Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Paul Allen and the communities of IT History
Bill made an excellent point: "Academic professionals might consider the value of an "adopt a hobbyist" program." All college syllabi in computer history should include at least one hands-on session (a demo, or where possible a field trip.) I can spearhead a matchmaking initiative, in which professors and serious collectors are teamed by geographic region. At the InfoAge Science Center here in central New Jersey, we would gladly host students from Stevens, NJIT, Rutgers, Princeton, Penn, Johns Hopkins*, etc. * We are very grateful to Johns Hopkins; our UNIVAC 1219 was a gift of their Applied Physics Laboratory.
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I can spearhead a matchmaking initiative, in which professors and serious collectors are teamed by geographic region. At the InfoAge Science Center here in central New Jersey
I meant globally, not just in the northeast/mid-Atlantic. Building on Bill's idea, collectors could bring demonstrations into your classrooms. -----Original Message----- From: "Evan Koblentz" <evan@snarc.net> Sender: members-bounces@sigcis.org Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 21:06:40 To: Bill Degnan<billdeg@degnanco.com>; <members@sigcis.org> Reply-To: evan@snarc.net Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Paul Allen and the communities of IT History Bill made an excellent point: "Academic professionals might consider the value of an "adopt a hobbyist" program." All college syllabi in computer history should include at least one hands-on session (a demo, or where possible a field trip.) I can spearhead a matchmaking initiative, in which professors and serious collectors are teamed by geographic region. At the InfoAge Science Center here in central New Jersey, we would gladly host students from Stevens, NJIT, Rutgers, Princeton, Penn, Johns Hopkins*, etc. * We are very grateful to Johns Hopkins; our UNIVAC 1219 was a gift of their Applied Physics Laboratory. _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members@sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://sigcis.org/pipermail/members/ and you can change your subscription options at http://sigcis.org/mailman/listinfo/members
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Evan Koblentz