Caring for Rubber in Vintage Devices, the Curators’ Way
Many retrocomputing enthusiasts have to deal with decayed elastomers. Here’s some advice from museum professionals and lab members.
Computers
Who would have thought that overpowered calculators prove themselves useful in everyday life? Stories under this tag explain how they get there.
Meet 1990s IBM, Trying To Sell OS/2 to Football Fans
Turning a workstation software brand into a Fiesta Bowl title sponsor might have made sense to someone.
Preserving the Impact of Compact Disc Publications
Digital archivists are saving cultural works stuck on computer CDs. How are they doing that—and whom?
PC’s Short and Awkward Quest for Media Center Dominance
If you were a computer, how would you drive out a piece of A/V equipment out of the home? In 1990s, the idea was to turn your case black.
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