Living Computer Museum - Revision history

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Link Allen

Jnc: /* External links */ +Pushing Boundaries: Ingenuity from the Paul G. Allen Collection, comment on prior link

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‎External links: +Pushing Boundaries: Ingenuity from the Paul G. Allen Collection, comment on prior link

Jnc: /* External links */ Add items about LCM contents sale

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‎External links: Add items about LCM contents sale

Jnc: The Interim Computer Museum will be taking over much of the LCM's collection

2024-08-02T14:43:33Z

The Interim Computer Museum will be taking over much of the LCM's collection

Jnc: Change tense

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Change tense

Jnc: To be shut down

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To be shut down

Jnc: /* External links */ Use archived Web site, now that it's gone

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‎External links: Use archived Web site, now that it's gone

Jnc: Being sold off

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Being sold off

Jnc: /* External links */ +Project Reports & Thoughts of LCM+L Engineering Team

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‎External links: +Project Reports & Thoughts of LCM+L Engineering Team

Larsbrinkhoff: Remote access still open.

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Remote access still open.

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 The '''Living Computer Museum''' (formal name '''Living Computers: Museum + Labs''') was an institution in Seattle, Washington whose goal was to help people understand computing technology, particularly the historic computers which led to today's computers, by experiencing that actual, original, technology first-hand. Towards that goal, they proudly reckoned to have "the world's largest collection of fully-restored - and useable - [[supercomputer]]s, [[mainframe]]s, [[minicomputer]]s and [[microcomputer]]s" (several of them one-of-a-kind survivors).
-It was originally started by Paul Allen (one of the founders of [[Microsoft]]) in 1997, and opened to the public in 2012 (with its machines accessible both in person, at their facility, as well as remotely, over the [[Internet]]). It quickly grew into one of the two premier computer museums in the USA. After the death of Mr. Allen, and the start of the COVID pandemic, it unfortunately suspended operations. In June, 2024, it was announced that it would be shut down, and Mr. Allen's collection (which had been on permanent loan to the LCM) sold off. Much of the LCM's collection has been taken over by a newly-formed institution, the [[Interim Computer Museum]].
+It was originally started by [[Paul Allen]] (one of the founders of [[Microsoft]]) in 1997, and opened to the public in 2012 (with its machines accessible both in person, at their facility, as well as remotely, over the [[Internet]]). It quickly grew into one of the two premier computer museums in the USA. After the death of Mr. Allen, and the start of the COVID pandemic, it unfortunately suspended operations. In June, 2024, it was announced that it would be shut down, and Mr. Allen's collection (which had been on permanent loan to the LCM) sold off. Much of the LCM's collection has been taken over by a newly-formed institution, the [[Interim Computer Museum]].
 ==See also==

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 ** [https://www.geekwire.com/2024/they-gave-machines-to-living-computers-for-preservation-but-museums-closure-is-a-bitter-end/ They gave machines to Living Computers for preservation, but museum’s closure is a bitter end]
 * [https://www.christies.com/stories/gen-one-paul-allen-history-of-technology-ef080682a70e4a97a53864b475333b12 Paul Allen History of Technology] - "Paul G. Allen’s innovative collection traces the history of human ingenuity"
-** [https://www.christies.com/en/stories/paul-allen-computer-collection-d946162ef5744d7bb43c4459733bf9cf Paul Allen Computer Collection] - "Inside the historic computer collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen"
+** [https://www.christies.com/en/stories/paul-allen-computer-collection-d946162ef5744d7bb43c4459733bf9cf Paul Allen Computer Collection] - "Inside the historic computer collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen" (the link, allegedly to the [[KI10]] lot, actually leads to the [[KA10]] lot)
 ** [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-paul-g-allen-collection/lots/3726 History of Computing from the Paul G. Allen Collection] - detailed listing of all the lots
 [[Category: History]]

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 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233926/https://engblg.livingcomputers.org/ Project Reports & Thoughts of LCM+L Engineering Team] - archived
 * [https://www.geekwire.com/2024/seattles-living-computers-museum-logs-off-for-good-as-paul-allen-estate-will-auction-vintage-items/ Seattle’s Living Computers Museum logs off for good as Paul Allen estate will auction vintage items]
 [[Category: History]]

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 The '''Living Computer Museum''' (formal name '''Living Computers: Museum + Labs''') was an institution in Seattle, Washington whose goal was to help people understand computing technology, particularly the historic computers which led to today's computers, by experiencing that actual, original, technology first-hand. Towards that goal, they proudly reckoned to have "the world's largest collection of fully-restored - and useable - [[supercomputer]]s, [[mainframe]]s, [[minicomputer]]s and [[microcomputer]]s" (several of them one-of-a-kind survivors).
-It was originally started by Paul Allen (one of the founders of [[Microsoft]]) in 1997, and opened to the public in 2012 (with its machines accessible both in person, at their facility, as well as remotely, over the [[Internet]]). It quickly grew into one of the two premier computer museums in the USA. After the death of Mr. Allen, and the start of the COVID pandemic, it unfortunately suspended operations. In June, 2024, it was announced that it would be shut down, and the collection sold off.
+It was originally started by Paul Allen (one of the founders of [[Microsoft]]) in 1997, and opened to the public in 2012 (with its machines accessible both in person, at their facility, as well as remotely, over the [[Internet]]). It quickly grew into one of the two premier computer museums in the USA. After the death of Mr. Allen, and the start of the COVID pandemic, it unfortunately suspended operations. In June, 2024, it was announced that it would be shut down, and Mr. Allen's collection (which had been on permanent loan to the LCM) sold off. Much of the LCM's collection has been taken over by a newly-formed institution, the [[Interim Computer Museum]].
 ==See also==

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-The '''Living Computer Museum''' (formal name '''Living Computers: Museum + Labs''') is an institution in Seattle, Washington whose goal is to help people understand computing technology, particularly the historic computers which led to today's computers, by experiencing that actual, original, technology first-hand. Towards that goal, they proudly reckon to have "the world's largest collection of fully-restored - and useable - [[supercomputer]]s, [[mainframe]]s, [[minicomputer]]s and [[microcomputer]]s" (several of them one-of-a-kind survivors).
+The '''Living Computer Museum''' (formal name '''Living Computers: Museum + Labs''') was an institution in Seattle, Washington whose goal was to help people understand computing technology, particularly the historic computers which led to today's computers, by experiencing that actual, original, technology first-hand. Towards that goal, they proudly reckoned to have "the world's largest collection of fully-restored - and useable - [[supercomputer]]s, [[mainframe]]s, [[minicomputer]]s and [[microcomputer]]s" (several of them one-of-a-kind survivors).
-It was originally started by Paul Allen (one of the founders of [[Microsoft]]) in 1997, and opened to the public in 2012 (with its machines accessible both in person, at their facility, as well as remotely, over the [[Internet]]). It quickly grew into one of the two premier computer museums in the USA. After the death of Mr. Allen, and the start of the COVID pandemic, it has unfortunately suspended operations. In June, 2024, it was announced that it would be shut down, and the collection sold off.
+It was originally started by Paul Allen (one of the founders of [[Microsoft]]) in 1997, and opened to the public in 2012 (with its machines accessible both in person, at their facility, as well as remotely, over the [[Internet]]). It quickly grew into one of the two premier computer museums in the USA. After the death of Mr. Allen, and the start of the COVID pandemic, it unfortunately suspended operations. In June, 2024, it was announced that it would be shut down, and the collection sold off.
 ==See also==

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 ==External links==
-* [https://livingcomputers.org/ Living Computers: museum + labs]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20240601061524/https://www.livingcomputers.org/ Living Computers: museum + labs] - archived
-** [https://livingcomputers.org/About-LCML/Our-History.aspx About LCM+L: Our History]
+** [https://web.archive.org/web/20240601173545/https://livingcomputers.org/About-LCML/Our-History.aspx About LCM+L: Our History]
-** [https://livingcomputers.org/Computer-Collection/Vintage-Computers.aspx Vintage Computers] - shows many of the machines in their collection
+** [https://web.archive.org/web/20240304191321/https://livingcomputers.org/Computer-Collection/Vintage-Computers.aspx Vintage Computers] - shows many of the machines in their collection
-* [https://wiki.livingcomputers.org/doku.php?id=start Start] - LCM's DocuWiki
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20231210014954/https://wiki.livingcomputers.org/doku.php?id=start Start] - LCM's DocuWiki (archived)
-* [https://engblg.livingcomputers.org/ Project Reports & Thoughts of LCM+L Engineering Team]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233926/https://engblg.livingcomputers.org/ Project Reports & Thoughts of LCM+L Engineering Team] - archived
 * [https://www.geekwire.com/2024/seattles-living-computers-museum-logs-off-for-good-as-paul-allen-estate-will-auction-vintage-items/ Seattle’s Living Computers Museum logs off for good as Paul Allen estate will auction vintage items]
 [[Category: History]]