27 Jun
2000
27 Jun
'00
5:22 p.m.
Sellam Ismail <foo(a)siconic.com> wrote:
There is no such thing as an "amateur computer historian". I don't recall
there being a degree program at any university strictly dealing with
computer history. Anybody who's ever brought home an old computer for the
sake of preserving it and put a lot of time and care into
researching and restoring it IS a Computer Historian.
Hi
I would qualify this with the statement that the information
needs to be passed on. This means that sharing what you've learned
and documenting what you've got is as important as squirreling
away a old machine.
Absolutely. It's the hobbyists who are
responsbile for uncovering the
history of the machines. Even having them in museums doesn't guarantee
they will be researched and preserved properly (lack of resources being
the main problem). Individual machines in the hands of individual
collectors who will appreciate the machine is the optimal scenario.
Agreed.
Dwight