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  From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
  To  : Dan Shearer <dan@tellurian.com.au>
  Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 11:19:10 +1030

Re: Computer Museum

On Friday, 29 December 2000 at 21:47:07 +1030, Dan Shearer wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Dec 2000, Glen Turner wrote:
>
>> On museums in general, I've seen a lot of proposals but none have got
>> up beyond simply piles of junk simply because curatorial expertise has
>> been lacking.
>
> There is an impressive interactive one in Chicago, and several in London
> (quite possibly with large budgets.)
>
> Probably the curatorial expertise required has very little to do with
> computing. There are some very good museums around town, ergo, there must
> be relevant skills lurking somewhere. Whoever did the Douglas Mawson
> floor in the SA Museum could certainly do a pretty good computing display.
> There would be ample expertise on tap to give background information.

I think this is pointing in the right direction.  I've been keeping
the mail exchange on this subject, but I can't think of the right
thing to say.  Somehow, though, it seems that if we get professional
curators on the one hand and computer experts on the other, we should
be able to get an interesting, functional display together.  Who would
be prepared to participate?

Greg
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