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Australian Computer Museum Needs a Saviour

Posted by timothy on from the mad-max-perhaps dept.

femto writes "The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the Australian Computer Museum (archive.org) is to close due to lack of funds. It is the largest computer collection in Australia. Failing an offer of a permanent home, they need storage space or money to pay for it. They also need some way to sort the collection."

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  1. RIP Bob Bemer - The Father of ASCII by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I just read some sad news on CNN.com - computer geek/futurist/programmer Bob Bemer died on Tuesday at his home in Texas. He died at age 84 after a long battle with cancer. I'm sure we'll all miss him, even if you weren't a fan of his work there's no denying his contribution to computer science. Truly a geek icon.

  2. Re:Powerhouse Museum by YOU+LIKEWISE+FAIL+IT · · Score: 3, Informative

    I think if you have a look at their homepage you'll see that the PHM is indeed holding some of their stuff. But even the Powerhouse has finite storage space. Even the University of Technology, Sydney, just around the corner from the PHM probably wouldn't be able to stow them - the CompSci faculty recently moved into new and luxurious buildings, but they lack in terms of warehousing capacity or open space to place a free standing exhibit.

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