Changeset 222 in t29-www

Timestamp:

Dec 18, 2010, 3:40:14 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

sven

Message:

Some other 15 user contributions for language improvement in English homepage. They were from about 4 different persons where only one told us his name. The system really should remind the user of mentioning his name. At least now heribert recieves the improvement mails, too.

Location:

en

Files:

• communication/television.shtm (modified) (1 diff)
• computer/early-computers.shtm (modified) (3 diffs)
• computer/storage-media.shtm (modified) (1 diff)
• dev/translation/submit.php (modified) (1 diff)
• devices/dec-history.shtm (modified) (3 diffs)
• devices/univac9400/frontpanel.shtm (modified) (2 diffs)

en/communication/television.shtm

@@ -71 +71 @@
     <div class="box center auto-bildbreite">
         <img src="/shared/photos/kommunikationstechnik/ampex.vr650.jpg" alt="AMPEX VR 650" width="600" height="369" />
-        <p class="bildtext"><b>AMPEX VR 650</b>, an early bulky transportable video unit from Ampex, equipped with 2-inch tapes from 1964. It was the first transistorized apparature made by Ampex, featuring germanium transistors. Of course the device was not intended for privat use. Although it was versatile, hospitals often recorded radiographies with this apparature.</p>
+        <p class="bildtext"><b>AMPEX VR 650</b>, an early bulky transportable video unit from Ampex, equipped with 2-inch tapes from 1964. It was the first transistorized apparatus made by Ampex, featuring germanium transistors. Of course the device was not intended for private use. Although it was versatile, hospitals often recorded radiographies with this apparature.</p>
     </div>
 

en/computer/early-computers.shtm

@@ -10 +10 @@
    --><!--#set var="next"         value="analog.shtm"
    --><!--#set var="next_title"   value="Analog and hybrid computers"
+   --><!--#set var="credits"      value="M. Kaye / Ann Arbor, MI, USA" 
  --><title>technikum29 - <!--#echo var="title" --></title>
 
@@ -37 +38 @@
         
         <p>
-         One of the museal highlights: The complete PDP-8 system with processor,
-         big tape deck TU 580 (originally belongs to the PDP-5, year of manufacture
-         1963), punch card reader/puncher PC 01, hard disc DF 32 with immovable heads
-         and a teletype as printer. The Classic PDP-8 is called the world's first mass-produced
-         "minicomputer". Without ICs or their ancestor it is a seccond-generation apparature.
+         One of the museum highlights: The complete PDP-8 system with processor,
+         a big tape deck TU-580 (originally belonged to the PDP-5, manufactured in 1963),
+         punch card reader/puncher PC-01, hard-disc DF-32 with immovable heads
+         and a teletype as printer. The Classic PDP-8 is considered the world's first mass-produced
+         "minicomputer". Due it's use of ICs, unlike its predecessors, it is considered
+                 a second-generation computer.
          <!-- The <b>Classic PDP 8</b> from DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation, Massachusetts):
          He is considered to be the world's first mass-produced "minicomputer" (1965). "Mini" is relative: Only too very
@@ -55 +57 @@
             
             <p>DEC's first calculator with integrated circuits was not cheap. The CPU on
-             its own (in the middle of the picture) without peripherals cost $27000 at that time.<br/>
-             The main memory had a capacity of 8kB. While calculating a "bigger" problem, possibly some files
-             (programs, data) had to be swapped on a (magnetic) tape and read in afterwards. DEC developed
-             a very intelligent operating system (OS/8) which could work very efficiently with such few memory.
+             alone (pictured in the center) without peripherals cost $27000 at that time.<br/>
+             The main memory had a capacity of 8kB. While computing a "larg" problem, it was possible to swap
+             programs or data to files on magnetic tape and read in afterward be reread. DEC developed
+             an intelligent operating system (OS/8) which worked very efficiently with such little memory.
              It is very interesting to watch this computer working.</p>
-            <p>If you have not yet seen such a computer, you should know that it is more than 2m high (with
-             plotter) and has a weight of more than 300 kg.</p>
-            <p>The peripherals consist of two TU 55 (tape drives), PC 04 (high speed paper tape reader),
-             Calcomp 563 plotter (at the top) and of course a teletype (not in the picture).</p>
+            <p>If you have not been in the presence of this computer, you should know that it is quite large.
+             With the plotter, it stands at a height of almost 7' (2m) and weighting at more than 600 lbs (300kg).</p>
+            <p>The peripherals consist of two TU-55 (tape drives), a PC-04 (high speed paper tape reader),
+             Calcomp 563 plotter (at the top) and of course a teletype (not pictured).</p>
         </div>
     </div>

en/computer/storage-media.shtm

@@ -159 +159 @@
           -20° C to +50°C (-4°F to 122°F).
           <br/>In this way the plated wire storage was developed, based on a couple of
-          genious ideas. Unfortunately, nowadays it is very error-prone.</p>
+          ingenious ideas. Unfortunately, nowadays it is very error-prone.</p>
        <p>Clicking on the photography will yield further informations about the
           <a class="go" href="/en/devices/plated-wire-storage.shtm">design of the plated

en/dev/translation/submit.php

@@ -38 +38 @@
 
 // setup mail
-$to = "sven";
-$to .= "@technikum29.de"; // spamschutz (svn!)
+$to = "sven@, heribert@";
+$to = str_replace('@', "@technikum29.de", $to); // spamschutz (svn!)
 $subject = "t29 translation submission";
 if($pagename) $subject .= " for $pagename";

en/devices/dec-history.shtm

@@ -11 +11 @@
    --><!--#set var="next"         value=""
    --><!--#set var="next_title"   value=""
+   --><!--#set var="credits"      value="M. Kaye / Ann Arbor, MI, USA" 
    --><title>technikum29 - <!--#echo var="title" --></title>
 
     <!--#include virtual="/en/inc/head.inc.shtm" -->
-    <meta name="DC.Title" content="technikum29 - <!--#echo var="title" -->" />
     <meta name="t29.SVN" content="$Id$" />
-    <meta name="t29.germanoriginal" content="22.08.2008/v5.8FINAL" />
-    <meta name="t29.thistranslation" content="22.08.2008/v5.8.0FINAL" />
-    <meta name="t29.comment" content="Initial translation" />
-    <!--changelog: 23.08.2007/v5.7.5 based on 08.2007/v5.7FINAL": Extraseite neustrukturiert -->
 </head>
 <body>
@@ -28 +24 @@
 <div class="cols">
  <div class="leftcol">
-   <p>Everything started with just an idea: A young engineer from the famous <i>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</i> had seen the novel computer <em>Whirlwind</em> which worked fundamentally different to the common <em>Eniac</em> computer generation at the Lincoln Lab.
-     <br/>While <em>Eniac</em> computers used batch processing, the new computer implemented the idea of <em>interactive computing</em>.</p>
+   <p>It all began with an idea: A young engineer from the famous <i>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</i> had seen the novel computer <em>Whirlwind</em>, that worked in a way which was fundamentally different to the common <em>Eniac</em> computer generation at the Lincoln Laboratory.
+     <br/>While <em>ENIAC</em> computers used batch processing, the new computer implemented the idea of <em>interactive computing</em>.</p>
  
-    <p>At first sight he recognized the advantages of the new form of computer interaction and the possibilities for even inexperienced computer users. The name of this man was Ken Olsen. His aim was to build an interactive computer for all purposes.
-            <br/>In August 1957, he founded a small company with three collaborators. He named the new company <em>Digital Equipment Corporation</em>. This name was chosen to obscure his real targets. The big and well-established enterprises like IBM should think that DEC just builds auxillary devices.</p>
+    <p>At first sight he recognized the advantages of the new form of computer interaction and the possibilities that existed for even inexperienced computer users. The name of this man was Ken Olsen. His aim was to build an all-purpose interactive computer for all purposes.
+            <br/>In August 1957, he founded a small company with three collaborators. He named the new company <em>Digital Equipment Corporation</em>. This name was chosen to obscure his real intention. The big and well-established enterprises like IBM should think that DEC just builds auxillary devices.</p>
 
-    <p>Three years later, in 1960, Digital presented the first commercial interactive "mini" computer. This was the first PDP system (Programmable Data Processor). It used a word length of 18 bit and costed approx. US$ 120,000. Digital selled only 53 units.</p>
+    <p>Three years later, in 1960, Digital presented the first commercial, interactive, <em>mini</em>-omputer. This was the first PDP system (Programmable Data Processor). It used a word length of 18 bits, at a cost of approx. US$ 120,000. Only 53 units were sold.</p>
 
-        <p>The begin of mass producing mini computers represents the next milestone. In 1965 Digital presented this first mass produced PDP, called PDP-8. It was sensationally cheap and costed only US$ 18,000.
-           <br/>Successors of this hit series were the PDP 8I (1967, first computer featuring TTL ICs), PDP 8L (1968, low cost version), PDP 8e (1970, first computer with bus system), later on the PDP 8a and DEC Mate Systems were produced.</p>
+        <p>The start of mass-produced mini computers represened the next milestone. In 1965, Digital presented this first mass produced PDP, the PDP-8. It was sensationally cheap and costed only US$ 18,000.
+           <br/>Successors of this hit series were the PDP 8I (1967, the first computer featuring TTL ICs), PDP 8L (1968, low cost version), PDP 8e (1970, the first computer with a bus system), later, the PDP 8a and DEC Mate Systems were produced.</p>
 
 </div><!-- leftcol -->
@@ -46 +42 @@
 <dl>
 <dt>1963</dt>
-  <dd>In the German city Munich the first european Digital branch office opened. The first mini computer of the world, the 12 bit computer PDP-5 was announced.</dd>
+  <dd>In the German city of Munich the first European Digital branch office opened. The first minicomputer of the world, the 12-bit computer, PDP-5 was announced.</dd>
 <dt>1966</dt>
-  <dd>The first Digital shares are selled.</dd>
+  <dd>The first Digital shares are sold.</dd>
 <dt>1967</dt>
   <dd>Digital has 50 branches in 11 countries worldwide. The number of employees increases up to 2,600.</dd>

en/devices/univac9400/frontpanel.shtm

@@ -14 +14 @@
 
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-    <!-- meta: t29.germanoriginal="<27.07.2006/v5.5.4" -->
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+    <meta name="t29.SVN" content="$Id$" />
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 <body>
@@ -29 +25 @@
         <p>Light ermitting diodes (LEDs) has not been invented yet. Little
         glow lamps were used to display the binary states because
-        filament bulbs would have been too lazy to perform the fast
+        filament bulbs would have been too slow to perform the fast
         changings. The display features four rotary switches so it can
         be switched between eight different state arrays with 18 bits.</p>
     </div>
-    <!--
-    <ul id="nav">
-        <li><a href="/en/computer/univac9400.shtm#backlink-frontpanel">Univac 9400 overview</a></li>
-        <li><a href="/en/">technikum29 homepage</a></li>
-    </ul>
-    -->
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