[game_preservation] General computing museums/projects

[Andrew Armstrong]

Anyone can edit the projects page if they want :-D

The CHM is on the first page already I think, I'll be sure to add it to 
the second one of course. Specific projects are always worth a mention, 
there are several on there already, although it'd probably be an even 
better idea if I make a new page for each project so it can have it's 
full details noted.

Andrew

Henry Lowood wrote:

> Hi Andrew,

>

> the Computer History Museum's PDP-1/Spacewar! projects should have a 

> mention on this page.  Should I just add that on the page or would you 

> prefer to coordinate?  Also, CHM should be mentioned on the second page.

>

> Henry

>

> At 03:20 PM 7/22/2008, Andrew Armstrong wrote:

>> Hey all,

>>

>> I am going to partially revamp the Projects/Links/whatevers page, 

>> here: http://www.igda.org/wiki/Game_Preservation_SIG/Projects

>>

>> One way is to have a new page which only contains general computing 

>> history museums/physical archives/etc. These are of course important 

>> for the sole fact most of the things they are preserving play games. 

>> Another is to add similar groups to our own - advocacy or practical 

>> groups that aim to preserve computers or videogames (I intend to see 

>> what the CCS <http://computerconservationsociety.org/> is up to, 

>> which I only found out about today, for instance. Man, if only our 

>> initials were not G-P-S, haha, which is a tad common to use as 

>> shorthand!).

>>

>> I need to know them all though! I've found a few UK ones (randomly 

>> found some good links as well as the CSS link, I am obviously 

>> terrible at finding things going on in my own country), and there are 

>> already a few on the page already.

>>

>> If anyone knows any physical computer history archives, web links are 

>> a good idea with a short description too, I'd love to know. I'll 

>> search Google myself, but there are bound to be ones in non-English 

>> speaking countries and other places.

>>

>> This will also help this project 

>> <http://www.igda.org/wiki/Game_Preservation_SIG/Contributions> since 

>> I will also contact the respective places looking for all those who 

>> actively can accept and properly store hardware, software and 

>> document material from game developers.

>>

>> Thanks all,

>>

>> Andrew

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> Henry Lowood, Ph.D.

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>  Film & Media Collections

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