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Totally 80s Rewind
Totally 80s Rewind
Rewind time for a day and step into the life of an 80s teenager.
Robotics
Robotics
Discover how robots do their work!
Internet of Things
Internet of Things
Get connected with networked devices in the Internet of Things Workshop powered by Xfinity.
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Gallery Talk: PDP-10 - The Gateway to the Modern World
Gallery Talk: PDP-10 - The Gateway to the Modern World
Sun Feb 23, 2020
2:00 pm
We're pulling back the curtain to show you a behind-the-scenes look at Living Computers restoration efforts.
Speaker: A Short History of Disruptive Journalism Technologies with Will Mari
Speaker: A Short History of Disruptive Journalism Technologies with Will Mari
Sat Feb 29, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join Dr. Will Mari as he discusses the short history of Disruptive Journalism.
FREE First Thursday Evening
FREE First Thursday Evening
Thu Mar 5, 2020
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join the Living Computers: Museum + Labs for our monthly First Thursday.
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Field Trips
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Calling all teachers: Field Trips for the 2019-2020 academic year are open! Get your K-12 students in to experience the rapidly changing world of living computers.
Professional Development
Professional Development
Join us this spring and get your STEM clock hours in! With six different opportunities to learn from some of the best, it’s easier than ever to get kids coding.
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Mainframes
Mainframes
In the beginning, computers were not just machines—they were entire rooms.
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Just as bulky as a modern refrigerator, minicomputers prove that size is relative
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Before computers became "personal," they were called minicomputers.
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Time-sharing in 12KW: Running TSS/8 On Real PDP-8 Hardware
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Time-sharing in 12KW: Running TSS/8 On Real PDP-8 Hardware
We’ve wanted to get TSS/8 running at the museum for a long time. The biggest impediment to running TSS/8 on real hardware in this year of 2019 is the requirement for a fixed-head disk. There are not many RF08s or RF32s left in the world these days, and the ones that remain are difficult to keep operational in the long term.
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