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Retirees of UNISYS and Lockheed Martin MS2

Twin Cities Information Technology Pioneers

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1. Welcome:  The VIP CLUB is a social and service organization of retiree members from UNISYS, Lockheed Martin MS2, and their Twin Cities predecessors.      

      The level 2 pages tabbed under this HOME page are specific to the ongoing CLUB activities and history. All of the pages between the Home and Contact Us tabs include articles, short stories, and sub-tabs about our Information Technology history. 

       Enjoy reading, then use the Contact Us page to contribute your stories and experiences.  [LABenson]


3. Article for the Month:       

See the Links, Documents page to access all previous 'Article for the Month' items. 

  • March '09 - The U of MN Computer Science & Engineering Department's 40-year history document cites ERA computers as part of their early heritage - [linked/posted here with CSE permission.] 
  • February '09 - It's A Wrap - a project report about our Sesquicentennial Team's activities by Lowell A. Benson.  Read about what we've put into the Minnesota bi-centennial time capsule.
  • January '09 - BEA reservation system by Michael Knight - a British paper about UNIVAC history. 

On this page, scroll to:
  1.  Welcome [left]
  2.  Announcements [3/14/09]
  3.  Article for the Month
  4.  Site Update Log [3/14/09]
  5.  
     Disclaimer
  6.  Volunteer Hours Survey Form [1/12/09]


2. Announcements: To post here, contact Joe or Lowell.

        Bloodmobile visits to our sponsors: Contact Marion Scott at 651-455-7952 to volunteer as a server or greeter.

  • March 25th, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at UNISYS Plant 4. 
  • April 9th, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the LMCO Eagan. 

   March 18th - 7 p.m. CBI presents the seventh of Minnesota Computer History lectures at Anderson hall on the U of MN West Bank.  Bio-Medical Computing is this month's focus.

  Before April 3rd - Please fill out our volunteer survey form in section 6 of this page.

  April 15th - 8:30 a.m. Volunteer recognition breakfast at the New Brighton Tri-City Legion Club, note date and site changes from previous announcements!

 May 6th - 1 p.m.  Legacy Committee meets at the LMCO East Lobby conference room. 

May 13th - 7 p.m.  Program at the Eagan Community Center.


4. Site Update Log: Note that each page has its own revision date at the page's bottom.

March 14 - Updated the announcements and People page.


February 25th - Updated the Links page per CHM request, updated the Site map page text, and fixed an erroneous footer link.  Added a book reference to the Links/Docs, Documents page, section 4 - "A History of the Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering 1888-2008" pages 182 to 187 discusses ERA and a few computer pioneers.

February 24th - Posted the March newsletter for downloading from the Links, Newsletter page.

February 17th - Added March 'Article for the Month', updated Calendar page, and announcements.  Posted the January/February newsletter to the Links, Newsletter page.

February 10th - Added Dennis Abbott to the People, A-B page.  Added an input from Wes Peters to 3.5 of the Computers, 18-bit page.  Added an input from Rick Orozco to 3.1 of the Computers, 32-bit page.  Added an input from Tony Mannucci to 3.7 of Computers, 24-bit page.  Created section 2.3 of the Engineering, Memory page.

February 8th - Updated announcements


 January 12 - Added the Article of the Month for February.  Updated the Announcements on this page.  Archived the last three 2008 Club newsletters on the Links, Documents page.  Inserted the Volunteer Hours Survey Form below.


 December 27 - Updated the About Us and Contact Us pages with 2009 VIP Club officer information.  Added CBI Minnesota Computer History lecture series 3 and 4 slide links in section 3 of the links page.  Archived this Update Log through October 2008. 

December 22nd - Added the 'British' Computer Conservation Society to section 2 of the Links page.  Added TACS training as section 2.3 of the Engineering, Training page.  Updated the announcements.  Added the Unihogs/Uniturkeys deceased announcement lists to the People, Deceased page. 

December 16th - Updated the Calendar/Activities page.  Added the January '09 Article for the Month. 

December 11th - Updated Announcements, archived updates prior to September 2008. Added the October '08 newsletter to the level 2 page - Links, Newsletter/Slides, section 2.1. Updated section 2 of the Site Map page.

December 10th - Made Training a stand alone level 2 page under level 1 engineering tab.  Added ship names to Don Lovely's career summary on the People, I thru L level 2 page.  Added section 6, MAPPER Users Group, to the Engineering - software level 2 page. Added section 5, Diversity, to the Level 1 People page.

December 9th - Updated the Links page, moved the level 2 Site Map page to the Home page section.

December 1st - Added Keith Davis and Allan Edwards to the level 2 People, C-F page.  Updated announcements, added the Harry Wise drum snapshot and Larry Bolton's researched data to the Engineering, Memory page section 2.  Added some M-460 comments to the Computers, 30-bit page. 


November 15 - Revised the Links page, added a link to the latest CBI newsletter, changed color schema.

November 13th - Updated announcements, added the December Article for the Month, fixed the 'Join Us' form, separated the Site Map onto its own page under Links, Docs, etc. 


October 2007 through October 2008 - Previous updates are listed in the History Log.



5. Disclaimer:

Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before using this Web site.  By accessing or using our site, you agree to the following terms and conditions.  You should review these regularly as they may change at any time at out sole discretion.  If you do not agree to any term or condition, you should not access or otherwise use our site's pages.  "Content" refers to any materials, documents, images, graphics, logos, design, audio, video, and any other information provided from or on our Web site.

A.  We provide our web Site for your Convenience Only! 

B.  Our Web site is provided to you without charge as a convenience and for your information only.  By merely providing access to our Web site content, we do not warrant nor represent that:

  • The content is accurate or complete;
  • The content is up-to-date or current;
  • We have a duty to update any content;
  • The content is free from technical inaccuracies or typographical errors
  • Links to pages or sites outside of the VIP CLUB site are available or accurate, and
  • Your access to our Web site will be free from interruptions, errors, computer viruses or other harmful components.


6.  Volunteer Hours Survey Form

   The VIP Club volunteer recognition event will be at 8:30 a.m. on April 15 in the Tri-City Legion Club in New Brighton. It is located on old Highway 8 about a mile North of Co. Rd. D.  You may send your volunteer hour summary to Bernie using the newsletter form or by filling in the information in the form below this category table . 

 

Code

Service Area

Code

Service Area

1

Community and Related Services

AARP Volunteers

Civic/Government Support Services

Community Services

DARTS

Minnesota Senior Federation/VISTA

Scouts

Senior Centers

United Way

2

Meals, Food and Housing Services

Dorothy Day Center

Food Services / Senior Dining

Habitat for Humanity

Loaves and Fishes

Meals on Wheels

Sharing and Caring Hands

3

Health and Disaster Services

American Cancer Society

Arthritis Foundation

Courage Center

Red Cross & Bloodmobile Services

Signet Health & Rehab. Center

4

Religious and Related Services

Basilica of St. Mary

Church Missions and Camps

Lutheran Missions

Presbyterian Homes

Related Charities

5

Schools and Educational Services

Historical Societies

Volunteer Services in Schools

Wright Brothers National Memorial

6

Music and Theatrical Services

Guthrie Theater

Northern Lights Variety Band

North Suburban Chorus

7

Other Services

Animal Humane Society                                Juvenile Court Guardian

Law Enforcement Services                            Mutual Interest Association

Small Business Consulting                             UNISYS & LMCO Legacy

Veterans & Armed Forces Support                VIP CLUB

 

First enter your first name, last name, and e-mail address into the first three boxes.  Then enter your volunteer information into the message block  Organization type from the table, Organization Name, and volunteer hours for each – followed by how many will attend the volunteer breakfast.  Then click on the ‘Submit’ button.

* First name (required):

* Last name (required):
* E-mail address (required):

Phone number:
* Message (required):


 Thank you, Bernie  


VIP Page 1 updated Saturday, March 14, 2009 06:46:27 PM