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VIP Club Contacts

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Board or CLUB issues; 2024 President, Jim Andrews [james.r.andrews@comcast.net]
Lawshe Memorial Museum volunteering; Club liaison is our Past-President Harvey Taipale [hjtaipale@comcast.net] or the Exhibits Coordinator is volunteer Keith Myhre [kmyhre@lightblast.net]. Volunteers Jon Simon [jcsimon1st@aol.com] and Bob Pagac [rpagac@hotmail.com] lead the photo identification teams on alternate Tuesday mornings.
Legacy Committee Chair; Board Associate John Westergren [ jwestergren48@gmail.com] or Lowell Benson [la.gj.benson@comcast.net].
Membership applications & renewals; Director Gish Devlaminck [membership@vipclubmn.org] or Treasurer Paul Hove [paul@paulhove.com].
Newsletter inputs & comments; Board Associate Mary Beth [clubnewsltr@vipclubmn.org].
Nominations Committee for 2025; Immediate Past President Harvey Taipale [hjtaipale@comcast.net].
Picnic Coordination; Board Associate John Westergren [jwestergren@gmail.com] and/or Director Eric Spring []
Programs Coordinator; Secretary Boni Westberg [volunteerboni@gmail.com].
Roseville Good Old Days Coordination; Board Associate Dave Kleba [dckleba@netzero.net].
Volunteer Recognition Luncheon Coordination; Past President Harey Taipale [hjtaipale@comcast.net] or Boni Westberg [volunteerboni@gmail.com].
Web site announcements or Legacy Anthology contributions; President and Webmaster Jim Andrews [webmaster@vipclubmn.org].

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Club and IT Research Links

Our Stories chapter has 'Articles for the Month' links, book titles, magazine article titles, and slide presentations.

Twin Cities Links, Club Communications from A to Z

Area codes https://www.allareacodes.com/
Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota - www.cbi.umn.edu/
County and many local government organizations can be found via www.CountyOffice.org.
Golf! The UNISYS & LMCO employee golf leagues are combined with retiree players, see their web site at http://www.ulglmn.org/umgl/
Lawshe Memorial Museum in S St Paul, MN - Exhibits of our Legacy artifacts and history.
LMCO in Minnesota uses their world site - http://www.lockheedmartin.com/
Minnesota Historical Society - www.mnhs.org/index.htm
Science Museum of Minnesota - http://www.smm.org/ [note that Tuesdays are for Seniors]
Twin Cities' senior activity sites are listed on our Recreation page, http://vipclubmn.org/activities.html#Recreation#Seniors.
Unisys in Minnesota uses their world site - http://www.unisys.com/
Zip code maps and location information https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/

Retirement Status and Benefits

Numbers to call if you or your heirs have death benefit or pension questions – you will need an SSN and a PIN.

Sperry/Unisys 1-877-864-7972
Lockheed Martin 1-866-562-2363

Associated Retiree Web Sites

Unisys retirees in France -http://www.anciens-unisys.com/ [you can switch your screen to English.]
LMCO Retirees -http://www.lockheedmartin.com/

LMCO Retiree groups in other states :

Lockheed Martin Association of Retirees *(Ft. Worth, Texas)
Lockheed Martin Management Association Retirees* (Sunnyvale, California)
MARS* (Denver, Colorado)
REALM* (Orlando)

*LMCO does not control the content of these sites nor do they control this VIP Club site.

4. Technology Research Sites

Please note that the some date 'data' presented in these sites conflicts with dates of other sites. A few err by omission of relevant facts, http://vipclubmn.org/Articles/HistoryReview.pdf reviews the chronology of computers from LABenson's perspective.

Almost Silicion Valley by Tom Webb - http://quid.us/ceridian/newsitem.html - posted on the Ceridian retirees web site, http://quid.us/ceridian/index.html
American Computer Museum Bozeman, MT www.compustory.com
Author of "History of Computing", Dr. Mark Greenia has established a Computer History Archives Project video library YouTube channel containing over 40 videos on vintage computers, including ENIAC, UNIVAC System/80, UNIVAC 1050-II, UNIVAC 1103A and many others. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ. See CHAP Videos' Summary w/links (vipclubmn.org) for links to ~20 YouTube stories.
Barbara Lincoln, "History Behind the Computer Project": https://www.mhelpdesk.com/computer-history-storage-software-memory/
Computer Conservation Society holds meetings in London and Manchester; http://www.computerconservationsociety.org/ - they have 44⁺ Bulletins on-line.
Computer History Museum (CHM); http://www.computerhistory.org/
DiVecchio, Mark maintains: http://www.silogic.com/Athena/Athena.html
Dr. Tom Misa suggests: http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/ERA-1101-documents.html
Engineering Research Associates (ERA) - Remington Rand - Sperry-Rand Records, 1945-1988; http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/cbi00176.xml
Hagley Institute in Delaware has the ERA - Sperry records from ERA days to the Burroughs-Sperry merger; http://hagley.org/library
IEEE NTDS History site; http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/NO_DAMNED_COMPUTER_is_Going_to_Tell_Me_What_to_DO_-_The_Story_of_the_Naval_Tactical_Data_System%2c_NTDS
Knowledge Center of Levvvel has a Timeline of the Hisory of computers, A Timeline of the History of Computers (levvvel.com).
LEO Computers Society, Celebrating the World's First Business Computer, https://www.leo-computers.org.uk . Submitted by former Roseville employee Mike Hall via Paul Dickson.
LouAnne Taylor, Grace Hopper History; https://store.hp.com/us/en/tech-takes/computer-scientist-grace-hopper
Minnesota computer history web site is now on-line, http://mncomputinghistory.com.
Point your browser to: http://www.history.army.mil/search.html then type UNIVAC to get 20⁺ links to UNIVAC references.
Tom Brusehaver wrote http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7066 while working with Tom Montgomery, et al., at Eagan, MN.
Tom Coner's students identified two history sites: https://www.onlinecollegeplan.com/computer-programming-languages/ and http://ithare.com/it-hares-brief-history-of-the-internet/
Unisys history web site: https://www.unisys.com/aboutus/company-history
UNIVAC memories by John Walker as formatted by Lowell.
University of Stuttgart in Germany, http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/univac/military/
USS Midway Museum in San Diego, CA; http://www.midway.org/
Vintage Computer Federation link to www.vcfed.org
Vintage Technology Association, http://www.decadecounter.com/

5. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)*

In general, computer science is the study of the principles and use of computers. Everything from wristwatches to refrigerators is likely to have a computer in it these days, thus studying computer science is a good career start. Computer science skills can be used across all industries, making for virtually endless career possibilities. Many of the ERA/UNIVAC/Sperry engineers had technology degrees or hands on experiences before Computer Science Degrees were available. From our readers, these links are for future generations!

*The VIP Club does not control the content of any site linked from this section - each was posted at the request of the 'From' person and each relates to information technology education or cybersecurity education.

5.1 Information Technology Education

From Allegra Ballmadier: https://ischoolonline.berkeley.edu/blog/women-computing-computer-science/
From Ashley Clark: https://teach.com/resources/supporting-women-in-business/
From the Barnes Family: As a dad of a 7th grader, I just wanted to give you some positive feedback on your IT and computer pages! In my daughter's technology class, they're learning about the evolution of computers; I've been helping her do some research and your page has been a big help in leading us to some great information! In our searching, my daughter had found this timeline:
https://www.bookyourdata.com/computers-changed-history {editor's note: this site has a very good chronology and links to many history papers.} Thank you! Nathan Barnes
From Billie Adams: Resorces for Womewn in Computer Technology: https://www.purdueglobal.edu/blog/information-technology/resources-women-computer-technology/
From Brian Innes: Common Lisp, the computer programming language that is commonly associated with the development of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning - http://wiht.link/common-lisp.
From Chris Lenihan: I am excited to announce the launch of www.DiscoverDataScience.org. Our mission is to serve students by delivering accurate, high quality information presented in a simple, clean format. We believe we have assembled the most thorough listing of data science programs available. In addition to comprehensive listings of schools offering bachelor, master, certificate, and Ph.D programs, the site also contains resources for people interested in pursuing a career in data science. Of particular note there are helpful guides such as the GRE Prep Guide and Women in STEM Guide.
From Christina Meyers: Guide to Programming Languages - https://www.computerscience.org/resources/computer-programming-languages ; Guide to a Computer Science Degree in Minnesota https://www.computerscience.org/online-degrees/minnesota/ Guide to Financial Aid in Computer Science https://computerscience.org/scholarships/
From David Wright - https://www.fictiv.com/articles/industry-and-career-resources-for-promoting-diversity-in-engineering
From Deborah F: Women in the Clean Energy field - https://www.chooseenergy.com/news/article/women-breaking-glass-ceiling-clean-energy-fields/
From Don Leichtweis, Capt. USN Ret.: https://spectrum.ieee.org/from-punch-cards-to-python, From Punch Cards to Python - IEEE Spectrum
From Garrett Perry, UC Berkeley School of Information online programs: What is Data Science https://datascience.berkeley.edu/about/what-is-data-science/
From Grace Coleman: A data storage timeline from Magnetic tape to Cloud computing - https://www.financialforce.com/library/cloud-computing-software/
From Grace Howard: https://online.maryville.edu/blog/women-in-stem-a-guide-to-bridging-the-gender-gap/
From Hailey Dawn Stratton - a Guide for Women Interested in a Programming Career - https://resume.io/blog/women-interested-in-programming
From Haley Bonus, Arizona State University: On-line STEM degrees https://asuonline.asu.edu/study/stem-degrees/
From Holly Marsden: Science Experiments Around the House https://businesscostsaver.co.uk/science-experiments-around-the-home/
From Jasmine Dyoco: http://educatorlabs.org/ has a plethora of links to technology and other learning topics.
From Jesse Robertson: Women in STEM: Increasing Diversity's Footprint in STEM Careers https://www.gcu.edu/blog/engineering-technology/women-in-stem
From Jessica Lowe: My student Emily and I were doing some research yesterday after school and she came across this article, http://www.certstaff.com/trainingcatalog/computer-programming-history.html on the history of computers and the coding and programming that makes them work. I thought it was an interesting read and thought it would be helpful for you to add it to your page for others to access.
From Josh Thompson: Online Masters in Data Science programs web site, http://www.mastersindatascience.org. Data science is probably not the most fun discipline, so we created a very thorough resource page on becoming a data scientist.
From Kat King: https://stemstudy.com/high-schoolers-guide-to-engineering-college/
From Kathleen Carter - STEM-Works Activities
From Katie Hylton: Science Experiments For Kids - https://word.tips/science-experiments-for-kids/
From Keri Evans - I found another useful resource that I'm now also using https://usinsuranceagents.com/programming-history-people-quotes - this site provides some history of programming languages.
From Lisa Richards. I am an educational outreach writer and have been doing some searches online for a new article I'd like to write focusing on programming. Not too long ago I wrote an article that can be found on http://www.mapcon.com/programming-languages-behind-software that discusses software programming languages.
From Maggie Monroe: A guide to getting school age girls interested in STEM - https://winnie.com/resources/engaging-girls-in-stem-education
From Maggie Strife: IT Career Development Resources - https://www.saggezza.com/it-career-development-resources/
From Mari Williams @ Wilkes Institute for Environmental Sciences and Sustainability; https://www.pcliquidations.com/methods-protect-business-data
From Marianne Dela Cruz; Find a Degree, Certification, Bootcamp, or Career in Computer Science - https://techguide.org/computer-science/
From Marianne Dela Cruz; How to Get into Computer Science - https://techguide.org/computer-science/computer-science-resources/how-to-get-into-computer-science/
From Marianne Dela Cruz; Bachelor's in Computer Science Program Guide - https://techguide.org/computer-science/bachelors-in-computer-science/
From Marianne Dela Cruz; How to become a Computer Scientist https://techguide.org/careers/computer-scientist/

From Mark Coster: A massive liist of 101 Boredom Buster activities with a STEM theme. https://www.stemtoyexpert.com/things-to-do-when-kids-are-bored/ and 32 Cool Science Experiments for Kids - http://www.stemtoyexpert.com/science-experiments-for-kids/
From McKenna Geer: https://www.shoppopdisplays.com/blog/2021/05/05/ultimate-leadership-guide-for-women-in-edtech/
From Melissa Cartew:https://edubirdie.com/blog/scholarships-for-women
From Melanie Bradford: Maryville University offers several computer science degrees to choose from; Bachelor's in Cyber Security, Bachelor's in Management Information Systems, Master's in Cyber Security, and Master's in Software Development. There are also tons of free educational resources/news shared around computer science including articles, webinars, infographics, and more included in the resource section - browse to https://online.maryville.edu/computer-science-degrees/
From Mykael Ray: Guide for Women to Break into IT - https://www.atera.com/blog/a-guide-for-women-to-break-into-information-technology/
From Morgon Dyers: STEM TV-Movie Guide - https://octaneseating.com/blog/stem-tv-movie-guide
From Quinn Cooley: What parents should know about STEM, an American University web site - https://soeonline.american.edu/blog/what-parents-should-know-about-stem.
From Ramona Flores: https://blog.testproject.io/2021/08/26/the-complete-guide-for-learning-code/
From Rob Bridges: https://www.grantham.edu/college-of-science-engineering-and-technology/ College of Science, Engineering, and Technology (University of Arkansa Grantham)
From Robin Woodword: https://tipalti.com/career-resources-for-women-in-tech-and-finance/
From Sara Crawford: (Sara Crawford): Our organization runs the largest online resource for people interested in pursuing education & careers in the data science field. Here are just a few features of our site that we think make it valuable:
- Comprehensive directory of Master's degree programs in data science - since so many schools are launching Data Science programs, we're adding to this directory almost every week http://www.mastersindatascience.org/schools/ and [From Kelsey Smith 12/13/19] http://www.mastersindatascience.org/schools/data-science-degrees-online/
- companion guides to interdisciplinary programs in related specialties, such as business analytics http://www.mastersindatascience.org/schools/top-masters-in-analytics/ and http://www.mastersindatascience.org/specialties/online-masters-in-business-analytics/
- Rich discussions on careers paths, including job requirements and responsibilities, salary figures, and interviews with current professionals http://www.mastersindatascience.org/careers/
From Sarah Perowne: Navigating the Challenges of Women in STEM & Gaming, https://wordfinderx.com/blog/women-in-stem-gaming/

From Tasha Lawrence: Best Online Masters in Data Science Programs - https://www.bestcolleges.com/computer-science/masters/data-science/

From Theresa Frost and I am reaching out on behalf of the website, Computer Science Master Degrees, https://computersciencems.com/resources/

From Tessie Hargrove: http://www.smartscholar.com/computer-science-guide/

From Tom Conor: The Many Languages of IT Programming" - http://www.test-king.com/guide-languages-of-it-programming.htm

From LABenson: Wish that I'd had this 5 decades ago when I started doing automated text editing https://www.whoishostingthis.com/resources/html-for-beginners/

5.2 Cyber-security Education

From Cyber-security careers and certifications - Cybersecurityguide.org
From Ashley Jones: https://bootcamp.berkeley.edu/blog/cybersecurity-in-education-what-teachers-parents-and-students-should-know/
From Cheryl Romano: www.cybersecurityherald.com/top-10-cybersecurity-threat-predictions-for-2022/
From Eric Mitchell: https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/manage-your-business/stay-safe-cybersecurity-threats
From Gabby Dalton: Our Cyber-Security guidebooks are available at http://cybersecuritydegrees.org/ and http://www.forensicscienceonline.org/.
From Jacob Philips: Our site about pursuing a career in Cyber Security, http://www.cybersecurityeducation.org/
From James Corbyn: What every student should know about cybersecurity threats - https://ivypanda.com/blog/cyber-security-threats/
From Jamie Powell and Eric Mitchell:https://juicedsystems.com/pages/cyber-risk-management-guide
From Jessie Williams: Best password managers of 2023 - https://www.passwordmanager.com/best/
From Matt Gardner: Cyber Security - http://www.cyberdegrees.org/ and - http://www.cyberdegrees.org/listings/bachelors-degrees/
From Reese Johnson: Information about education and careers in cybersecurity.https://cyberdegreesedu.org/
From Ryan Martens: Information about careers in cybersecurity https://cybersecurityguide.org/
From Sarah Peterson: Our organization [ https://cyberdegreehub.com/] is dedicated to providing students with useful, unbiased information on different security degree programs, schools, and employment opportunities within this ever growing industry.
From Shaun McKay: Cybersecurity Masters Degree org; www.cybersecuritymastersdegree.org our mission is to serve as a dedicated resource for aspiring and practicing Cybersecurity Professionals.

6. Links Submitted by Club Members

*The VIP Club does not control the content of any site linked from this section - each was posted at the request of the 'From' person and each relates to information technology associated with computer history.

6.1 From Bill Bergen

6.2 From Dick Lundgren, updated by Dr. Greenia 10/2/2017

Mark Greenia, Author of "History of Computing", has established a Computer History Archives Project video library YouTube channel containing over 40 videos on vintage computers, including ENIAC, UNIVAC System/80, UNIVAC 1050-II, UNIVAC 1103A and many others. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ

www.ComputerHistoryArchivesProject.com

6.3 From Ron Q. Smith

The Computer History Museum now has an icon/link to a YouTube site which features many computer history video vignettes including the UNIVAC/Remington Rand beginning; http://www.computerhistory.org/
UNIVAC Memories; http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/univac/
Another early computer came from Rowayton, Connecticut; https://www.rowaytonhistoricalsociety.org/first-business-computer.

6.4 From Larry Bolton

http://www.duxcw.com/digest/guides/hd/hd2.htm This page mentions the ERA drum as preceding disc memory designs. (page not found)

6.5 From Ed Phillips via George Gray and Ron Smith

http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Eckert_Mauchly/Eckert_Mauchly.UNIVAC.1948.102646308.pdf.
Other Computer History Museum" information is available at http://vipclubmn.org/Exhibits.html#CHM or go directly to their site at https://computerhistory.org/. Click on their Explore Tab for a wide range of technology history items.

6.6 From Al Heiden:

Hi Lowell, Here is a document that could be of CAD interest: http://aheiden.net/INDICATES_users_guide-px10258-rev_f-01aug1980.pdf

6.7 From John Westergren:

The 24 August south metro newspaper issue and web site has an article by Tony Wagner about the emerging Legacy technology exhibit at the DCHS Lawshe Museum in South St. Paul. See http://www.startribune.com/local/south/220951371.html.
There are three factual errors in the article:

ERA is Engineering Research [printed as Resource] Associates;
Lockheed Martin 'shuttered' their Eagan Facility in 2012 [printed as 2010]; and
the two truck loads were delivered to the museum in December 2012 [printed as this year.] Illustrated in our Legacy icon above right is the entire sequence of company names from ERA to Lockheed Martin. The article text is somewhat remiss in that it doesn't include the UNIVAC name nor the fact that UNISYS is still in operation.

6.8 From Steve Koltes:

This site had brochures, http://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/applications.php - link removed because of source changes [2/25/2018] .

6.9 From Dave Shelander:

Glen's Computer Museum has a wide variety of electronic equipment including reference to some UNISYS computers such as the AN/UYK-44. The link is http://www.glennsmuseum.com/

6.10 From Paul Hove:

From a webinar about computer history Paul submitted the following links:
About Univac History: http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/univac/ a http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/univac/military/
Interesting photos: http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/univac/military/Univac_St_Paul_1960.pdf and http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/univac/military/ComputerGenealogy.pdf.
A Jim Thorton paper on the CDC 6600: http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cdc/cyber/cyber_70/thornton_6600_paper.pdf

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