Title :
The IBM 1620 restoration project
Author_Institution :
Comput. History Museum, Mountain View, CA, USA
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;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2005.46
