So, what's the deal with DigiBarn?

[Ian S. King]

On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 6:45 AM, dwight <dkelvey at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Being a hobby project, Bruce gets distracted by earning
> money and working on other projects.
> The barn is not the best place for things as things get dusty.
> Most things are in visible storage. Things could use cataloging.
> I'm sure Bruce would love to have volunteers to help
> keep things in order.
> It is all about free time.
> Dwight
>
>
> > From: billdegnan at gmail.com
> >
> > I have been there before, Bruce gave a tour of the museum.  Worth the
> > visit when it's open if you get the chance. The items are not powered
> > on and generally speaking items are on picnic tables with red/white
> > tablecloths.  There is also a bus called "Further" on the property and
> > a pg pen. It's kind of like a mountain farm with historical computers
> > in the barn. b
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 10:50 PM, steve shumaker <shumaker at att.net>
> wrote:
> > > On 8/24/2015 3:30 PM, Ian Finder wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hey all-
> > >>
> > >> I've always wondered about this.
> > >>
> > >> Their website hasn't seen a proper update in years, and it looks like
> they
> > >> have a lot of choice hardware donated to them that they may not be
> > >> maintaining... Is it open to the public?
> > >>
> > >> Are people actively volunteering there to make sure this stuff is
> shown
> > >> some love and not falling into disrepair? Keeping leaky batteries,
> > >> capacitors, rust at bay, and doing repairs? Imaging disks?
> > >>
> > >> They have some very worthwhile examples of machines but I haven't seen
> > >> much
> > >> from them as an organization in years!
> > >>
> > >> I'm sure lots of people would be willing to help if they are
> > >> under-resourced.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >>
> > >> - Ian
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > > I run into the owner occasionally.  Between family commitments and
> > > significant work related travel, he's been over committed for over two
> > > years.  Bruce lurks here when he has time/access.
> > >
> > > steve
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bill
> > vintagecomputer.net
>
>

Some of Bruce's exploits have been on Facebook lately - he's quite busy.  I
had quite a few conversations with him a couple of years ago, although I'm
sorry to say I've never been able to visit.  -- Ian

-- 
Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate
The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu>
Dissertation: "Why the Conversation Mattered: Constructing a Sociotechnical
Narrative Through a Design Lens

Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org>
Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org>

University of Washington

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