Re: [SIGCIS-Members] C. Gordon Bell obit.

At 08:17 AM 5/23/2024, Ceruzzi, Paul via Members wrote:

Among other accomplishments, Gordon was an early supporter of the Computer History Museum, which started at a DEC building, and began with pieces of the Whirlwind computer rescued from scrap (correct me if this is wrong).

That is correct. Articles about the history of the history museum -- both its incarnations -- are here: https://computerhistory.org/blog/computer-history-museum-celebrating-35-year... https://computerhistory.org/blog/len-shustek-a-man-with-a-vision-for-a-museu... https://d1yx3ys82bpsa0.cloudfront.net/atchm/documents/Personal_Reflections_o... https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/out-of-a-closet-the-ear...