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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>[Forwarded to avoid the DNS gremlins. Tom.]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ceruzzi, Paul [mailto:CeruzziP@si.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 21, 2014 8:02 AM<br><b>To:</b> sigcis<br><b>Cc:</b> thaigh@computer.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Blue Cube in the News<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'>A Silicon Valley landmark. <i>Sic transit gloria mundi</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_25581167/wrecking-crews-demolish-iconic-blue-cube">http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_25581167/wrecking-crews-demolish-iconic-blue-cube</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'>I managed to salvage the processor and control panel of a CDC 3800 from the facility. Typical CDC construction: built like a tank. The nameplate alone weighs 20 pounds. They never told me the details of what it was used for, of course, but there is no doubt that the computer was central to their operations. It is now on display at our Chantilly, Virginia, museum.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'>Paul Ceruzzi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>