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Wanted, a new home for some of Australia's most antiquated and historic computing devices which are in danger of being consigned to landfill or raw materials recycling unless some benefactors who care about our technology heritage can be found.
The Australian Computer Museum Society's members
have been collecting old computers since the 1960s. It has a huge
collection, and some of the oldest machines really are huge. There are
calculators going back to the early 1900s, punched card machines,
industrial strength computers from the 1960s and personal computers
from before IBM got into the game. Some of the treasures illustrate
Australian inventiveness - from a mechanical Totalisator adder to
Microbee personal computers.
The ACMS has provided old computers for the film industry eg "The
Dish", "Bad Eggs" and "Syntax Error". It has also provided copies of
technical information for American and British computer history museums
- material saved in Australia but lost overseas.
The collection had been stored in Homebush, but the site was earmarked
for redevelopment. Then it was moved to a warehouse at Minto, but now
the warehouse owners have a commercial customer - and the ACMS cannot
afford full rental rates.
ACMS President, John Deane says: "It would be a monumental tragedy if
this collection, which illustrates the defining technology of today,
was consigned to the metal recyclers. When people see it they are
amazed at the large size, and weirdness of old computers."
If you can help with funding, or warehouse space, or a location where
the ACMS could build a big shed, please get in touch with ACMS
President John Deane on 0427 404 429. Also, gifts to ACMS are tax
deductible.
David Bass
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