Links for Librascope Memories

 

This is a collection of web-sites that contain information about Librascope’s history, or THAT relate in some other way.


  1. • BC Patch - Military insignias, custom embroidery, and much more. Note, this is Barry Commons on-line business.

  2. • Temecula, CA Real Estate - Don Barton’s Century 21 Real Estate web-site.

  3. • Analog Museum - Detailed information about the original Librascope. and other analog computers.

  4. • 1967 Librascope L4800 Disk Memory Display - Stanford web-site with photos and specifications for what may be Librascope’s first disk memory. It cost $300,000, and weighed 5,200 pounds!

  5. • U. S. Navy Museums - Information and links to the eleven U. S. Navy museums from Washington D. C. to China Lake in California.

  6. • Singer Memories - An interesting web-site detailing the history of the Singer Company and the lives of its twelve presidents, including Isaac Singer, Donald Kirchner, Joe Flavin, and Paul Bilzarian. Note, William Schmeid, who replaced Joe Flavin in October 1987, is missing.

  7. • Librascope on Wikipedia - A write up about Librascope with links to some related sites.

  8. • LGP-30 - Technical description of the LGP-30 Digital Computer from a programmer’s view.

  9. • LGP-30 - Photo of the LGP-30 Desktop Digital Computer.

  10. • Librasope Trademark Lawsuit - “Librascope” versus “Libraphone”.

  11. • JBPDS Contract Award - First phase of a $31.8M CPFF contract for the Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS) for the U. S. Army Chemical & Biological Defense Command.

  12. • Loral to Buy Librascope - Some interesting Librascope history mixed in with the announcement about Loral’s successful December 1991 $9M “bargain basement” bid.

  13. • Veteran’s Memorial Museum - Museum where Jerry Deitz is on the Board of Directors, and where they have a small Librascope display.

  14. • LinkedIn - A professional network site where you can find and correspond with past business associates, including almost 100 from Librascope. For example, you can find Georgine Archer, Carey Capaldi, Tom Cuda, Ray Hand, Carl Sorensen, Stephen Wallace, Jay Wilcox, and many more. There is also a special LinkedIn Group for Libravets which is free to join.

  15. • Hass Automation - A large successful machine tool company co-founded by Eugene Haas, and Libravet Kurt Zierhut.

  16. • Retiree Discounts - 50+ companies where Lockheed Martin Librascope retirees can get discounts by showing their identification, such as a current Lockheed Martin insurance identification card. Companies include Dell, HP, Sears, Costco, Ford, Wine.com, and Panasonic.

  17. • EmuBEST® Home Page - John Good’s company. EmuBEST® describes a class of software for entertainment purposes designed to teach and improve a user’s game playing skills.

  18. • Global Sporting Safaris® Home Page - Dick “KK” Kennerknecht’s 6 year old company, a booking agency representing about 50 first class hunting and fishing locations in 13 countries worldwide.

  19. • SubVest.com - Librascope CATFAE Patches for $7.00.

  20. • lHST250 WIKI - Excellent link for the LGP-30 from John Gustafson. See 4/4/11 Librascope Memories - News Blog post at www.librascopememories.blogspot.com

  21. • QWIKI.com - Librascope is now on QWIKI. See 4/2/11 Librascope Memories - News Blog post at www.librascopememories.blogspot.com

  22. • Simulation Council Newsletters January 1955 - See pages 5 through 11 for Librascope’s (Lewis Imm, Bill Waddell, and Stuart Schy) portion of discussion.