Visualizing Computer History's Archives

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Thursday January 19, 2017 - Friday January 20, 2017
      11:00 am - 11:59 am
  • Location: Library Archives Reading Room, Georgia Tech library
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Summary Sentence: RetroTech invites you to a 1/19 talk featuring three members of the HSOC community.

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You're invited to join the Georgia Tech Library retroTECH Lab and Georgia Tech Game Archaeology Lab from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 19 in the Library Archives Reading Room for "Digital Pasts, Digital Futures at Georgia Tech: Visualizing Computer History's Archives."

Topics covered will include the histories of IBM, software piracy, and early 1980s computer gaming!

This fifth event in the series will feature:
Dr. Steven Usselman, Professor and Chair of the School of History and Sociology
Kera Allen, Graduate Student in the School of History and Sociology
Renee Shelby, Graduate Student in the School of History and Sociology

Followed by open Q&A and discussion

Digital Pasts, Digital Futures brings the community together for interdisciplinary conversations about the histories and futures of hardware, software, video games and digital culture.

There is no cost.  All are welcome.

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of History and Sociology, _School of History and Sociology Student Blog

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
HSOC events, HSOC news, retroTech, Library, School of History and Sociology
Status
  • Created By: Amy D'Unger
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jan 18, 2017 - 11:12am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:13pm