Canada: A Visit to the “Obsolete Computing and Media Lab” at the University of Victoria’s McPherson Library
From Victoria News:
On the bottom floor of the McPherson Library is a room of 1980s era desktop computers.
Upon boot up the monitors flicker with the yellow and green fonts. Remember inserting a disk to boot the computer? And then another to boot a program?
Welcome to the Obsolete Computing and Media Lab.
Yes, there is a Commodore 64, an Apple II (it’s a IIE, not a GS, but hey, you can’t expect the moon) and even an Atari.
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Many are intrigued by the lesser-known models among the 30 functioning classics, such as the Zenith Data Systems Z150.
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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