DocumentCode
1143819
Title
The IBM 1620 restoration project
Author
Spicer, Dag
Author_Institution
Comput. History Museum, Mountain View, CA, USA
Volume
27
Issue
3
fYear
2005
Firstpage
33
Lastpage
43
Abstract
This article describes the historical restoration of an IBM 1620 Model I computer by a team of volunteers at the Computer History Museum. The technical trajectory of the project is described as are the philosophical and museological issues attendant on the restoration of vintage computers.
Keywords
IBM computers; exhibitions; history; philosophical aspects; Computer History Museum; IBM 1620 restoration project; museological issues; philosophical issues; vintage computers; Advertising; DNA computing; Ecosystems; Environmental economics; History; Humans; Image restoration; Manufacturing; Power generation economics; Reflection; DEC PDP-1; IBM 1401; IBM 1620; preservation; reconstruction; replication; restoration; simulation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2005.46
Filename
1498717
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