Apple Donates MacPaint Source Code To Computer History Museum

Re:Apple Donates MacPaint Source Code To Computer History Mu... by jgrahamc on Tuesday July 20, 2010 @04:59AM (#1531536)

Yes, yes, yes. This is a wonderful place. I visited it when it was just a shack on Moffett Field and now it's in the old SGI building.

If you are in the UK and can't make it to CA then a substitute is the National Museum of Computing: http://tnmoc.org/ It doesn't have the depth of the collection seen in Mountain View, but it does have some wonderful pieces. And the staff worked on the machines that are on display. Got the opportunity to show my SO core memory the other day.

They are currently restoring WITCH to working order: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WITCH_(computer) WITCH used the coolest memory ever: the dekatron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekatron). Once WITCH is restored seeing those things glow and rotate is going to make it look like a computer ought to look.

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Re:Apple Donates MacPaint Source Code To Computer History Mu... by waterlesscloud on Tuesday July 20, 2010 @05:25AM (#1531569)

Somewhat related, though the exhibits aren't as nice- The National Cryptologic Museum in Maryland. If nothing else, it's an excuse to venture on to the grounds at Ft. Meade.

When I visited a number of years back, there was a guy selling cell phones on a little folding table outside the front door. Which seemed...odd...for any number of reasons, given the location.

http://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/museum/

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Re:Apple Donates MacPaint Source Code To Computer History Mu... by jgrahamc on Tuesday July 20, 2010 @05:26AM (#1531571)

Agreed. That is also a great place. And if you like that sort of things there's always my book.

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