>>It certainly has been (and will continue to be) for me...
>>But seriously, since my workshop isn't open to the public, and almost
>>nobody knows who I am, where should %random_person go to find out
>>about real front panels, forerunners of Windows, etc. If not a science
>>museum, then where?
> The local public library. Get a comfy chair, sit in front of the
> terminal, call up lynx, get a hotmail account, and subscribe to the
> mailing list. Of course, if the library has some back issues of computer
> magazines or computer history books, those never hurt either ;) A museum
> is generally considered to be a 'fun place' and though it is possible
> to learn quite a bit, they can't beat reading a good book (though they
> are a visual compendium).
Hmm I think you should come to Munich and visit the Deutsches
Museum. A slow walk thru the chemical section (for example)
could tell you the same story than a book, but you will also
_see_ whats hapening when two chemicals mix up. You still have
to read - there is plenty of text ro read - sometimes the
equivalent of 5 or 6 book pages only for one show case, and
ar far as I remember the chemical section has more than 100
of this hands on cases.
Shure, tunning thru and press every butten wont result in
any information - but just browsing thru a chemical book
either.
> BTW, the Boston Computer Museum has a very
> good history section. Books like 'A Secret Guide To Computers' also
> educate quite a bit. Lastly, since you're so worried about this (we all
> are, I hope) why not just write a book?
:) - Hereby I oder one copy.
Gruss
H.
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Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK
Received on Thu Jun 25 1998 - 07:36:26 BST