On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 22:43:05 -0700 Bob Rosenbloom <boba...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> . > > > On Sep 6, 2016, at 6:16 PM, Al Kossow <a...@bitsavers.org> wrote: > > > > > > > >> On 9/6/16 4:18 PM, Tom Gardner wrote: > >> > >> A friend of mine died recently; he was amongst many things an > >> electronics tinkerer and has a closet full of small parts in bin > >> cabinets (resistors, capacitors, ICs, transistors, hardware, > >> etc.). > > > > > > There is also a Unicomp 18 bit minicomputer, paper tape reader, and > > FFT processor circa 1972 in the garage (6ft rack) with full > > documentation. > > > > I walked out of the donations meeting with the other curators today > > who thought it was a piece of s**t and didn't want to take it, > > calling it a 'dumpster fire' > > > > Art was a friend of mine. > > > > Hopefully it can go someplace where it can be appreciated. > > Talk to Tom about it, unfortunately, time is short. > > > > I have room for it. I emailed and called Tom so at least it should > not get scrapped. Wish it had a real front panel though. I called and talked to Tom as well. So have other Bay Area folks. I suspect that very little, if any, will be scrapped. Cheers, Lyle -- 73 AF6WS Bickley Consulting West Inc. http://bickleywest.com "Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"