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IBM 1401
John describes how a group of committed CHM volunteers found an IBM 1401 in Germany, brought it back to CHM in Mt View and restored it. A second 1401 was later found in a private home in N.Y. and brought back to the museum. Several years later, with additional funding, the IBM 1401 became an…
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Revolutionary Exhibit
John describes how the museum was fortunate to have a core group of donors to help CHM in bad times like during the height of the 2008-2009 financial crisis. In Oct 2008, CHM Board voted to move ahead with the Revolutionary Exhibit, but hadn’t raised a dime by Feb 2009. A 100K contribution got the…
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What’s It Like to Be CEO of the CHM
John explains why it’s a great privilege to be CEO of CHM with so many committed staffers, volunteers, docents, and board members. He believes CHM will be an international landmark, if it’s not one already. It’s just as important for CHM to be a thought leader in its scope in addition to the subject matter…
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Kid’s Computer Camp
John describes the museum’s multi-dimensional way of telling people about software and making it attractive to kids. A new middle school program called Design – Code – Build using centered around the Raspberry Pi , a credit card size computer. More than 400 students (as young as 11 or 12 years old) will be involved in…
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Secrets to Moderating Success
John describes how he took several CHM tours with subject matter experts to learn the various aspects of computing. It was like going to graduate school he said. Putting very smart people on stage who can express themselves well is essential for a good program. John prepares by asking the speakers the questions he thinks…
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Len’s current CHM activities, Preserving Software and Planned Blockbuster Software Exhibit/Initiatives
Len explains that in addition to sitting in on “boring” CHM admin committees, his personal project (for last two years) is discovering, preserving and distributing old historic software, which was largely ignored at TCH in Boston. A lot of software can be preserved if we make the effort. Len describes several recent CHM software initiatives…
