[NLRS] W0AUS SK

EAJacobson eajacobson at isd.net
Thu Sep 18 00:30:47 EDT 2008


Sad news indeed. To me, Bob was the epitome of a ham.

On a related note - I thought I had the only 680b left around!

73,
Ed
WB0VHF

At 07:42 PM 9/17/2008, Chris Elmquist wrote:



>It is indeed very sad news but comforting that the end came quickly.
>
>I enjoyed numerous opportunities talking with Bob about technology and the
>history of computing here in the Cities.  We had some common ties back to
>CDC (as do many of the guys on this list) and I am currently the keeper
>of one of Bob's other passions which was a computer he built in 1977-- An
>Altair 680b.  I have restored it and it runs and am very proud to have it.
>
>73 OM.
>
>Chris NØJCF
>
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