I have the video of Asimov's opening speech, but it's 10 GB.

The Computer History Museum may be hosting it soon, so I'll let people know
when that happens.

Stan


On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 2:02 PM Terry Simpkins <[log in to unmask]>
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> That Wikipedia page is completely directed toward DEC and its operating
> systems.   Not a single reference to MPE that I saw.
> I'd say it needs to be renamed or HEAVILY edited.
>
> Terry W Simpkins
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> I notice that there is a website:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-Interex
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> But there is no detail about the conferences or the years held and where
> they where located...  Can anyone add that information?
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Terry Simpkins
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> Washington DC was '85
> The '84 conference (the first one I attended) was in Anaheim, CA.
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> Terry W Simpkins
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> Well now I feel a lot younger.  My first HP conference was in Washington.
> Was that 84 or 85?  Ah crap, turning 70 on Saturday, so much for younger
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> Good one. I obviously mistyped the first date. I blame advancing age.
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> Good one.  I obviously mistyped the first date.  I blame advancing age.
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> [log in to unmask]>> On Behalf Of Tracy Johnson
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> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2023 11:51 AM
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> To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] 40 Years ago today...
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> Must have been a 7-year itch to cause that kind of postponement.
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> Worse than COVID to get from 1983 to 1989.
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> On 4/24/23 12:16, Denys Beauchemin wrote:
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> > Hello HP3000-L,
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> > 40 years ago today, on March 24, 1989, I opened the 1983 HP3000 IUG
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> > Conference in Montréal, Canada.  The conference was held at the Queen
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> > Elizabeth Hotel and the adjoining Sheraton Center and ran from the 24
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> > to the 29th.
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> > The opening get together was held at the QE hotel on Sunday, 24th
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> > April and was hosted by Hewlett Packard.
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> > On Tuesday evening, we bused the participants to a sugaring-off party
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> > in a nearby sugar shack.
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> > On Wednesday, the keynote address was delivered by Dr. Isaac Asimov.
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> >
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> > On Thursday evening, the conference banquet was held at the Olympic
> Stadium.
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> > The participants went by Metra to the stadium using tickets that we
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> > printed for the occasion.  I believe this was the first time the Metro
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> > system accepted tickets that were printed for the occasion by the event
> itself.
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> > The vendor Exhibit was in the QE hotel. It was MUCH smaller in those
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> > early days.
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> >
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> > We produced a swap type on site, in the hastily assembled computer
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> > room in one of the conference rooms of the hotel, in which we rolled
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> > in an HP3000 Series 33, with printer and tape drive.
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> > The technical sessions were held at QE convention level, with overflow
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> > sessions at the adjoining Sheraton.
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> >
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> > The conference committee:
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> > Myself as conference chair.
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> >
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> > Myer Kwavnick as vice-chair.
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> >
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> > Jim “Fairch” Fairchild as conference manager.
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> >
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> > Hank Van Leeuwen – Technical papers chair
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> >
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> > Helene Quimper – Vendors Exhibits
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> >
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> > Linda Black – Computer System Manager
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> >
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> > Sandi Kwavnick – Publications
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> >
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> > Eric Billington – Audio-Visual
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> >
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> > Henri Koelblen – Special Events
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> >
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> > Madeleine Paradis – Special Events
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> >
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> > Anscar Mantel – Security
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> >
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> > Gerry Johnson – Swap tape
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> >
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> > Lana Farmery – IUG BoD liaison
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> >
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> > After decades of moves and storage, all I have left of this event are
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> > a cube, a few badges, and a copy of the conference guide.
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> > Denys
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