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French association for the preservation of video games
by Sandra Mols 16 Jul '08

16 Jul '08

With apologies for crossposting Dear all For information I here attach links and information related to a French association for the preservation of video games that is currently looking out for new premisses: http://soutien.mo5.com/ The association itself - MO5.COM, or Association pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine informatique et vidéoludique - is at http://mo5.com/ Best wishes Sandra Mols __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html

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Fw: 50 años del cómputo en México.
by Sandra Mols 30 Jun '08

30 Jun '08

Dear all, With apologies for crossposting With best wishes, Sandra Mols ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "ceromaya(a)servidor.unam.mx" <ceromaya(a)servidor.unam.mx> To: ceromayalist(a)servidor.unam.mx Sent: Thursday, 19 June, 2008 2:00:40 AM Subject: 50 años del cómputo en México. En 2008 se llevarán a cabo distintas actividades para conmemorar los 50 años del Computo en México, organizadas por la Dirección General de Computo Académico de la UNAM. Para obtener mayor información es posible consultar la siguiente dirección: http://computo50.unam.mx/index.html . ------------------------------------------------- www.correo.unam.mx UNAMonos Comunicándonos __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

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FW: shot meeting: registration deadline june 30th
by Thomas Haigh 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Hello everyone, SHOT registration time is rolling around -- rather earlier than usual this year. Must be the Germanic efficiency of the organizers. Registration is online for the first time this year. http://www.shotlisbon2008.com/registration.htm Advance registration, prior to June 30, is 130 Euros. Still painful when converted to dollars but is only half the rate 4S is demanding this year. When I tried to register everything worked fine up to the payment stage, and I received a registration ID. Then it gave a Java language error when attempting to process my credit card. The SIG lunches are working a little differently from usual. They will not be run by the conference hotel, but will show up on the program as a preference. We'll be going to a nearby restaurant, which the local arrangements people will reserve for us. Payment will be made at the time of the lunch, not with the registration fees. Time assignments have not been made for the lunches. There will be only two meeting times for SIGs -- both at lunch. The time assignments will be made by the organizers at some future date, but it looks like we will need to register without knowing what they are. I have asked the organizers to avoid scheduling us at the same time as the Mercurians (the communications SIG) because of the considerable overlap of members. As a second priority I asked not to be scheduled against the Prometheans and Atsushi Akera's engineering effort. What I suggest doing is registering for whichever SIGs take your fancy. If because of a clash you can't attend our lunch after all then just email and let us know. We'll also have a less formal dinner one evening, so all is not lost if you miss the lunch. With the SOFT-EU project meeting being held just before SHOT I'm hoping for a good turnout of historians of computing. We should be launching a number of exciting initiatives at this year's event. Best wishes, Tom Haigh -----Original Message----- From: shot(a)em.uni-frankfurt.de [mailto:shot@em.uni-frankfurt.de] Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 11:23 AM To: shot(a)em.uni-frankfurt.de Subject: shot meeting: registration deadline june 30th Dear Shot participants, I just want to remind you that the early registration deadline for the Shot-meeting is June 30th. http://www.shotlisbon2008.com/registration.htm If you are a organizer of a session, please send this information to your panelist! Best regards Martina Heßler

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FW: Call for papers
by Medina, Eden 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Dear all, The organizers of this workshop asked that I help get the word out. They welcome submissions and appreciate any help you could provide forwarding the call for papers. Best wishes, Eden ________________________________ From: Raul Carnota [mailto:rcarnota@fibertel.com.ar] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 9:11 AM To: Medina, Eden Subject: Call for papers Call for papers A Workshop on HISTORY of INFORMATICS in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place at the INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON KNOWLEDGE, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURES Interdisciplinary Knowledge Exchange looking forward to Latin America and the Caribbean future http://www.internacionaldelconocimiento.org<http://www.internacionaldelconocimiento.org/> to be held at the University of Santiago in Chile (Institute of Advanced Studies) from October 29th to November 2nd, 2008. A workshop (#66) on this subject has been organized at the Congress. The call for papers for this workshop is attached at the end of this document. Program Committee: Jorge Aguirre - Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Argentina Rafael Lins - Universidade Estadual de Pernambuco, Brasil Pablo Jacovkis - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Authors should send their abstracts to the e-mail address indicated below before June 30th, 2008. Abstracts must be presented in RTF format and written in 12 p-times new roman characters and they can not exceed 250 words. The workshop number (66) as well as the authors' name, e-mail address and Institution must be included in the abstract. Acceptance of the abstracts will be communicated to authors before July 31st, 2008. The full lenght of accepted papers must not exceed 3500 words and must be submitted before September 30th, 2008. Spanish and Portuguese are the official languages of the Congress. Publication in Journal IEEE Annals of History of Computing Papers selected by the workshop organizers will be sent to the editor board of IEEE Annals of History of Computing after their translation to English for their possible publication in the Journal. Important dates for authors to remember Abstracts must be e-mailed before June 30th, 2008. Acceptance of the abstracts shall be communicated to authors before July 31st, 2008. Full-lenght text of accepted papers must be submitted before September 30th, 2008. For Submittals and/or doubts or questions: historiainformatica(a)yahoo.com<mailto:historiainformatica@yahoo.com> Call for Papers Workshop # 66: History of Informatics in Latin American and the Caribbean The appearance of the computers at the end of the 1940's, their computing power exponential growth, the impressive decrease of their size and their cost, the birth of computer science as an independent discipline, the intertwining between computing and telecommunications, the incorporation of computers to all kind of devices and appliances, the Internet development and the "informatization" of society, constitute the most important technologic revolution of the last 60 years. The history of Informatics in Latin America and the Caribbean, though (from the technological point of view) a reflection of advances and developments in the Northern Hemisphere, shows also a large list of enriching experiences and original fruitful projects as well as the negative influence of nonautonomous policies. It shows improvements and backward motions, as well as periods of contagious enthusiasm and of deep discouragement. Besides, the vertiginous technological development in Informatics turns relatively new devices and techniques into old fashioned ones very fast, and the problems that this situation creates in Latin America and the Caribbean are sometimes different - and more serious - than the ones it causes in USA and Europe. The purpose of this workshop is to facilitate an integral and careful debate on the most important aspects of the History of Informatics in Latin America and the Caribbean, emphasizing their social importance. The main topics of the workshop are: The beginning of computer science and computer activities in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as their relation to mathematics and electronics. The processes through which computers became inserted in academia, government and production. The development of the computer studies in Universities and other educational institutions. The development of research in informatics. Groups and research institutions and their production. The history of quality standards in the academia and industry in Latin America and the Caribbean. Regional and international collaboration and cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Influence of existence and absence of government policies in the region for the development of informatics. Creation of academic nets and their influence. Important projects and personalities associated to development of informatics. Existence and absence of scientific, technological and industrial structures in Latin America and the Caribbean. Preservation of the ideas and actions of the protagonists of the computer activities. Maintenance of artifacts and the intellectual record related to informatics.

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CFP: Annals special issue on computer games
by Jeff Yost 20 May '08

20 May '08

Dear SIGCIS members, FYI--Please see the attached Call For Papers for a special issue of /IEEE Annals of the History of Computing/ on "Perspectives on the History of Computer Games". Dr. Henry Lowood (Stanford University) will be the guest editor of the issue. Best, Jeff Jeffrey R. Yost Associate Director, Charles Babbage Institute Editor in Chief, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 222 21^st Avenue South University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455 612 624 5050 612 625 8054 (FAX) yostx003(a)umn.edu

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Paul Allen job opening for "Vintage Systems" Engineer
by Dag Spicer 30 Apr '08

30 Apr '08

Paul Allen, co-founder with Bill Gates of Microsoft, has been keeping vintage computing hardware running for several years. Here is a position for working within that context: http://jobs.vulcan.com/default.cfm?szCategory=JobProfile&szOrderID=1541&szJo bCategory=15 Best, dag -- Dag Spicer Senior Curator The Computer History Museum 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA 94043-1311 U.S.A. Tel: +1 650 810 1035 Fax: +1 650 810 1055 "Civilization is a race between education and catastrophe." H.G. Wells h

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JVN
by Dag Spicer 25 Apr '08

25 Apr '08

I have an original recording of JVN's NORC dedication. Unfortunately, it was transferred enough times to render my confidence in the pitch of JVN's voice doubtful. He sounds a bit like a smurf... (i.e. High-pitch and rapid speech). Has anyone on the list every heard JVN speak in person? I would like to use your memory of his voice as a means of calibrating my recording. Best wishes and thanks for any help! Dag -- Dag Spicer Senior Curator The Computer History Museum 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA 94043-1311 U.S.A. Tel: +1 650 810 1035 Fax: +1 650 810 1055 "Civilization is a race between education and catastrophe." H.G. Wells

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Charles Babbage Difference #2 - See it LIVE !!!
by Dag Spicer 24 Apr '08

24 Apr '08

Dear SIGCIS Members, Thought you might find this interesting! Dag. *********** Charles Babbage Difference Engine #2 -- See it LIVE !! On May 1 2008, Join the Computer History Museum (Mountain View, CA) in launching its exciting new exhibit: "Babbage¹s Difference Engine No. 2," exhibited for the first (and probably last) time in North America! This five-ton Engine is one of only two of Charles Babbage¹s computing engines ever built. Designed to calculate and print mathematical tables, it is made of 8,000 parts of bronze, cast iron and steel and measures 11 feet long by 7 feet high. Come see docents crank the Engine by hand and watch it mechanically calculate - an arresting spectacle of automatic computing. The May 1st exhibit launch and open house, a Victorian-themed event, promises a stunning display of Babbage¹s elegant design and inspired engineering. His designs for vast mechanical calculating engines rank as one of the startling achievements of the 19th century. Come see what no Victorian -- including Babbage himself -- ever saw. If you miss the Opening Night, the Engine will be at the Museum until May, 2009 so be sure to visit us when you have the chance! Starting May 10, see http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/ for more information. D.S. -- Dag Spicer Senior Curator The Computer History Museum 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA 94043-1311 U.S.A. Tel: +1 650 810 1035 Fax: +1 650 810 1055 "Civilization is a race between education and catastrophe." H.G. Wells

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Job Posting: Interpretive Curator
by Dag Spicer 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

A new job opportunity at the Computer History Museum in sunny Mountain View, California! *********BEGIN******** Position: Interpretive Curator General Purpose of the Position: Research, write, edit and develop exhibition interpretive content Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Develop and write content and other interpretive materials for exhibitions and related interpretive programs (including web-based programs), including researching and writing text and other interpretive materials; Ensures accuracy of content by professional research methods and by consulting with outside subject matter and industry experts; Familiar with professional museum collections/artifact principles, practices and procedures; Serving on appropriate Museum committees and able to represent curatorial function to Trustees, senior management and outside organizations; Developing relationships with other museums, professional societies, and related institutions; Supporting the Museum¹s events and other PR-related duties, such as giving interviews and tours to the media; Other duties as assigned. Required Background, Experience, and Education: Demonstrated ability to write well in a museum or academic setting; Master¹s degree in closely related field, such as history, history of science/technology, electrical engineering, computer science or Bachelor¹s degree plus equivalent museum experience; Track record of published materials in the field of computing history (optional); Detail-oriented and ability to be flexible; Excellent written and oral communications skills. CONTACT: Kirsten Tashev, VP Collections & Exhibitions, tashev(a)computerhistory.org *********END******** -- Dag Spicer Senior Curator The Computer History Museum 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA 94043-1311 U.S.A. Tel: +1 650 810 1035 Fax: +1 650 810 1055 "Civilization is a race between education and catastrophe." H.G. Wells

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"Internet Alley"
by Ceruzzi, Paul 03 Apr '08

03 Apr '08

(I hope I am not violating netiquette, but this seems to be an unusual case.) MIT Press has just published my book on "Internet Alley," and they have provided a Podcast for anyone who wishes to listen to my talk about it. <http://mitpress.mit.edu/podcasts/MITP_008.mp3> Paul E. Ceruzzi National Air & Space Museum MRC 311; PO Box 37012 Washington, DC 20013-7012 202-633-2414

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