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1. Welcome:  The VIP CLUB is a non-profit, social and service organization of retirees from UNISYS, Lockheed Martin, and their Twin Cities corporate predecessors.      

      The Home to Contact Us tabs [level 1] lead to articles, short stories, and sub-tabs about our Information Technology Legacy.  The About Us to Site Map  tabs are specific to the ongoing CLUB activities and history.  Enjoy reading, then contribute your stories and experiences via the Contact Us page.  [LABenson]

3. Article for the Month:       

See the Links, Documents page to access all previous 'Article for the Month' items. 

  • July 09 - Larry Bolton has written about the Minuteman Program Parts Control  
  • June 09 - Norm Palzer relates the original DRUM prototype delivery sequence to the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS).
  • May '09 - Blumenthal to Weinberg letter after Burroughs bought Sperry in 1986, from Vern Sandusky.
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    April '09 - Our stellar engineering investigator, Larry Bolton, has written an analysis of three 50's vintage magnetic drums found during the Legacy Committee's artifact searches.

Help! An August article is needed by 7/24.

On this page, scroll to:
  1.  Welcome
  2.  Announcements [6/30/09]
  3.  Article for the Month [6/24/09]
  4.  Site Update Log [7/6/09]
  5.  
     Disclaimer

2. Announcements: To post here, contact Joe or Lowell.

FYI - Our July and August newsletters are combined to give our editors a break - available mid July.

August 1st - 13th Annual Field Service Picnic,

contact Curt Anderson at anderscurt@comcast.net or 651-438-9851.  Reference Ad Hoc Groups page.

August 5th - 1 p.m. Legacy Committee meets at LMCO, Conf. Rm. C to left of East Lobby Guard Desk. 

August 12th - 7 p.m. in Plant 4.  Beverly Gherity, Senior Outreach Program Manager for the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of MN and ND, will talk about dependable tips from the BBB.  Cookies & de-caf coffee.

September 9th - 7 p.m. at Eagan Community Center.  Dr. Tom Misa, Director of the U of MN's Charles Babbage Institute will talk about Minnesota's 'hidden computer history' with focus on the ERA to UNIVAC periods.

  • The VIP Club 2009 Membership Directory is available to members electronically, click to request. 
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    To enrol for e-mail notification of newsletter availability, e-mail Lowell.

4. Site Update Log: Note that each page has its own revision date at the page's bottom.

 

July 6 - corrected the corporate name table on page 10 in response to a reader's comments.

June 30 - Updated announcements.

June 24 - Updated announcements and the membership form.  

June 8 - Corrected Article for the Month, May contributor.

May 27 - Corrected Article for the Month link for June, updated membership form. 

May 20 - Updated announcements on this page, added the June Article for the Month. 

April 30

- Updated announcements on this page, added the May Article for the Month, added a few UYK-7 tidbits from Dave Duncan to the People, C-F page, and updated the membership application form. 

April 19 - Updated announcements on this page and on the Calendar/Activities page.

October 2007 through April 2009 - Chronology of previous updates is in pdf format. 

5. Disclaimer:

Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before using this Web site.  By accessing or using our site, you agree to the following terms and conditions.  You should review these regularly as they may change at any time at out sole discretion.  If you do not agree to any term or condition, you should not access or otherwise use our site's pages.  "Content" refers to any materials, documents, images, graphics, logos, design, audio, video, and any other information provided from or on our Web site.

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  • The content is accurate or complete;
  • The content is up-to-date or current;
  • We have a duty to update any content;
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VIP Page 1 updated Monday, July 06, 2009 03:18:12 PM