• finley
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    2 months ago

    What is a “living computer” and why is(was) there a museum about them?

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      2 months ago

      The ‘living’ part was all about the computers actually being in working order. I sat down in front of a Xerox Alto there and just played around with it. It was a really cool place. I will never ever ever forgive Paul Allen’s estate for closing it down post-pandemic. That and the Cinerama both. At least SIFF took that over, though.

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        2 months ago

        Ah. This makes sense.

        Cool.

        Too bad it closed.