Re: [neonixie-l] Re: dekatron computing [and other stuff]

2014-02-07 Thread Nick 
I'm with you on this - however, I gave a bunch of dekatrons to the NMOC 
WITCH project and never even received an email back acknowledging that that 
had them (I know that they do) - I'm not alone in this - others had the 
same experience.

I think that regardless of the helicopter view from above & outside the 
actual situation between the two parties, both sides have more than a bit 
to do on the PR front.

Nick

On Friday, 7 February 2014 03:23:14 UTC, celephicus wrote:
>
> I sent some trigger tubes to the NMOC via my sister in law who lives 
> nearby, and the c***s at Bletchley made her pay the entry fee even though 
> she had a letter from me and the NMOC saying that she was delivering them 
> personally. She said that the BP people made her feel like she was trying 
> to get in without paying. Contrast that with the NMOC persons, who she 
> chatted with for an hour when she met an old DEC head, she still misses 
> working on DEC computers. 
>
> The NMOC should just cut the cord and go elsewhere. Maybe they could get 
> their snouts in the trough of government money, since at least they do 
> something with it, like rebuilding the oldest working digital computer in 
> the world. And if that isn't amazing, I don't know what is.
>
> Tom Harris >
>
>

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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: dekatron computing [and other stuff]

2014-02-06 Thread Tom Harris 
I sent some trigger tubes to the NMOC via my sister in law who lives
nearby, and the c***s at Bletchley made her pay the entry fee even though
she had a letter from me and the NMOC saying that she was delivering them
personally. She said that the BP people made her feel like she was trying
to get in without paying. Contrast that with the NMOC persons, who she
chatted with for an hour when she met an old DEC head, she still misses
working on DEC computers.

The NMOC should just cut the cord and go elsewhere. Maybe they could get
their snouts in the trough of government money, since at least they do
something with it, like rebuilding the oldest working digital computer in
the world. And if that isn't amazing, I don't know what is.


Tom Harris 


On 6 February 2014 21:18, Alex  wrote:

> I went up and visited Bletchley in around October last year and, until I
> got there, assumed the NMOC and Bletchley were one and the same. I parked
> up in the only obvious parking lot and followed the large signs to the
> entrance like a good little visitor. I paid £15 entry and another fiver for
> a fancy souvenir book and wondered through the fairly small couple of
> galleries Bletchley actually has - mainly a handful of Enigmas and a very
> nice Lorenz, as well as a nicely rebuilt Bombe. They are very much what I
> call "National Trust" style, which unlike the competing English Heritage
> organisation, specialise in tours, gift shops and making everything into an
> experience rather than being passionate about the items themselves.
>
> After ending up outside and wondering where all the computers are, I
> discovered that most of the buildings on the Bletchley site are privately
> rented to various companies, there is also a selection or boarded up huts,
> an open hut full or random Winston Churchill paraphernalia and another on
> pigeon racing (I kid you not).
>
> Finally, after reaching the outer extremes of the site, I find the
> bletchley house where you can wonder through about 4 fairly bare rooms (the
> upstairs is rented out) and then, right on the top of the site, the actual
> Museum of Computing. This is a separate affair not even mentioned on
> bletchleys map and is well worth a visit, £3 entry and more stuff then
> Bletchley itself. Proper "English Heritage" style exhibits (piles of stuff
> and little notices describing it rather than audio tours, tedious guides
> who just tell you their opinions etc..
>
> There is also a HAM radio station hidden on site, another separate affair.
> They genuinely look taken aback when you find them and will keep you
> talking for hours.
>
> If I was running NMOC I would make a prompt exit and take Colossus with me.
>
> - Alex
>
>
> On Friday, 31 January 2014 00:15:20 UTC, johnk wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Saw this link elsewhere:-
>>
>> http://freelance.halfacree.co.uk/2014/01/disharmony-at-bletchley-park/
>>
>>
>>
>> John K.
>>
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Re: [neonixie-l] Re: dekatron computing [and other stuff]

2014-02-01 Thread Sture Nystrom 

Tidak Ada skrev 2014-01-31 13:56:
Her a link to the Bletchley Park site/News: [ 
http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/news/ ]

eric



There is a mini series about Bletchey Park. Very exciting, I thought 
when I saw it on TV.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bletchley_Circle

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RE: [neonixie-l] Re: dekatron computing [and other stuff]

2014-01-31 Thread Tidak Ada 
Her a link to the Bletchley Park site/News: [
http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/news/ ]
 
eric

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Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: dekatron computing [and other stuff]


On Friday, 31 January 2014 00:15:20 UTC, johnk wrote: 

Saw this link elsewhere:-

http://freelance.halfacree.co.

uk/2014/01/disharmony-at-bletchley-park

This is so sad - I, and others, have had their ups and downs with this lot -
we supplied some of the dekatrons they used for the Witch project... 


They really need to get their act together - having the BBC there filming
when the guide was fired was fortuitous, if only in that it made the issue
public...

Nick

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