[1401_interest] CTI Open House w/ 1440 - 4 Nov 2010

[Robert Garner]

FYI - The Binghamton, NY "Center for Technology & Innovation" is  
having an open house on Nov 4th, co-featuring their 1440 restoration  
project (Web site: www.ctandi.org)

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> From: Susan Sherwood <director at ctandi.org>
> Date: October 19, 2010 7:19:34 AM PDT
> To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
> Subject: You're invited - 4 November 2010
>
> CT&I is honoring its donors and its dedicated volunteers on 4  
> November at 4PM at its new historic building at 321 Water Street.  I  
> hope that you'll  able to join us for the event to recognize the  
> veteran IBMers who make possible much of our progress.
>
> Members of the IBM 1440 team will be there throughout the afternoon  
> and evening, so that you can check on their progress in restoring  
> this 49.5 year old mainframe.  We plan to celebrate the completion  
> of the 1440 restoration sometime in 2011.
>
> After the Ribbon Cutting, the Blue Box Workshop will be open free to  
> the public from 5-8 PM.  The Blue Box, a Link flight trainer from  
> WWII, is a terrific example of CT&I's three step strategy for making  
> historic innovation real to 21st century visitors.  First, find a  
> significant historic device and restore its functionality.  Second,  
> build an interface that engages the visitor in the vintage  
> technology.  Third, offer a narrative that provides insight into the  
> device's inner workings and context for the technological advance 
> (s). For the Blue Box, we're testing the Step Two prototype; for the  
> IBM 1440 we're in the middle of Step One.
>
> 321 Water Street is 2 blocks north of the Regency Hotel.  There is  
> plenty of parking in the two lots between the railroad trestles on  
> both sides of Water Street.
>
> Hope to see you on the 4th!
>
> Susan  Sherwood
> Executive Director
> Center for Technology & Innovation
> 321 Water Street, Binghamton, NY 13901
>
> Future home of TechWorks! museum of
> invention and upstate NY industry
>
> Tel    607-723-8600
>
> www.ctandi.org
> <4 nov duo invite.pdf>
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