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These links contain the exhibits pages with information on various patents, caveats, and telegraph development. Rules for the simulation can be found in Exhibit 4.

When one thinks of an antique telephone, the image of an old crank wall phone generally comes to mind. Since its invention in 1876 the telephone evolved along with the technology of the time. Not only was there an evolution in the instruments but many different manufacturers produced various styles and a certain uniqueness to their wall and desk telephones. The uniqueness of the old telephones has become very attractive and many people have found these to be interesting collectables. The pages on this site will provide links to the history of the telephone and the histories of a number of current telephone companies.

Welcome to the Telephone Tribute Website! You'll find all sorts of telephone related web pages here on the history of the telephone, technical information, research resources, human interest stories, clubs, pictures, sound files, links, discussion forum, etc. If this is your first time here, you might try starting out your navigation of my web site by first looking at my Table of Contents or using the search engine to your right.

The inspiration for this site comes from two sources : an interview with Professor James of Reading University, and a life long interest in the space program. Whilst being interviewed by Prof James when applying for his M.A. course, we got on to the subject of Dan Dare [see my Eagle pages!], and one of the points that he made was that it was inherently improbable that the Spacefleet of the future would have been based in the U.K. - as he puts it in his book, "Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century" [Oxford], "it gave a whole generation of British boys ... a totally false impression that Britain was going to dominate the space race." Similarly, many writers who have tried to establish a Dan Dare timeline [such as Denis Steeper's "Report of the Crytos Commission"] have started a long way back. But I would submit that it was not inconceivable to Frank Hampson in 1949 to imagine that Britain, even it wouldn't "dominate the space race", would still be a considerable player.

The Soviets launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, on October 4, 1957. Forty years later, the Cold War is over, and the Russian space program frightens only its own cosmonauts. It's difficult to recapture the sense of paranoia and self-doubt that Sputnik created in the U.S., but The New York Times' coverage of that week helps a bit. If journalism is the first draft of history, this was an especially rough draft, because the Soviets released information about the satellite in limited bursts, leaving much to speculation. But the paper's stories delved into the political and military implications of the Soviet feat, while managing to convey a sense of wonder. After all, the first step into space was an achievement that transcended politics.

The story of physics in the 20th century unfolds like a splendid tapestry teeming with people, ideas, and things. In order to find patterns in this tangle, it helps to pick out five color-coded story-lines that stretch like broad, horizontal ribbons from beginning to end. The Cosmic, Human, and Atomic scales correspond to separate branches of physics. Up until 1900, classical physics dealt mostly with phenomena on the human scale, but for a description of the cosmic and atomic realms, new mathematical languages had to be developed. The three story-lines remained fairly distinct until the 1960s, when they finally began to converge in a synthesis that represents one of the great triumphs of modern physics.

The Tech is a cosmopolitan museum singularly focused on technology—how it works and the way that it is changing every aspect of the way we work, live, play and learn. Its people-and-technology focus and the integration of advanced technologies into visitor experiences and infrastructure, distinguishes it from other science centers.

I have added a new feature to the museum for your convenience. I have discovered the wonderful world of pop-up windows. So now within each exhibit's description are key words that are highlighted and underlined. If you place the mouse pointer over any of them (no click necessary) a text box with a description will appear. Try Me. I hope that this new feature will enhance the usefulness of my museum. Please bear with me as it will take some time to finish all the exhibits. I am starting with the Commodore Wing first and will ad pop-ups to all of the wings. Please note that this feature unfortunately does not work with all browsers, if your browser can't display the pop-up please email me so I can ad it to my list of browsers and operating systems that do not work with it.

The Computer Museum of America has selected 10 computer pioneers to be inducted into the Computer Hall of Fame this summer, Museum Curator David Weil announced.
Half the 10 new inductees were selected by the public in an online poll. The other half of the Class of 2002 were chosen by a select panel of the Computer Museum of America.

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Altair 8800 /Altair 8800a / Altair 8800b
Altair 8800b Turnkey / icom Attache
Altair 680b / Altair 680b Turnkey / icom CP6800
Altair 8800b-sm / Altair 8800b-dm
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