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03/28/2026

In celebration of the Binghamton Philharmonic's presentation of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 tonight at 7:30 pm at the Forum, we offer this rendition of "Ode to Joy" played on our IBM 1401 w/ its 1403 printer:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tlusqrcxfiiesrqvymw4s/Video-Mar-26-2026-3-36-26-PM.mov?rlkey=6ngfg2poiwns30ynirqnk0fpq&st=fn3fq2iq&dl=0

Call us at 607-723-8600 to schedule a tour to see/hear it in person along with the many other things of interest -- www.ctandi.org .

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10/13/2025

Event Details
Location: Oakdale Commons, Center Court
Date: Monday, October 1
Time: 12–3 p.m.

What to Expect

Arrive by 11 a.m. to set up your table

Park in Dick’s House of Sport upper parking lot

Enter the mall near 5 Guys Burgers and walk to center court

Your table with a linen will be set at center court with your organization name on a table top sign.

In the upper parking lot of Dick's House of Sport, LUCID Motors will have two electric cars on site, one for display and one to test drive, and SUNY Schenectady Community College will have their mobile training trailer on site for folks to explore.

This event is free and open to the public. Encourage friends and family to attend

If you need assistance on the day of the event, text or call Kari Bayait at 607-725-5975

04/14/2025

In case you missed Frank Hughes' presentation on the Apollo simulators last week, here is some of the news coverage of the event:

https://www.wicz.com/news/former-nasa-simulator-instructor-shares-stories-working-on-the-apollo-space-missions/article_7faa12cc-9780-4588-a063-3fc97ae2f735.html

https://www.wbng.com/2025/04/04/retired-nasa-astronaut-visits-binghamton/

https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/local-news/former-nasa-chief-talks-new-book-in-binghamton/

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The former chief of space flight training at NASA wrote a book about his time training astronauts, and was in Binghamton today to talk about it. Frank Hughes wa…

01/20/2025

Gene Abbey, Link retiree and TechWorks! volunteer, celebrated his 97th birthday on 16 Jan 2025 with friends and colleagues at TechWorks!. Gene has been leading the restoration of the Apollo Lunar Module Simulator Telescope for the last few years.

Happy Birthday, Gene!

The following meme was shown at the celebration (caption by Doug Millard, Science Museum, London; graphics by Susan Bard, Portland, OR):