Tony Wachs TW stories wanted 1282

Bill Leary

Yes, you are correct.

In about 1982 (+-- a year or two), I visited the museum in Marlboro. There were several displays in the lobby, and the rest were on the mezzanine level. Since it was in a DEC facility, I had to sign in on the museum guest register before I could tour it. This led to an amusing incident.

As I was looking at one of the exhibits on the mezzanine, two ladies came up to me. The younger one (the receptionist) pointed me out to the older one, who asked if my name was *really* Alan Frisbie, and if my company was *really* Flying Disk Systems. I replied that this was true, and presented my business card. The lady introduced herself as Gwen Bell and explained that the receptionist had noticed my name and affiliation. Apparently, various pranksters at DEC had been leaving bogus-humorous names in the register, and they thought I was the "guilty" party. We all had a good laugh over it.

This introduction led to a long, if sporadic, friendship. Every time I visited the museum in Boston, I made a point of visiting Gwen, and she delighted in showing me the lastest acquisition. Now that they have moved to Mountain View, I really have to load up a trailer and take some of my artifacts to them.

Alan Frisbie