Concrete Computers art exhibit

From: Jason McBrien <jbmcb_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Wed Jul 21 14:44:01 2004

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From: "Bill Sheehan" <sheehan_at_sheehan.tzo.com>
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Subject: Re: Concrete Computers art exhibit


> Though several here have demonstrated a mastery of the modern literary
> canon, no one as yet has corrected the original misunderstanding.
> Computers *are* fetish objects; classic computers even more so. The
> primary definition of "fetish" is "an object believed to contain
> magical or spiritual properties.

For the some of the general public, computers may seem to posess "Magical"
properties. Most of the members of this list, however, probably have a very
good understanding of how they work, and knowledge generally dispells the
"Magical" attributes of devices. Computers are so commonplace, almost
commodity items, that people just take for granted that they work, like a TV
or microwave.
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