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I'm glad some people take upon themselves to salvage important pieces of our past. As the technology evolves extremely fast, it seems that traditional preserva
by karambahh 7y ago
I'm glad some people take upon themselves to salvage important pieces of our past.
As the technology evolves extremely fast, it seems that traditional preservation & archeology institutions can't deal with these fast enough.
Salvaging IBM360s will probably have the same historical importance in only a few dozens of years.as 16-17th centuries artefacts today.
I know of several private initiative to save items of first era of home computing but salvaging industrial sized computers comes with severe logistics challenges, as these gentlemen demonstrated
- amelius 7y agoFunny thing is that it seems that future archaeologists need to have a STEM background.
- karambahh 7y agoWell, current archeologists need to have a vast range of expertise (water management, cooking techniques, building & more) I've watched a few days ago a documentary about ScanPyramids, a team of nuclear physicists that used their knowledge to perform non destructive exploration of Kheops Pyramid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanpyramids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanpyramids It could be argued that they're top of the line physicists AND archeologists at the same time :)
- TheOtherHobbes 7y agoNot many antiques need a room the size of a small barn, air conditioning (or is it water cooling on this model?), and an industrial three-phase power supply.
- myself248 7y agoYou clearly don't spend much time around the Henry Ford Museum...