Re: Preserved LGP-30

2018-07-03 Thread Jim Manley via cctalk
The degradation and attracting bacteria is also why geeks don’t get to handle humans ... well, the halitosis, body odor, long hair/beards, etc., probably don’t help, either!  All the Best, Jim On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 9:09 AM js--- via cctalk wrote: > > Different kind of oils, Christian. What

Re: Preserved LGP-30

2018-07-03 Thread js--- via cctalk
On 7/3/2018 3:58 AM, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: On Mon, 2 Jul 2018, "j...@cimmeri.com" wrote: Seriously! Liam, don't you know that handling paper with your hands transfers oils to it and hastens its decay? This is why gloves are worn to handle old paper artifacts. *lol*

Re: Preserved LGP-30

2018-07-03 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Tue, 3 Jul 2018 at 12:08, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > > And wouldn't it be possible that tape strewn artistically is just that, a > prop? Especially given the pattern on the tape? Who would display the > real thing that way? Exactly! :-) It looked like a dummy to me, artfully

Re: Preserved LGP-30

2018-07-03 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
On Tue, Jul 3, 2018, 4:58 AM Christian Corti via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Mon, 2 Jul 2018, "j...@cimmeri.com" wrote: > > Seriously! Liam, don't you know that handling paper with your hands > > transfers oils to it and hastens its decay? This is why gloves are worn > to > >

Re: Preserved LGP-30

2018-07-03 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Mon, 2 Jul 2018, "j...@cimmeri.com" wrote: Seriously! Liam, don't you know that handling paper with your hands transfers oils to it and hastens its decay? This is why gloves are worn to handle old paper artifacts. *lol* Especially with oiled paper tape that is exposed to daylight and

Re: Preserved LGP-30

2018-07-02 Thread js--- via cctalk
On 7/2/2018 5:43 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: The Moravian Galley in Brno has an exhibition on "Computer Art 1968". The only actual computer is a very well-preserved German LGP-30. I took a few photos of it yesterday... and got told off for handling the paper tape, Asking people not

Re: Preserved LGP-30

2018-07-02 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
The Moravian Galley in Brno has an exhibition on "Computer Art 1968". The only actual computer is a very well-preserved German LGP-30. I took a few photos of it yesterday... and got told off for handling the paper tape, Asking people not to touch museum exhibits makes sense to me. On Mon, 2 Jul

Re: Preserved LGP-30

2018-07-02 Thread js--- via cctalk
On 7/2/2018 7:51 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: On Jul 1, 2018, at 10:29 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: The Moravian Galley in Brno has an exhibition on "Computer Art 1968". The only actual computer is a very well-preserved German LGP-30. I took a few photos of it yesterday... and

Re: Preserved LGP-30

2018-07-02 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Jul 1, 2018, at 10:29 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk > wrote: > > The Moravian Galley in Brno has an exhibition on "Computer Art 1968". > The only actual computer is a very well-preserved German LGP-30. I > took a few photos of it yesterday... and got told off for handling the > paper tape,