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1. Twin Cities links:

On this page, scroll to:

  1.  Twin Cities Links 
  2.  
    Other sites of interest
  3.  Computer history links 
  4.  Site Map discussion

    

2. Other sites of interest:

  • LM retiree discount URL - Requires login to the benefits site: 

               https://www3.benefitsweb.com/client_docs/879/LMC_Retiree_Discounts_2006_12.pdf

 

3. Computer History Links

 

ATHENA computers by Mark DiVecchio - http://www.silogic.com/Athena/Athena.html
Computer History Museum, managed by Dag Spicer - http://www.computerhistory.org
CP-642A/B by Ed Thelen, http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/univac-ntds.html, he uses Computer History Museum data 
The UNISYS Legacy predates the ERA start as described in www.unisys.com/about__unisys/history/index.htm
UNIVAC I website created by Al Reiter, a  UNISYS retiree -  http://mywebpage.netscape.com/reitery2k/univac1.htm
 
From the UNISYS Blue Bell retirees' club we've linked to:
History of the ENIAC and EDVAC which led to the UNIVAC I -  http://mywebpages.comcast.net/arollin11/articlesU11r.htm  
History of the first Mass Produced computer, the UNIVAC I - http://mywebpages.comcast.net/arollin11/articlesU1r.htm   
 
Submitted by Dick Lundgren
History of Computing, Lexikon Services as Compiled by Mark Greenia, Adjunct Professor, USF -
 
Submitted by Ron Q. Smith
Note that the Computer History Museum now has an icon/link to a YouTube site which features many computer history video vinettes including the UNIVAC/Remington Rand beginning -  http://www.computerhistory.org/
The Rowayton (Connecticut) Historical Society. http://www.rowayton.org/rhs/Computers/welcome.html,  or
a program that simulates the UNIVAC I and UNIVAC II.  You can actually run programs for those computers, http://www.ingerman.org/niche.htm.
 
John L. Hill, OH 101. Oral history interview by Arthur L. Norberg, 15 and
22 January 1986, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Charles Babbage Institute.
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/display.phtml?id=56

4. Site Page Mapping for vipclubmn.org  

4.1 Introduction:  We proudly fly the American Flag at the top right of our pages - thanks to usfamily.net for the gif file. Our site design uses the Microsoft Live Small Business free host and software.  This includes a Cascading Style Sheet layout approach which provides all pages with an identical header, footer, and 'page select' buttons.  We've structured the details as four levels. 

 

4.2 Level 1 consists of ten main pages:  

  •  Home - The six sub-pages are mostly Club activity and history related.
  •  
    Legacy, LMCO - This is the primary page introducing the ERA to LMCO Legacy.
  •  
    Legacy, UNISYS - This page introduces the corporate paths to UNISYS commercial.
  •  People - There are ten sub-pages containing career summaries, oral interviews, etc..
  •  Engineering - There are seven sub-pages containing Couplers, Interfaces, patents, software, etc..
  •  Computers - There are nine sub-pages containing computer information, stories mostly by bit length.
  •  Systems - All of these systems used our computers, software, and other products.
  •  Facilities - These pages include local, US, international sites and Manufacturing discussions.
  •  Links/Site Map - URLs for Club functions and computer history research.
  • Contact Us - E-mail addresses for the club, Legacy Committee co-chairs, and Sesquicentennial team.

 

4.2 Level 2 consists of sub-pages linked by buttons under the Level 1 primary topic heading.  Note that Level 1 and Level 2 page have a VIP Page number at the bottom preceding the last update date for the individual page.  The footer just below the page number facilitates quick links to all Level 1 pages. 

 

4.3 Level 3 consists of sections withing the Level 1 and 2 pages. The headings of these sections are identified on each page just under the 'On this page, scroll to' words.

 

4.5 Level 4 consists of documents which open in their own window for easy return to the linking page.  These are pdf documents, Power Point slides, or jpg charts to supplement page topics.

 

4.6 Editing idiosyncrasies: Within the various pages, we've generally used (.parenthesis.) to indicate an acronym or abbreviation of the preceeding words.  We've used [.brackets.] to separate supplemental information within sentences.  I've used {.braces.} to include my own comments inserted as Editor's notes. 

 

As we continue capturing our history - the listing of all site pages, documents, and images can be downloaded. 

VIP Page 80 updated Saturday, June 28, 2008