RE: LCM 8/e System Photo makes ZDNet

[Cynde Moya via cctalk]

I recognize that PDP-8/e, it's the one that is working, for visitors to use, at 
Living Computers: Museum + Labs!
http://www.livingcomputers.org 


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Subject: LCM 8/e System Photo makes ZDNet

https://www.zdnet.com/article/from-paper-tape-to-the-altair-8800-the-story-o
f-my-first-computers/

 

Noel will appreciate the blinky-lights controller panel top-dead-center :->.

 

paul

Help SPN Create a Toolkit for Software Preservation Research

[Cynde Moya via cctalk]

The Software Preservation Network 
(SPN) Research Working Group is seeking volunteers to join our team for our 
next exciting project -- building a Research Toolkit using the Open Science 
Framework.


We aim to address gaps in the research landscape by developing a Research 
Toolkit, a set of templates that individuals can use to gather data about 
software preservation and curation in their local organization or community. 
The individuals will be encouraged to contribute their data back to the SPN 
Research Working Group, and the Working Group will analyze the data in 
aggregate and attempt to map the landscape of software preservation and 
curation over time.


The Research Working Group is looking for additional members. Expected time 
commitment would be approximately one hour per week for 3, 6, or 12 months. If 
you're interested in joining us, please fill out this quick form to let us 
know: https://goo.gl/forms/hrfh6ukcKGuxZP2I3


More info about SPN and the Research Working Group:

Preserving software is a prerequisite for preserving and providing access to 
digital cultural heritage and research, and software is increasingly considered 
a research product or artifact in itself. In support of the Software 
Preservation Network's (SPN) 
mission to preserve software through community engagement, infrastructure 
support, and knowledge generation, the SPN Research Working Group spearheads 
collaborative efforts to collect, analyze, and distribute information about 
software preservation. The Working Group facilitates research projects that 
bring individuals with diverse perspectives and interests together to document 
and analyze the landscape of software preservation and access. In the course of 
its work, the Working Group aims to explore frameworks for sustainable, 
transparent, community-based research and to advocate for innovative models of 
research that accelerates practice.


Thanks!

Cynde Moya

SPN Research Working Group


Cynde Moya, MLIS, Ph.D.
Collections Manager | Living Computers: Museum + Labs
206.342.2385
www.livingcomputers.org