Librascope Memories’ Blog #36 2011
Librascope Memories’ Blog #36 2011
Following is a brief description of the updates made to each section:
WELCOME: Added Note (a PS), at the bottom of the page, announcing the new Librascope Memories News Blog. Also, updated the count-down counter note re the next Reunion.
LIBRAZETTES+
--- NEWS ITEMS: Added five (5) interesting WWII U. S. Navy letters re Librascope. These were retrieved from the National Archives. Also, added a 1952 Tax Court “Findings of Fact” re Lewis Imm and his wife.
--- PRODUCT LITERATURE: Added thirty-two (32) new product literature sheets covering the 1960’s through the 1990’s. Two of the 32 are BRL (Ballistic Research Laboratories) reports from 1961 and 1964 that detail the complete specifications and some prices for most, if not all, of the early computers that Librascope designed and manufactured. 1961 Report includes the LGP-30, 407, Air Traffic, ASN-24, CP209, MK38, MK130, and the Libratrol 500 and 1000. The 1964 Report includes the LGP-21, LGP-30 supplement, C141, L90-I, L600, L2010, and the L3055.
--- ADVERTISEMENTS: Added eighteen (18) ads, including three (3) for Librascope’s early disc memories. One ad is for a $2,750 62 KB (500,000 bit) disc memory!
--- BROCHURES: Status: Twenty-one (21) are now on-line. Four (4) are new, including a brochure from the 1987 “50 year Anniversary” celebration. and an 82 page Librascope Facilities brochure from circa 1961.
HISTORY:
--- Sea Stories:
------ Added an RD-433 RAMdisk Sea Story by Bruce Perkin titled “How to Go Out of a Business and Leave the Customer Happy”.
------ Added a Towed Array Sea Story by Dave Ghen titled “From Torpedo Fire Control to Sonar at Librascope”.
VIDEOS: Added a 6th movie titled “Libravets 1980 - 1989” with 366 photos. Includes an index, captions and background music.
PHOTO Albums:
--- Added three (3) new albums, a 2010 Reunion in two parts and a 1980 - 1989 Libravets album.
--- PEOPLE: Added 21 photos, total now 51.
--- PlLACES: Added 6 photos, total now 20.
--- PRODUCTS: Added 12 photos, total now 36.
--- ADVERTISEMENTS: Added 18 advertisements, total now 46.
LINKS: Added two new links - QWIKI and LGP-30.
Additional Updates:
1) The Librascope Search (Evernote) web-site at http://www.evernote.com/pub/4sorenca/librascopesearch has been updated to include 69 additional searchable documents since the October 2010 update.
2) The “Carl’s Gallery” web-site at http://gallery.me.com/sonofsoren
has been updated to include all of the above video and photo additions.
Enjoy,
Carl
PS - Have you checked the Librascope Memories - News Blog lately? There have been 28 Posts (stories), since it was launched last October!
#36 - Numerous Updates Made Since Last October
5/22/11
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