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Tom Johnson

More on the history of computing.
TJ

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Date: May 26, 2016 6:00 AM
Subject: 💻 📊 Old Computers at the U.S. Census Bureau
To: <[hidden email]>
Cc:

MuckRock

Oldest Computer Project

The oldest computer at the U.S. Census Bureau

A few weeks ago the U.S. Census Bureau completed my request. Believe it or not, simply requesting “the oldest computer in active use by this agency” actually gets real results from agencies. It worked with MassPort and it worked again with the U.S. Census Bureau. I’m surprised that such a generic request can get results, but at the same time it’s very encouraging that some agencies are willing to meet me more than halfway (we’ll see if this request language works with more uptight agencies…).

Unfortunately, there were no earth-shattering discoveries in the Census’ response. A simple enterprise server from 2000. Frankly, the most interesting part of their response was the way that they redacted it. Instead, I used this as an opportunity to learn about the much more interesting history of computing at the Census from the late 19th century and into the 20th. Did you know that the Census purchased the first commercial computer, the UNIVAC I, in 1951? Or that a Census employee founded the company that would go on to become IBM? You can read the history of computing at the census here.

GAO releases report on “aging legacy systems”

Just yesterday the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report commissioned by Congress that I’ve been waiting to read, “Federal Agencies Need to Address Aging Legacy Systems” (check the second and third pages for highlights):

Federal legacy IT investments are becoming increasingly obsolete: many use outdated software languages and hardware parts that are unsupported. Agencies reported using several systems that have components that are, in some cases, at least 50 years old. For example, the Department of Defense uses 8-inch floppy disks in a legacy system that coordinates the operational functions of the nation’s nuclear forces. In addition, the Department of the Treasury uses assembly language code—a computer language initially used in the 1950s and typically tied to the hardware for which it was developed.

I’m planning on sitting down with the full report soon, as well as filing FOIA requests regarding its creation and any correspondence between the GAO and Congress. In the meantime, if you find anything interesting or file any requests, please let me know and I can add them to the project.

Historic computers, restored and retouched

A really cool and beautiful collaboration between Docubyte and INK has produced high-quality photos of vintage computers as they would have appeared when new. From INK:

The ageing historical objects as photographed by Docubyte have been ‘digitally restored’ and returned to their original form. As a number of these computers pre-date modern colour photography, Guide to Computing therefore showcases them in a never before seen context.

For more information on the project and specific identification of each machine, check out Eliza Williams’ article in Creative Review. For a deeper dive on the industrial design of older computers, I strongly suggest checking out The Interface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945–1976 from your local library.


It’s been a little while, hasn’t it? At least I have a good reason for that, and some exciting news to boot. I needed to take time off my own project to push our projects feature open to everyone. If you have an idea for a FOIA-based project, I really encourage you to try creating it with us. And when you do create your project, I’d love to hear about it. 🙂

If you know someone who might enjoy this newsletter, please forward it to them. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please send them to me—just reply to this email.

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Re: Fwd: 💻 📊 Old Computers at the U.S. Census Bureau

cody dooderson
That is all very interesting, but how did you get images in the subject line?

Cody Smith

On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 10:28 AM, Tom Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:

More on the history of computing.
TJ

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From: "Allan at MuckRock" <[hidden email]>
Date: May 26, 2016 6:00 AM
Subject: 💻 📊 Old Computers at the U.S. Census Bureau
To: <[hidden email]>
Cc:

MuckRock

Oldest Computer Project

The oldest computer at the U.S. Census Bureau

A few weeks ago the U.S. Census Bureau completed my request. Believe it or not, simply requesting “the oldest computer in active use by this agency” actually gets real results from agencies. It worked with MassPort and it worked again with the U.S. Census Bureau. I’m surprised that such a generic request can get results, but at the same time it’s very encouraging that some agencies are willing to meet me more than halfway (we’ll see if this request language works with more uptight agencies…).

Unfortunately, there were no earth-shattering discoveries in the Census’ response. A simple enterprise server from 2000. Frankly, the most interesting part of their response was the way that they redacted it. Instead, I used this as an opportunity to learn about the much more interesting history of computing at the Census from the late 19th century and into the 20th. Did you know that the Census purchased the first commercial computer, the UNIVAC I, in 1951? Or that a Census employee founded the company that would go on to become IBM? You can read the history of computing at the census here.

GAO releases report on “aging legacy systems”

Just yesterday the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report commissioned by Congress that I’ve been waiting to read, “Federal Agencies Need to Address Aging Legacy Systems” (check the second and third pages for highlights):

Federal legacy IT investments are becoming increasingly obsolete: many use outdated software languages and hardware parts that are unsupported. Agencies reported using several systems that have components that are, in some cases, at least 50 years old. For example, the Department of Defense uses 8-inch floppy disks in a legacy system that coordinates the operational functions of the nation’s nuclear forces. In addition, the Department of the Treasury uses assembly language code—a computer language initially used in the 1950s and typically tied to the hardware for which it was developed.

I’m planning on sitting down with the full report soon, as well as filing FOIA requests regarding its creation and any correspondence between the GAO and Congress. In the meantime, if you find anything interesting or file any requests, please let me know and I can add them to the project.

Historic computers, restored and retouched

A really cool and beautiful collaboration between Docubyte and INK has produced high-quality photos of vintage computers as they would have appeared when new. From INK:

The ageing historical objects as photographed by Docubyte have been ‘digitally restored’ and returned to their original form. As a number of these computers pre-date modern colour photography, Guide to Computing therefore showcases them in a never before seen context.

For more information on the project and specific identification of each machine, check out Eliza Williams’ article in Creative Review. For a deeper dive on the industrial design of older computers, I strongly suggest checking out The Interface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945–1976 from your local library.


It’s been a little while, hasn’t it? At least I have a good reason for that, and some exciting news to boot. I needed to take time off my own project to push our projects feature open to everyone. If you have an idea for a FOIA-based project, I really encourage you to try creating it with us. And when you do create your project, I’d love to hear about it. 🙂

If you know someone who might enjoy this newsletter, please forward it to them. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please send them to me—just reply to this email.

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Re: Fwd: 💻 📊 Old Computers at the U.S. Census Bureau

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On 05/26/2016 09:37 AM, cody dooderson wrote:
> That is all very interesting, but how did you get images in the subject line?

http://unicode-table.com/en/

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Re: Fwd: 💻 📊 Old Computers at the U.S. Census Bureau

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Don't know.  I just forwarded the original post.
TJ



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On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 10:37 AM, cody dooderson <[hidden email]> wrote:
That is all very interesting, but how did you get images in the subject line?

Cody Smith

On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 10:28 AM, Tom Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:

More on the history of computing.
TJ

===================================
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Santa Fe, NM
SPJ Region 9 Director
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From: "Allan at MuckRock" <[hidden email]>
Date: May 26, 2016 6:00 AM
Subject: 💻 📊 Old Computers at the U.S. Census Bureau
To: <[hidden email]>
Cc:

MuckRock

Oldest Computer Project

The oldest computer at the U.S. Census Bureau

A few weeks ago the U.S. Census Bureau completed my request. Believe it or not, simply requesting “the oldest computer in active use by this agency” actually gets real results from agencies. It worked with MassPort and it worked again with the U.S. Census Bureau. I’m surprised that such a generic request can get results, but at the same time it’s very encouraging that some agencies are willing to meet me more than halfway (we’ll see if this request language works with more uptight agencies…).

Unfortunately, there were no earth-shattering discoveries in the Census’ response. A simple enterprise server from 2000. Frankly, the most interesting part of their response was the way that they redacted it. Instead, I used this as an opportunity to learn about the much more interesting history of computing at the Census from the late 19th century and into the 20th. Did you know that the Census purchased the first commercial computer, the UNIVAC I, in 1951? Or that a Census employee founded the company that would go on to become IBM? You can read the history of computing at the census here.

GAO releases report on “aging legacy systems”

Just yesterday the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report commissioned by Congress that I’ve been waiting to read, “Federal Agencies Need to Address Aging Legacy Systems” (check the second and third pages for highlights):

Federal legacy IT investments are becoming increasingly obsolete: many use outdated software languages and hardware parts that are unsupported. Agencies reported using several systems that have components that are, in some cases, at least 50 years old. For example, the Department of Defense uses 8-inch floppy disks in a legacy system that coordinates the operational functions of the nation’s nuclear forces. In addition, the Department of the Treasury uses assembly language code—a computer language initially used in the 1950s and typically tied to the hardware for which it was developed.

I’m planning on sitting down with the full report soon, as well as filing FOIA requests regarding its creation and any correspondence between the GAO and Congress. In the meantime, if you find anything interesting or file any requests, please let me know and I can add them to the project.

Historic computers, restored and retouched

A really cool and beautiful collaboration between Docubyte and INK has produced high-quality photos of vintage computers as they would have appeared when new. From INK:

The ageing historical objects as photographed by Docubyte have been ‘digitally restored’ and returned to their original form. As a number of these computers pre-date modern colour photography, Guide to Computing therefore showcases them in a never before seen context.

For more information on the project and specific identification of each machine, check out Eliza Williams’ article in Creative Review. For a deeper dive on the industrial design of older computers, I strongly suggest checking out The Interface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945–1976 from your local library.


It’s been a little while, hasn’t it? At least I have a good reason for that, and some exciting news to boot. I needed to take time off my own project to push our projects feature open to everyone. If you have an idea for a FOIA-based project, I really encourage you to try creating it with us. And when you do create your project, I’d love to hear about it. 🙂

If you know someone who might enjoy this newsletter, please forward it to them. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please send them to me—just reply to this email.

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Re: Fwd: 💻 📊 Old Computers at the U.S. Census Bureau

cody dooderson
cheers 🍻 😊

Cody Smith

On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 3:36 PM, Tom Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:
Don't know.  I just forwarded the original post.
TJ



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On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 10:37 AM, cody dooderson <[hidden email]> wrote:
That is all very interesting, but how did you get images in the subject line?

Cody Smith

On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 10:28 AM, Tom Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:

More on the history of computing.
TJ

===================================
Tom Johnson - Inst. for Analytic Journalism
Santa Fe, NM
SPJ Region 9 Director
[hidden email]               <a href="tel:505-473-9646" value="+15054739646" target="_blank">505-473-9646
===================================

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From: "Allan at MuckRock" <[hidden email]>
Date: May 26, 2016 6:00 AM
Subject: 💻 📊 Old Computers at the U.S. Census Bureau
To: <[hidden email]>
Cc:

MuckRock

Oldest Computer Project

The oldest computer at the U.S. Census Bureau

A few weeks ago the U.S. Census Bureau completed my request. Believe it or not, simply requesting “the oldest computer in active use by this agency” actually gets real results from agencies. It worked with MassPort and it worked again with the U.S. Census Bureau. I’m surprised that such a generic request can get results, but at the same time it’s very encouraging that some agencies are willing to meet me more than halfway (we’ll see if this request language works with more uptight agencies…).

Unfortunately, there were no earth-shattering discoveries in the Census’ response. A simple enterprise server from 2000. Frankly, the most interesting part of their response was the way that they redacted it. Instead, I used this as an opportunity to learn about the much more interesting history of computing at the Census from the late 19th century and into the 20th. Did you know that the Census purchased the first commercial computer, the UNIVAC I, in 1951? Or that a Census employee founded the company that would go on to become IBM? You can read the history of computing at the census here.

GAO releases report on “aging legacy systems”

Just yesterday the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report commissioned by Congress that I’ve been waiting to read, “Federal Agencies Need to Address Aging Legacy Systems” (check the second and third pages for highlights):

Federal legacy IT investments are becoming increasingly obsolete: many use outdated software languages and hardware parts that are unsupported. Agencies reported using several systems that have components that are, in some cases, at least 50 years old. For example, the Department of Defense uses 8-inch floppy disks in a legacy system that coordinates the operational functions of the nation’s nuclear forces. In addition, the Department of the Treasury uses assembly language code—a computer language initially used in the 1950s and typically tied to the hardware for which it was developed.

I’m planning on sitting down with the full report soon, as well as filing FOIA requests regarding its creation and any correspondence between the GAO and Congress. In the meantime, if you find anything interesting or file any requests, please let me know and I can add them to the project.

Historic computers, restored and retouched

A really cool and beautiful collaboration between Docubyte and INK has produced high-quality photos of vintage computers as they would have appeared when new. From INK:

The ageing historical objects as photographed by Docubyte have been ‘digitally restored’ and returned to their original form. As a number of these computers pre-date modern colour photography, Guide to Computing therefore showcases them in a never before seen context.

For more information on the project and specific identification of each machine, check out Eliza Williams’ article in Creative Review. For a deeper dive on the industrial design of older computers, I strongly suggest checking out The Interface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945–1976 from your local library.


It’s been a little while, hasn’t it? At least I have a good reason for that, and some exciting news to boot. I needed to take time off my own project to push our projects feature open to everyone. If you have an idea for a FOIA-based project, I really encourage you to try creating it with us. And when you do create your project, I’d love to hear about it. 🙂

If you know someone who might enjoy this newsletter, please forward it to them. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please send them to me—just reply to this email.

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Re: 💻 📊 Old Computers at the U.S. Census Bureau

David Williams-2
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Hello all. This is probably a great opportunity for me to reintroduce myself to FRIAM group.

I am soon-to-be former IBMer and a former employee of BiosGroup. I’ve been in Santa Fe since I moved here in 2000 to join BiosGroup. Since then, I worked at the Naval Postgraduate School and done a ton of consulting in Decision Management and Business Process Management. I used to do optimization consulting when I lived in Japan in the 90s. My professional interests have most recently been at the intersection of decision modeling and analytics.

IBM is a century old technology company that has survived that long by reinventing itself several times. I took part in the 100th anniversary party here in NM in 2011 and there were some fabulous stories by the old-timers who came to NM to work for the government labs. IBM is trying to reinvent itself again by trippling down on design and they are reaching back to golden years of IBM design for some inspiration. The Selectric Typewritter is a heroic story within IBM’s design labs in Austin, TX. My product never had much uptake in the legacy computing space but when we were acquired we did all the work required to support mainframe workloads. It still represents a huge market segment even as the rest of the company is trying to launch into the cloud. My suspicion is that many of these legacy systems that Tom is researching will migrate to the cloud as the few remaining gurus who know how to maintain them age out of the workforce.

One area I would like to discuss with this group is best practices for validating agent based models and visualizing event interactions. I’ve got to admit that I am somewhat skeptical of simulations when it comes to production systems and I know that you FRIAM folks are just the people to help me understand how to do it.

Looking forward to meeting all of you.

David Williams

On 26 May 2016, at 10:28, Tom Johnson wrote:

More on the history of computing.
TJ

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From: "Allan at MuckRock" [hidden email]
Date: May 26, 2016 6:00 AM
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To: [hidden email]
Cc:

https://www.muckrock.com
MuckRock

Oldest Computer Project
The oldest computer at the U.S. Census Bureau

A few weeks ago the U.S. Census Bureau completed my request. Believe it or
not, simply requesting “the oldest computer in active use by this agency”
actually gets real results from agencies. It worked with MassPort
http://muckrock.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74862d74361490eca930f4384&id=9012254df9&e=c8356bc8ae
and it worked again with the U.S. Census Bureau
http://muckrock.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74862d74361490eca930f4384&id=7cce74535e&e=c8356bc8ae.
I’m surprised that such a generic request can get results, but at the same
time it’s very encouraging that some agencies are willing to meet me more
than halfway (we’ll see if this request language works with more uptight
agencies…).

Unfortunately, there were no earth-shattering discoveries in the Census’
response. A simple enterprise server from 2000. Frankly, the most
interesting part of their response was the way that they redacted it
http://muckrock.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74862d74361490eca930f4384&id=80a6a7c4fb&e=c8356bc8ae.
Instead, I used this as an opportunity to learn about the much more
interesting
history of computing at the Census from the late 19th century
and into the 20th.
http://muckrock.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=74862d74361490eca930f4384&id=14ed5bfe10&e=c8356bc8ae
Did you know that the Census purchased the first commercial computer, the
UNIVAC I, in 1951? Or that a Census employee founded the company that would
go on to become IBM? You can read the history of computing at the census
here.
http://muckrock.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74862d74361490eca930f4384&id=63458f12f7&e=c8356bc8ae

GAO releases report on “aging legacy systems”

Just yesterday the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report
commissioned by Congress that I’ve been waiting to read, “Federal Agencies
Need to Address Aging Legacy Systems”
http://muckrock.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74862d74361490eca930f4384&id=d04793a31f&e=c8356bc8ae
(check the second and third pages for highlights):

Federal legacy IT investments are becoming increasingly obsolete: many use
outdated software languages and hardware parts that are unsupported.
Agencies reported using several systems that have components that are, in
some cases, at least 50 years old. For example, the Department of Defense
uses 8-inch floppy disks in a legacy system that coordinates the
operational functions of the nation’s nuclear forces. In addition, the
Department of the Treasury uses assembly language code—a computer language
initially used in the 1950s and typically tied to the hardware for which it
was developed.

I’m planning on sitting down with the full report soon, as well as filing
FOIA requests regarding its creation and any correspondence between the GAO
and Congress. In the meantime, if you find anything interesting or file any
requests, please let me know and I can add them to the project.
Historic computers, restored and retouched

http://muckrock.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74862d74361490eca930f4384&id=118982ba06&e=c8356bc8ae

http://muckrock.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74862d74361490eca930f4384&id=51886d3c83&e=c8356bc8ae

A really cool and beautiful collaboration between Docubyte
http://muckrock.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74862d74361490eca930f4384&id=2ede5676d4&e=c8356bc8ae
and INK
http://muckrock.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74862d74361490eca930f4384&id=ffda68b43d&e=c8356bc8ae
has produced high-quality photos of vintage computers as they would have
appeared when new. From INK:

The ageing historical objects as photographed by Docubyte have been
‘digitally restored’ and returned to their original form. As a number of
these computers pre-date modern colour photography, Guide to Computing
therefore showcases them in a never before seen context.

For more information on the project and specific identification of each
machine, check out Eliza Williams’ article in Creative Review
http://muckrock.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74862d74361490eca930f4384&id=c88d827f08&e=c8356bc8ae.
For a deeper dive on the industrial design of older computers, I strongly
suggest checking out The Interface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate
Design, 1945–1976
http://muckrock.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74862d74361490eca930f4384&id=8ad7f91756&e=c8356bc8ae

from your local library.

It’s been a little while, hasn’t it? At least I have a good reason for
that, and some exciting news to boot. I needed to take time off my own
project to push our projects feature
http://muckrock.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74862d74361490eca930f4384&id=65835d140e&e=c8356bc8ae
open to everyone. If you have an idea for a FOIA-based project, I really
encourage you to try creating it with us
http://muckrock.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=74862d74361490eca930f4384&id=358a26252b&e=c8356bc8ae.
And when you do create your project, I’d love to hear about it. 🙂

If you know someone who might enjoy this newsletter, please forward it to
them. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please send them to
me—just reply to this email.

Thanks for reading!

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