Table of Contents
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Making the History of Computing Relevant Arthur Tatnall, Tilly Blyth, Roger Johnson (Eds.)
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Front Matter |
The Importance of Storytelling in Museums
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Exhibiting the Online World: A Case Study Marc Weber |
3-24 |
Narratives in the History of Computing: Constructing the Information Age Gallery at the Science Museum Tilly Blyth |
25-34 |
Making History Relevant through the Provision of Education, Stories and Interactive Experiences Arthur Tatnall, Bill Davey |
35-44 |
Spotlight on Some Key Collections and Their Future Plans
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The Heinz Nixdorf Museums Forum, Central Venue for the “History of Computing” Norbert Ryska, Jochen Viehoff |
47-52 |
The Computers’ Collection at the Polytechnic Museum Marina Smolevitskaya |
53-63 |
Thoughts on Expanding the Audience for Computing History
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Making History Relevant: The Case of Computing Gauthier Hove |
67-78 |
“The Internet: A Belgian Story?” The Mundaneum Delphine Jenart |
79-85 |
Spotlight on Some Research Projects
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The Konrad Zuse Internet Archive Project Julian Röder, Raúl Rojas, Hai Nguyen |
89-95 |
Discovery of Two Historical Computers in Switzerland: Zuse Machine M9 and Contraves Cora and Discovery of Unknown Documents on the Early History of Computing at the ETH Archives Herbert Bruderer |
96-104 |
The Relevance of Computing Research History – The Monads-PC: A Case Study A. Ainsworth, C. Avram, J. Sheard |
105-117 |
Integrating History with Computer Science Education
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Using Old Computers for Teaching Computer Science Giovanni Cignoni, Fabio Gadducci |
121-131 |
Computing: Is There a Future in the Past? Chris Monk |
132-134 |
Bringing Relevance to Computing Courses through History John Impagliazzo, Mohammed Samaka |
135-143 |
Using Events from the Past to Inform the Future Martha Crosby |
144-148 |
The Impact of the Microprocessor Anthony Davies |
149-160 |
Putting the History of Computing into Different Contexts
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The Voice in the Machine: Oral History and Making the Computer Relevant Thomas Lean |
163-172 |
Telling the Long and Beautiful (Hi)Story of Automation! Marie D’udekem-Gevers |
173-195 |
Competing Histories of Technology: Recognizing the Vital Role of International Scientific Communities behind the Innovation of the Internet Christopher Leslie |
196-206 |
History of Computer Science as an Instrument of Enlightenment Yakov Fet |
207-212 |
Celebrating Nostalgia for Games - And Its Potential as Trojan Horse
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The Popular Memory Archive: Collecting and Exhibiting Player Culture from the 1980s Helen Stuckey, Melanie Swalwell, Angela Ndalianis |
215-225 |
The Introduction of Computer and Video Games in Museums – Experiences and Possibilities Tiia Naskali, Jaakko Suominen, Petri Saarikoski |
226-245 |
The Importance and Challenges of Working Installations
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Computer Conservation Society (CCS) – Its Story and Experience Roger Johnson |
249-257 |
Museums – What They Can and Should Be Doing Charles Lindsey |
258-265 |
History, Nostalgia and Software David Holdsworth |
266-273 |
The Teenage “Baby” on Show Christopher Burton |
274-284 |
Reconstruction Stories
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Reconstruction of Konrad Zuse’s Z3 Horst Zuse |
287-296 |
EDSAC Replica Project Andrew Herbert, David Hartley |
297-308 |
The Harwell Dekatron Computer Kevin Murrell |
309-313 |
Capturing, Restoring, and Presenting, the Independent Radar Investigation System (IRIS) Benjamin Trethowan |
314-319 |