Re: [SIGCIS-Members] The Computer Museum, Boston
Thanks, Paul. For the 35th anniversary last year I wrote this blog about TCM-to-CHM history: http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/computer-history-museum-celebrating-35-... At the end are pointers to these papers about the merger of my effort to start a computer museum in Silicon Valley with Gordon's desire to keep the legacy of the Boston museum alive. http://s3data.computerhistory.org/atchm/documents/Personal_Reflections_on_th... http://s3data.computerhistory.org/atchm/documents/Case_for_a_Silicon_Valley_... The road was sometimes bumpy, but the outcome has been good. -- Len Shustek, CHM Chairman of the Board For those At 06:17 AM 3/3/2015, Ceruzzi, Paul wrote:
As many of you know, the current Computer History Museum began in Boston as the Computer Museum (and before that in Marlborough, Mass. as the Digital Computer Museum). Gordon Bell has compiled an exhaustive set of materials that document its history and the fantastic programs that the museum sponsored. I had the great privilege of working there in the summer of 1984, helping with the move from Marlborough to Museum Wharf, and it was a memorable experience. Here is Gordon's compilation...
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