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  1. Article: 14322 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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  3. From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
  4. Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.protocols.kermit.misc
  5. Subject: Re: Columbia U Computing History - New stuff
  6. Date: 22 May 2003 14:40:13 -0400
  7. Organization: Columbia University
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  16.  
  17. In article <3ecd1437$1_3@news.iglou.com>,
  18. Douglas H. Quebbeman <dougq@iglou.com> wrote:
  19. : NORC is rather cool-looking though, with the glass cover panels
  20. : for the racks... nice touch for those days!
  21. : 
  22. Those photos were taken in the building where I work, still known as
  23. Watson Lab, just a few feet from where I sit.  Note, especially, the NY
  24. Herald Tribute photo (looks best with browser maximized) in which the
  25. engineer is standing inside the logic/control unit, velvet rope marking
  26. off the walkway:
  27.  
  28.   http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/norc-herald.html
  29.  
  30. Not even HAL had a velvet rope.
  31.  
  32. - Frank
  33.