MOSI Baby Volunteers Grade Definitions
Volunteers
who demonstrate SSEM ( Baby) to the public will be required
to achieve one of four technical grades in addition to the usual MOSI health
and safety,
Training in
each level will be given by a mentor who has the same or higher level of
volunteer grade to that being sought.
Sign off by
a mentor would be via e mail to the curator (Cat) so that MOSI have a
record of
what a volunteer has achieved and is authorised to carry out.
Level 1. Static Demonstrator. – no
power on Baby
Required to be able to:
3
To relate the connection between Alan Turing and Bletchley work and his
subsequent involvement in using and programming Baby.
4
To relate the timing of the first running of Baby to that of other well
known early computers such as Eniac, and Edsac.
5
To operate and run the PC emulation of Baby to demonstrate what can
actually
be seen when programs run on Baby, and discuss how operation and
program
load was achieved using the actual control panel of Baby.
6
To
describe the various sections of the Baby and discuss the re-build project
and the MOSI 50 and 60 events.
7
To maintain the log entries covering any visitor issues or queries
Training Support
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Level 2. Operating Demonstrator. – power
on via standard controls
Required to be able to:
1.
Have
the capability to work at Level1 demonstrating to the public.
2.
Carry
out correct power-up and power-down sequences using the appropriate switches.
3.
Operate
the program load sequence from load PC
4.
Initiate
Baby operation from the control panel.
5.
Be
Aware of the areas of the machine that
contain high voltages,
but would have no requirement to approach or touch these.
6.
Note
and record symptoms in the log, should Baby fail to operate, or subsequently
fail to run. and then to power down..
7
Power
down in the event of item 6, and continue at level1 demonstration.
8
Training Support
·
One
to One mentor demonstrations of procedures necessary.
·
Familiarity
with Baby overview using
·
Familiarity
with range of demo/ test programs available from load PC.
·
Familiarity
with the control switches and monitor display keys
Level 3 Operate and Test Technician/Demonstrator
Required to be able to:
1. Have the capability to work at
Levels 1@2. demonstrating to the public
2. Work through the test sequences when
a fault condition exists.
3. Identify what Program/Test/ or
function is failing.
4. Ensure, whilst doing level 3 work because of a fault condition, to break off analysis
from time to time and chat to interested visitors.
5. Set
manual instruction tests from the main control panel
6. Switch in and out the crt and semiconductor stores.
7. Swap over the load pc’s.
8. Deliver an analysis of what is
breaking and how.
9. Produce a corresponding entry in the log
book, but without any remedial action involving component or valve swapping.
10. Mentor volunteers seeking level 1 or
2 approvals.
Training
Support
·
One
to One
·
Familiarity
with the Architecture and Panel functions as described in
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Level 4 Support Technician/Demonstrator
Required to be able to:
voltage valve equipment – Alternatively :
Have completed
three months assisting a leve l4 volunteer on baby
fault
finding or reconfiguring exercises.
Training Support
·
Expected
to have studied in depth the Archive circuits, descriptions.
·
Expected
to have read
·
Expected
to have read descriptions of Baby rebuild on
·
Close
working with another Level 4 Mentor(s) for at least 3 months