[VCF-OZ] Monash Museum of Computing History (fwd)

FYI... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 17:38:05 +1000 From: Michael Borthwick <holden at netspace.net.au> Reply-To: VCF-OZ at yahoogroups.com To: VCF-OZ at yahoogroups.com Subject: [VCF-OZ] Monash Museum of Computing History This new museum opened last Wednesday at Monash Caulfield. It's in Building B and consists of several large display cases showing a timeline of computing history including displays of minicomputers and personal computers. A feature of the museum is the Ferranti Sirius which was Monash's first computer and the only one for some time. A crane was required to lift up to the level the museum is on. The museum would be an ideal location to organise a retro computing get together later in year, possibly making use of the lecture theatres. I worked on the project creating a multimedia system in the Ferranti exhibit which incorporates an LCD TV showing a great internal promotion film made about the computer by one of its UK purchasers. Cheers, Mike