[Magdalen] Unplugged for Two Weeks.

[Jay Weigel]

Welcome back, David! I also got a new computer, mine being a Christmas
present, but having an in-house geek, setup was quick and I was not offline
because I could check in from my iPad. I donated my other one, which wasn't
all that old, to grandson Boogie, who was THRILLED. S/O completely wiped
and re-formatted it, so it runs like a brand-new one. My new computer is
about the size of two waffles stacked one atop the other. The monitor,
OTOH, is the size of a modest TV!

On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 11:53 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 2/23/2017 10:10:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> gracecan at gmail.com writes:
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> "Hidden  Figures," Lynn, and yes, it was terrific!  I marveled at that old
> computer that took up virtually the whole room. I also marveled at the way
> the  three women were able to persevere through all the racism they faced.
> IIRC, Katherine was able to see the film when it came out--I'm not sure the
>  other two are still  alive.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> Back in my life in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, I had Seymour Cray as a  patient.
>  He was an eccentric
> genius and though his supercomputer headquarters was in Seattle  (WA), his
> "think tank"
> was between Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls (WI).  The odd assortment of
> youngish employees
> who made up the think tank group was the stuff of local legends because
> they looked as though
> they would be more at home in San Francisco (CA) than in Eau Claire.   The
> think tank employees
> were often seen meditating on the wooded trails in that Hallie  Township
> where a good friend
> physician (and son of the Chairman of the UW-Madison Botany Department) was
>  shot dead by
> a couple of underage boys, out of deer season in this posted, no-hunting
> area.
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> I know that 35-40 years ago, his supercomputers which were the
> international standards at that
> time (maybe still are?), were physically huge by today's standards.
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> David S.
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