In trying to make some Polymorphic docs available to a larger (but
probably still small) group of people, one thing I have is a LOT of
Polymorphic documentation/manuals. This all came from Polymorphic
Systems after they shut down here in Santa Barbara. and is arranged by
part # in folders in about three or four file cabinet drawers. While I
haven't counted them, a WAG is probably around 100 or so manuals, each
with a printed out manual and some (most?) have a floppy disk with the
manual on them. Years ago, I had some uneducated person say these
couldn't be original manuals since none of them have any pictures or
graphics (that someone hadn't heard of cut and paste back when these
manuals were put together.) I don't recall any graphics in the manuals,
but it has been a LONG time since Ive looked at them so I could be wrong
about that.
If anyone needs a copy of a Polymorphic manual, let me know that part
number and I'll see if I have it. I have a 600 dpi scanner and it is
fairly easy to make copies. The 5 1/4" disks are probably around 50
years old, and I have no idea if they are still readable.
Among all this stuff is about 20 assembly floor manuals I have looked
at, but not done anything with. This is more stuff I would like to get
scanned to avoid it being lost to posterity. Included in them are mods
to the computer boards.
Part of the motivation to do this was a post by Sellam (founder of VCF)
a while ago talking about people passing away with potentially a lot of
irreplaceable or uncommon stuff in their possession (I'm currently 80.)
Normally I would bring some of this stuff to VCFMW, but I couldn't get a
room at the convention hotel since they were apparently sold out, and
thus I won't be attending this year.
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