learned  a lot.

   Michael

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[CM] the ECHO IV home computer, 50 years later RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-06-04 00:02 +0000
  Re: [CM] the ECHO IV home computer, 50 years later Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-03 17:30 -0700
    Re: [CM] the ECHO IV home computer, 50 years later Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-06-03 22:18 -0400
      Re: [CM] the ECHO IV home computer, 50 years later "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-04 11:06 +0100
        Re: [CM] the ECHO IV home computer, 50 years later Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-06-04 09:39 -0400
          Re: [CM] the ECHO IV home computer, 50 years later "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-06-11 10:45 -0500
          Re: [CM] the ECHO IV home computer, 50 years later hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-11 13:19 -0700
  Re: [CM] the ECHO IV home computer, 50 years later Al Kossow <aek@bitsavers.org> - 2016-06-03 17:38 -0700

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