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Revision as of 17:50, 27 August 2011

Exhibit

Alison and Shawn are preparing to exhibit information technology from 1981-2000 for one week, fall 2011, at Hartell Gallery, Cornell U. (Sept 18-24).

Components

Handspring Visor Deluxe

History
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Handspring-Inc-Company-History.html

Amiga 500

Minimized materials, but still meeting demand for expandability through externalized components pioneered by Apple and Commodore consumer-level predecessors.

Amiga 2500

The largest Amiga, a workhorse, with expansion bays for drives and cards.

Amiga 1200

The portable member of a later generation of Amigas.

Amiga 3000/UX

Amiga 3000

Apple eMate

Apple iMac

Apple PowerBook G3 Wall Street II

http://lowendmac.com/pb2/wallstreet-powerbook-g3-ii.html

Apple iBook G3

http://lowendmac.com/pb2/original-ibook-g3-300-mhz.html

Apple Mac SE

Apple Mac 7100/66

Apple Mac 7200

Apple Power Mac 8600

Apple Power Mac G3

Apple Power Mac G4

Advertised as the first supercomputer for consumers, since it crossed the boundary for US limits on exports of powerful computers.

Description

A multimedia extravaganza featuring the personal collection of two Gen-Xers, this exhibition incorporates functioning computers, slide show viewers, personal computing devices, and visual displays—both print and digital. Information technology devices from 1981-2000 inform this retrospective conversation between design and computing. In this exploration of the physical history of information technology, some objects are classified as cutting edge design or functional innovations; others feature graphic or design software that served as visualization tools. Themes of the exhibition include the history of the Macintosh as a design object, portability, and the Commodore Amiga computers’ tools and software related to visualization, drafting, and music.

Preparation

  • Replace batteries in computers. Old batteries prevent storage in parameter RAM, causing difficult hardware problems. See Amiga#Batteries.
  • Replace or repair Mac LC power supply. It's not supplying 5 and 12 V, and it's making a 2Hz click.
  • Create list of all computers to display and create floor plan, determine placement, # of power supplies needed.
  • Opening or closing reception?
  • Posters for advertising show and educational posters for show
  • LCD Screen application/ movie

References

Cory Arcangel's Pro Tools
http://nymag.com/print/?/arts/art/features/cory-arcangel-2011-5/index1.html
Emulators
MiniVMac allows users of newer Macs to run a Macintosh Plus in a window on their computer. http://minivmac.sourceforge.net/doc/start.html
UAE runs Amiga OS on Windows, Linux, and Mac.
http://www.amigaemulator.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UAE_(emulator)
Low End Mac
Expansive source for specs and contexts of each Apple computer model. Used by people trying to get the most out of older computers. http://lowendmac.com/