[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Meeting Reminder: At Zoom Address 972 6146 0830. Polaroid; video and first-hand accounts. Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 10AM. Lexington Computer and Technology Group Online Meeting via Zoom

[Jonathan Goode]

(NOTE: Repeated Reminder with contents unchanged.)



Feb 10, 2021











*Polaroid*

Recently Peter Albin learned about a Google talk on the history of Polaroid
(Instant:The Story of Polaroid Christopher Bonanos Talks at Google, 2012).
The talk is about an hour and we could augment it with “actual folks” who
worked for Polaroid, with 3-4 people having worked there. (Peter Albin)
Bob Eckert worked in photographic film product development at Polaroid for
23 years (1976 to 1998). It was there that out of necessity he became
involved in N-dimensional non-linear systems optimization computer tools.
Bob could discuss the approaches used and the evolution of the software
tools that were internally developed. Many of these tools and graphical
visualization aids are now available in the commercial pack Design Expert
by StatEase which he used in a final consulting gig at Polaroid in 2003.
[Bob Eckert]



*SPECIAL NOTE - **Links to many of our previous sessions are available
online at http://lctg.toku.us/ <http://lctg.toku.us/>, thanks to the
diligence of Steve Isenberg.*



We, the Lexington Computer and Technology Group, meet at the usual 10AM
Wednesday time, BUT ONLINE, using the Zoom Video Conferencing Application,
facilitated by Steve Isenberg.

There is an instruction page at https://toku.us/zoomish but note that the
URL and phone number shown are examples.



Some time after 9:45AM on Wednesday, choose one of the following options:

   - If you have the Zoom application installed, start it and join meeting
   with ID 972 6146 0830
   - From your browser, go to: https://zoom.us/j/97261460830
   - From your smartphone, tap this: +16468769923,,97261460830
   - From a “dumb” telephone, call 1 646 876 9923 and enter meeting ID: 972
   6146 0830

Once the connection is established, you may need to locate and use the
on-screen controls that turn on the sound and the video. You should be able
to see and hear others and they should be able to see and hear you, if you
have a camera and microphone (each of which you can unmute selectively).



If this email wasn't addressed to you and you would like to join the group,
or if you have a friend or colleague who might also be interested in
joining, it's easy.  Ask them to go to the group's wiki page at
http://LCTG.toku.us and follow the simple instructions under "Join the
Email List".  By being a member of the group you'll get reminders of
upcoming meetings and infrequent related messages. No advertising.  The
list is tightly managed.

Membership is free and given that all meetings are using Zoom you only need
to be connected to the Internet to join.  It's ok to join from anywhere you
can get a decent Internet connection, even if you're in orbit around Earth
or on another planet or a moon (if you're connecting from somewhere not on
Earth, we'd like to chat).

*Below are our plans for Upcoming Meetings. For more schedule information,
please refer to https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=lctg_speaker_schedule
<https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=lctg_speaker_schedule>  We will continue
to have an online presentation (almost) every Wednesday until it is prudent
for us to resume meeting in person.*

Feb 17, 2021



History relating to* Rubber, *what used for, how manufactured, WWI, WWII,
rubber shortages (George Burnell with Peter, John Rudy)
WWI WWII Japan taking over, fire hoses & rain gear

Feb 24, 2021

(George Gamota) *Mars Landing*, Perseverance, talk and visuals (if landing
goes well, else related space info)
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