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Rescuing Techno-Trash.

Offers a look on the artifacts of computer technology in Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, California. Information on the computer collection of Selam Ismail, a programmer and collector of defunct electronic gear in Silicon Valley; Overview of the cultural development in computer-related artifacts prese...

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Published in:Archaeology Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 28 - 30
Main Author: Finn, Christine
Format: Article
Published: Archaeological Institute of America May/Jun2001
Subjects:
Antiquities
Ismail, Selam
Computers
Social change
Collectors & collecting
Exhibitions
California
Santa Clara (Calif.)
Mountain View (Calif.)
United States
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Offers a look on the artifacts of computer technology in Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, California. Information on the computer collection of Selam Ismail, a programmer and collector of defunct electronic gear in Silicon Valley; Overview of the cultural development in computer-related artifacts preserved from the past; Details on the opening of the Computer Museum History Center in Mountain View, California in 2004; Examples of old electronic machines which had gained value over time.