[Magdalen] Unplugged for Two Weeks.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

N. Michigan University is in Marquette... Mi, that is : )


Ahem, Michigan Tech (University) is extremely old. It started in the 1800s 
as Michigan School of Mines, located as it were near a mother lode of US 
copper, in the UP - the state of Michigan, and at one time, considered 
making Calumet (13 miles N of MTU) the capital of the state!! Over the years 
MTU became also an engineering school of high regard and now they're heavily 
into Medical/science and Computer technology. It is a great place, small 
enrollment and it's graduates in the heavier fields of study 'go places' in 
the country and in the world.

The copper found in the UP is unusual in that it was often found in huge 
chunks of solid, unadulterated copper. There was a hunk of such quality in 
the middle of campus when I was there - 8' tall and 4 or 5 
people-holding-hands around.  I think it is safely inside of the new rock & 
mineral museum.

Lynn

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
"Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk by 
Richard Rohr
"The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they 
oppress." F Douglass

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From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 3:56 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Unplugged for Two Weeks.

> Yes, I thought Marquette. I actually had never heard of it until a few 
> years ago.
>
>> On Feb 23, 2017, at 4:49 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I think that's the one in Marquette, Grace, so it would be. Or Hancock. I
>> forget exactly. One of my friends from HS taught at one, and a college
>> friend at the other.
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 2:42 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Is Michigan Tech in the UP, Lynn?
>>>
>>>>> On Feb 23, 2017, at 11:32 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> There was a Univac computer bigger than that, also from the '60s at
>>> Michigan Tech when I was three in 1970+. The computer and the giant
>>> reel-to-reel Mag tapes took up a whole floor on one of our buildings!
>>>> Lynn
>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 23, 2017, at 9:10 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "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.
>>>>
>>>> The old NASA footage was fun to see, as well.
>>>>
>>>> My favorite line:  "Here at NASA everybody pees yellow!"
>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 23, 2017, at 9:47 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Glad to see you here again David and set-up with a new window on the
>>> world. Sometimes it really amazes me how many computers I've had in the
>>> last 25 years, the first one of course being the most expensive and
>>> cumbersome.
>>>>>
>>>>> Got a glimpse of an old Univac last week in the movie 'Hidden Numbers'
>>> - great movie, I thought.
>>>>> Lynn
>>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 23, 2017, at 6:23 AM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Welcome back, David.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 6:54 AM, Roger Stokes <
>>> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 23/02/2017 06:28, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It probably has not been noticed, but I've been offline for  about
>>>>>>> two weeks due to computer problems.  My computer was 8  years
>>>>>>> old, and, in the end, the problem was that AOL, where I get my  mail
>>>>>>> and use other features, has updated its electronics to the  point 
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> it was no longer compatible with said computer.
>>>>>>> There was a remarkable gradual fading of AOL features  over the
>>>>>>> preceding weeks until about five days ago, the service was  gone
>>>>>>> completely.  By this time I had ordered a new tower from  Dell, and
>>>>>>> was waiting for the Geek Squad guy to come put it all  together.
>>>>>>> That was done successfully  today, with the preservation  of my
>>>>>>> files, pictures, etc., and I'm back in business for better or 
>>>>>>> worse.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Glad to see you again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Roger
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Christopher Hart
>>>>>
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>>>