This is great news despite the sorrow. Thank you for that, the museum is such an awesome resource for HP collectors. I saw your video on the 2116 restoration were both Jon and you appear. We have at least one more at the CHM, just as a static display for now. I hope I can visit you in Melbourne one day. Marc
Sent from my iPad > On May 10, 2016, at 2:25 PM, Paul Berger <[email protected]> wrote: > > The following was posted on hpmuseum.org this morning: > > *RE: Jon Johnston Passes * > As an update to the sad news of Jon Johnston's death, I can advise that the > HP museum and the hpmuseum.net website he built will be continued and > maintained for the foreseeable future. > > Over the last 8 months I have worked with Jon in restoring items from his > collection of equipment and, among a range of items, recently restored an > HP2116A computer to working order - one of only two Jon was aware of in the > world and the only one that's operational. > > At this stage we have not been able to access the website and put any notices > or updates but that should be addressed shortly. > > Jon's wife has asked me to look after the museum and website for the > foreseeable future and as much as possible, continue to develop the museum in > line with Jon's vision and objectives. > > As a short background, I joined HP Australia in 1982 as a Customer Engineer > maintaining HP3000s, HP250s, all peripherals, terminals etc. I stayed with HP > for over 26 years (including 5 years in Palo Alto) in a range of Services > roles and have many fond memories of the company and the people I worked with. > > While my ability to invest time into the museum is more limited than Jon's, I > hope to honour both his memory and the legacy of the 'old HP' by keeping the > museum going as best I can, hopefully with help from the HP interest groups > across the world. > > David Collins >
