[game_preservation] Collecting non-game software

[Henry E Lowood]

Mike,

We collect software generally, though not everything. In fact, we started collecting software history before we started the games project.  We do have several collections related to multimedia (Warner Interactive, Voyager, not games per se), and we also focus on Silicon Valley as a region.  If what you have does not seem like a fit to our collection, I can suggest other repositories.  

Henry


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Melanson" <mike at multimedia.cx>
To: "IGDA Game Preservation SIG" <game_preservation at igda.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2010 7:59:56 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [game_preservation] Collecting non-game software

Not exactly on-topic, but I thought members might be able to give some 
leads.

Sometime ago, I liberated a bunch of multimedia-related software 
packages (originating from many sources) from my company (itself a 
multimedia software company that was then purchased by a larger 
multimedia software company). I'm planning to photograph and write some 
blog posts about the software. But afterwards, does anyone have any idea 
where it should go? Does anyone collect general software vs. 
gaming/entertainment software, or know of a group that does?

Thanks...

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