tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post4586523249625765297..comments2023-10-29T07:42:22.065-05:00Comments on Modern-Day Jane: Archeological dig.Lyzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13246510346329581281noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-10192173554122837332010-04-03T08:58:12.794-05:002010-04-03T08:58:12.794-05:00I'm not impressed by the quantity or age of th...I'm not impressed by the quantity or age of the materials in the list. A selection of the items in my collection:<br /><br />- My complete set of course notes from high school including decorated binders.<br /><br />- A digital clock I built in the 1970s featuring a transformer I lovingly designed, wound, and baked as well as a printed cirucit board I etched and drilled. Other electronics projects made with discete transistors and MSI and LSI ICs. (Too bad the TV jammer doesn't work any more with the switch to digital.)<br /><br />- Bible study notes meticulously generated by hand on yellow "engineering problem paper".<br /><br />- Original computer program source code in ancient languages like FORTRAN IV, Pascal, Modula-2, and maybe even my dissertation code in Prolog. Possibly even some LISP.<br /><br />- My TRS-80 Model 1 computer from 1980 plus manuals and Z-80 assembly language resources.<br /><br />- My set of 1970 World Book Encyclopedias (kids, this is how we found out stuff before Wikipedia).<br /><br />So if you need a staycation destination this summer, check out the Museum of Geek History and Natural Science...Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445980997391559036noreply@blogger.com