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Computer Museum Events vent in story The Board of Directors of The Computer Museum cordially invites you to the preview opening of The Walk~Through Computer TIA on Thursday, June 21, 1990 6:30 pm at The Computer Museum 300 Congress Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Walk-Through Computer Sponsors Principal Sponsors The Kapor Family Foundation The Alfred P; Sloan Foundation Major Sponsor Digital Equipment Corporation Sponsors Apple Computer, Inc. AT&T Corporation Intel Corporation Donors Maxell Corporation Kensington Microware Ltd. Lotus Development Corporation Contributor Cirrus Logic, Inc. RSVP by June 10, 1990 Black Tie 617-426-2800 ext.338 Non-transferable Contributors of Equipment and Services Analog Devices, Inc. Apple Computer, Inc. Bitstream, Inc. Cadence, Inc. Claris Corporation Data Translation, Inc. DGA Associates Digital Equipment Corporation Eltech, Inc. G.W. Instruments, Inc. Insignia Solutions, Inc. Intel Corporation Kensington Microware Ltd. Layout Design MacroMind, Inc. MASS Microsystems, Inc. Microsoft Corporation Multi-Core, Inc. NEC OWL International, Inc. Paracomp, Inc. Post Perfect Silicon Beach Software, Inc. Strategic Mapping, Inc. Super Mac Technology, Inc. Symantec Corporation Truevision, Inc. VideoLogic, Inc. Invitations printed courtesy of * publications, inc., 3 Industrial Way, Wilmington, MassachuseHs 01887 - 4t~O 'Q'1 cf ~ (0 J~<l ~ 34; rg ~ 16 S V1 J> An 'nv"a"on '0 ... \ I '" ~ - - &~ ThE AMAZING PErSonal ComputEr - - O~- ~ LJ MAKIHG PICYUH(S lllHIYIHG ADDIHG IT UP MAKIHG SOUHD [ \ PLAYIHG GAM(S fHPLOHIHG ,I IHFOHHATIOH SHHDIHG IDfHS Th~AMAZING P~r50nal [omput~r A permanent exhibit at The Computer Museum Exhibit Sponsors . Principal Sponsor William H. Gates, III Major Sponsors Apple Computer, Inc. The Kapor Family Foundation Steve Wozniak Sponsor Digital Equipment Corporation Donor 3Com Corporation Contributors Cabot C0rporation Foundation Arthur Nelson Raytheon Company Ingrid and Steve Stadler Exhibit developed in conjunction with The Boston Computer Society Spring Benefit The Computer Museum Museum Wharf 300 Congress Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210 The Computer Museum Annual Spring Benefit $ 100 per person ($75 tax deductible) Coro and experience ,he MAGIC of 'The Computere Museum's newest exhibits. RSVP by April 24th Be there as we unveil The Enchanting Dragon, and the other Honeywell \nfor­ macion systems Computer Component Sculptures that await you. TOV R the museum. 'Take in all the fas­ cinating exhibits, inlluding the new Integrated Circuit display. On the way. discover the clues ph\ced around rhe museum. Solve the At YSTERY and a spec ial prize is yW rs. Spring Benefit Committee Charl es and Connie Bac hman Gordon and Gwen Bell Law rence Bianchi and Susan Parrish Roger and Mary Cady Doug and Sandra Drane Robert and Ann Everett Wendy Germain Sheryl Handler Gardner Hendrie Neal Hill Mitchell Kapor and Ellen Poss Felice Karz August and Judy Klein Edward and Debbie Kramer Parrick McGovern and Lore Harp Ted and Ruth J ohnson Linda Lawrence James and Mary McKenney Michael Parker William and Susan Poduska J ames and) uly Pompa Paul and Kathleen Severino Andrew Singer and Dede El y-Singer Fontaine and Judy Richardson Charl es and Angela Waite Chris and Margaret C. Wilson Des ign: Mary Anne Lloyd using SimXiLightspeed Qolor System . NONPROFIT ORG. U.S POSTAGE The PAID BOSTON, MA Computer PERMIT NO. 55897 Museum Museum Wharf 300 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 PLEASE POST • Fall19S5 • Program • Series Join us for a series of informal and informative talks by the people • who are making computing history-past, present and future- • Sundays at 4 p.m. Thursdays at 7 p.m. September 8 October 10 • Tony Hoare, Oxford University Barry Vercoe, MIT Experimental Music Studio The Mathematics of Programming The Computer as Chamber Music Performer BYTE's Tenth Anniversary Lecture October 24 September 15 Trip Hawkins, President, Electronic Ar1s • Gardner Hendrie The Rebirth of the Home Computer From the First 16-bit Mini to Fault Tolerant Systems November 7 September 22 1-4 p.m. Joel Moses, MIT Dept. of Electrical Engineering & • Stephen Ciarcia, BYTE Columnist Computer Science Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar Showcase The Organization of Large Systems The Carl Engleman Memorial Lecture on • September 29 Artificial Intelligence Walt Tetchner, DEC, and Dennis H. Klatt, MIT November 21 DECTALK: History and Applications of a Talking Computer Philip J. Davis, Brown University October 6 Millions of Digits of Pi: What's Behind It All? • Richard Greenblatt, Vice President, Lisp Machines Inc. December 5 Artificial Intelligence at MIT: 196~70 Nelson Max, Lawrence Livermore Laboratories Computer Animation in Mathematics, Molecular Biology October 13 and Art • Alan Kay, Fellow, Apple Computer Personal Computing before Micros October 20 All programs take place in The Computer Museum Auditorium. • ACM SIGGRAPH Film & Video Fest Admission to the programs is free for Computer Museum mem­ The best from the SIGGRAPH 1985 Film Show bers, and free to others with admission to the Museum: $4 for adults; $3 for students and senior citizens. October 27 Reserved seats are available to members by sending $2 per seat • Oliver Selfridge, GTE Corporation per program to Programs Coordinator, The Computer Museum, Where do we want artificial intelligence to go? 300 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210. Please make checks November 3 payable to The Computer Museum and clearly indicate which • Andries van Dam, Brown University program(s) you plan to attend. Seats may also be reserved by Computer Graphics: From Arcane Specialty paying $2 at the door up to one half hour before the program to Anyone's Game begins. Sponsored in part by grants from the Bank of Boston and Digital • November 10 Equipment Corporation. Otto Laske, Gregory Garrey, Peggy Brightman, New England Computer Arts Association, Inc. The Computer Arts in Perspective: Music, Graphics, For more information ca11423·6758. • Choreography. November 17 Peter Rony, IEEE Computer Society and • Japan Micro-Mouse Association Mappy, the Micro-mouse Inaugural Run of the Maze The at the Museum • November 24 Computer Museum Wharf Tom Snyder, Tom Snyder Productions 300 Congress Street Educational Software: A Satire of Itself? Museum Boston, Massachusetts • • Sunday. September 22. 11:00-6:00 ATTIC SALE Get your hands on computer gadgetry, photos, graphics, books, manuals, and more at the • Museum's "computer flea market"-a real hacker's dream. Clean out your attic with contributions to the Museum's sale-fully tax deductible. One hacker's throwaways are another's key parts! Items may also be sold on consignment, and vendor tables are available for rent. For more information about participating in the • ATTIC SALE, contact Jessica Pollard at The Computer Museum (617) 426-2000. Saturday and Sunday. October 27 and 28.11:00-6:00 • "A LOOK AT THE FIRSTS" As part of Museum Goers Month, we invite you "behind the scenes" to see some of the historic firsts in our stored collection. Meet Shakey, the first computer-con1rolled robot every built, tryout the first mechanical calculator, or play the world's first computer video game, • SpaceWars!, running on the vintage PDP-l computer. Some of the MIT hackers who created the SpaceWars! program in 1962 will be on hand to challenge those who care. For nostalgia • buffs we will power up the IBM 1401 and display the first digital computer-the ENIAC. c QO",~ o ~ 0 O CD .......~_ ::c 0 o 3 ~ ~- 0 0"' .... .,CD c:., Co .... ~ .......- ----- - a.. o .:"'10 n z::c .... :c: .... ....0 _ '" 0 co'0 O::c g '" ZO == p > *r,:~ ~ ~~_J ~ A b en efit for Th e Co m puter Museum Please reserve t ick et (s) @ $7 5,00 per guest (t ax ded uct ible to t he ext ent a llowabl e by law) Na m e _________________________________________________________________________________ A d d ress _______________________________________________________________________________ City Sta te Zip _______ _ En cI osed, is my c hec kin t he a m ou nt of $ ______________________________________________________ Pl ease cha rge my l V isa n M aste rCard [' American Ex press Ca rd Numbe r Expi r a t ion Dat e ___________ Signature __________________________________________________________________________________ I am u nable 10 a tte nd b u t would l ike 10 make a donati on in the amou nt of S _____________________ ' Please mak e your payment s to The Computer M useu m Payments m ust be received by N ovember 26, 1985 Reservat ions w ill be registered at th e door, The Compu ler Museum, 300 Congress Sireel, Boslon, M A 02210 617·426·2800 The Computer Museum Museum Wharf 300 Congress Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210 Thank you for your check for ¢o2./JO.- for tickets to The Computer Museum Pre-Preview Party on Friday, May 11th at 6:30 p.m. Of this amount, $75.00 out of each $100.00 ticket, is tax-deductible. :::::,:,':~::- ::,:~ ,;:=,::§ ~~~~~ . _________..J The Museum is easy to reach on Boston's waterfront. Follow Museum Wharf signs displaying a milk bottle, our landmark. From North: Expressway (Rte. 3) south tu High St.lCongress st. exit (#1), third left on Congress St. From Wes·t: Massachusetts Turnpike (Rte. 90) to Expressway (Rte. 3) north exit (#2), Atlantic Ave.lNorthern Ave. exit (#3), over Northern Ave. bridge. From South: Express­ way (Rte. 3} north, Atlantic Ave.lNorthern Ave. exit (#3), over Northern Ave. bridge. Public transportation: MBTA Red Line to South Station. i3c6 ~bvc~ "" 1fx, f%t'~~ ciYr:uit: £-xhi6it' /h-lh:viPw "ex",,,,, .. 1(.');00 .
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