A few weeks ago, Computer History Museum’s upcoming exhibit “Revolution: the First 2000 years of Computing.” I was there to see a model of the SAGE computing facility, but I also reveled in seeing pieces of ENIAC, JOHNNIAC and a host of other early computers. As I toured the still-under-construction exhibit, something curator Alex Bochannek said struck a chord. While some people love looking at the tubes, dials, knobs and wires, the general public isn’t so inclined. For them, he said, it is important to connect these machines to their applications — their reasons to exist.
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The Lessons Antique Computers Can Teach About CRM
Posted by: Christopher J. Bucholtz December 16, 2010 05:00 AMA few weeks ago, Computer History Museum’s upcoming exhibit “Revolution: the First 2000 years of Computing.” I was there to see a model of the SAGE computing facility, but I also reveled in seeing pieces of ENIAC, JOHNNIAC and a host of other early computers. As I toured the still-under-construction exhibit, something curator Alex Bochannek said struck a chord. While some people love looking at the tubes, dials, knobs and wires, the general public isn’t so inclined. For them, he said, it is important to connect these machines to their applications — their reasons to exist.