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So what you're saying, is you don't have a copy, you have the original.  

(Or at least the backup.)



One of you must have the original, so the other must have the backup?





On 4/26/23 01:38, Stan Sieler wrote:

> Denys, wrong.

>

> I purchased it, and other material, from the legal owner after Interex

> defaulted on rent and abandoned all of its assets to the building owner.

>

> Interex management shamefully left many many documents that could lead to

> identity theft, free for the taking by anyone.

> I watched the building owner complain while he arranged ... on his dime ...

> to have a firm come in to shred such documents.

>

> Stan

>

> On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 6:23 AM Denys Beauchemin<[log in to unmask]>  wrote:

>

>> You should not have it and it certainly isn't yours to give to the museum

>> or anyone else.

>>

>> Chuck promised me that he didn't make any copies for anyone.

>>

>> I was going to make arrangements to make it available for people to see

>> it.  I was waiting until tomorrow to announce it as Asimov's keynote speech

>> was after the lunch on Wednesday of the conference; it was not the opening

>> speech.

>>

>> I will have a lot more to say tomorrow.

>>

>> Denys

>>

>> -----Original Message-----

>> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion<[log in to unmask]>  On Behalf Of

>> Stan Sieler

>> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2023 10:01 PM

>> To:[log in to unmask]

>> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] 40 Years ago today...

>>

>> 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]>

>> wrote:

>>

>>> 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

>>> Yorktown, VA    23693

>>> IBA # 8778     SS1000, SS2000, BBG, 50CC

>>>

>>> -----Original Message-----

>>> From:[log in to unmask]  <[log in to unmask]>

>>> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2023 1:52 PM

>>> To: 'Terry Simpkins'<[log in to unmask]>;[log in to unmask]

>>> Subject: RE: 40 Years ago today...

>>>

>>> I notice that there is a website:

>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-Interex

>>>

>>> But there is no detail about the conferences or the years held and

>>> where they where located...  Can anyone add that information?

>>>

>>> -----Original Message-----

>>> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion<[log in to unmask]>  On Behalf Of

>>> Terry Simpkins

>>> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2023 10:31 AM

>>> To:[log in to unmask]

>>> Subject: Re: 40 Years ago today...

>>>

>>> Washington DC was '85

>>> The '84 conference (the first one I attended) was in Anaheim, CA.

>>>

>>> Terry W Simpkins

>>> Yorktown, VA    23693

>>> IBA # 8778     SS1000, SS2000, BBG, 50CC

>>>

>>> -----Original Message-----

>>> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion<[log in to unmask]>  On Behalf Of

>>> Michael Berkowitz

>>> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2023 12:58 PM

>>> To:[log in to unmask]

>>> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] 40 Years ago today...

>>>

>>> 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

>>>

>>> Michael Berkowitz | Project Manager

>>> CGS

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>>> D R I V I N G   F U N D A M E N T A L S TM

>>>

>>> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion<[log in to unmask]>  On Behalf Of

>>> Denys Beauchemin

>>> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2023 9:55 AM

>>> To:[log in to unmask]

>>> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] 40 Years ago today...

>>>

>>> Good one. I obviously mistyped the first date. I blame advancing age.

>>> Denys -----Original Message----- From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion

>>> <HP3000-L@ RAVEN. UTC. EDU> On Behalf Of Tracy Johnson Sent: Monday,

>>> April 24, 2023

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>>> Good one.  I obviously mistyped the first date.  I blame advancing age.

>>>

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>>>

>>> Denys

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>>>

>>> -----Original Message-----

>>>

>>> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion <[log in to unmask]<mailto: [log in to unmask]>> On Behalf Of Tracy Johnson

>>>

>>> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2023 11:51 AM

>>>

>>> To:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>

>>>

>>> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] 40 Years ago today...

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Must have been a 7-year itch to cause that kind of postponement.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Worse than COVID to get from 1983 to 1989.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> On 4/24/23 12:16, Denys Beauchemin wrote:

>>>

>>>> Hello HP3000-L,

>>>> 40 years ago today, on March 24, 1989, I opened the 1983 HP3000 IUG

>>>> Conference in Montréal, Canada.  The conference was held at the

>>>> Queen

>>>> Elizabeth Hotel and the adjoining Sheraton Center and ran from the

>>>> 24

>>>> to the 29th.

>>>> The opening get together was held at the QE hotel on Sunday, 24th

>>>> April and was hosted by Hewlett Packard.

>>>> On Tuesday evening, we bused the participants to a sugaring-off

>>>> party

>>>> in a nearby sugar shack.

>>>> On Wednesday, the keynote address was delivered by Dr. Isaac Asimov.

>>>> On Thursday evening, the conference banquet was held at the Olympic

>>> Stadium.

>>>

>>>> The participants went by Metra to the stadium using tickets that we

>>>> printed for the occasion.  I believe this was the first time the

>>>> Metro

>>>> system accepted tickets that were printed for the occasion by the

>>>> event

>>> itself.

>>>

>>>> The vendor Exhibit was in the QE hotel. It was MUCH smaller in those

>>>> early days.

>>>> We produced a swap type on site, in the hastily assembled computer

>>>> room in one of the conference rooms of the hotel, in which we rolled

>>>> in an HP3000 Series 33, with printer and tape drive.

>>>> The technical sessions were held at QE convention level, with

>>>> overflow

>>>> sessions at the adjoining Sheraton.

>>>> The conference committee:

>>>> Myself as conference chair.

>>>> Myer Kwavnick as vice-chair.

>>>> Jim “Fairch” Fairchild as conference manager.

>>>> Hank Van Leeuwen – Technical papers chair

>>>> Helene Quimper – Vendors Exhibits

>>>> Linda Black – Computer System Manager

>>>> Sandi Kwavnick – Publications

>>>> Eric Billington – Audio-Visual

>>>> Henri Koelblen – Special Events

>>>> Madeleine Paradis – Special Events

>>>> Anscar Mantel – Security

>>>> Gerry Johnson – Swap tape

>>>> Lana Farmery – IUG BoD liaison

>>>> After decades of moves and storage, all I have left of this event

>>>> are

>>>> a cube, a few badges, and a copy of the conference guide.

>>>> Denys

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>>> --

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>>> Tracy Johnson

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