[torontocbm] Using the VIC-20 to make history
- From: "Syd Bolton" <sbolton@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:42:35 -0500
Thanks Leif for sending this around - I can now add this following press
release that will be going out tomorrow morning!
We?re located at 13 Alma Street, Brantford - just a short hour from Toronto!
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Personal Computer Museum Makes the VIC-20 Twitter
First Tweet from the Past! New Software Lets Vintage Computers Access
Twitter
Brantford, Ontario ? February 16, 2010 ? To celebrate its fifth year in
business, the Personal Computer Museum has created a new program that allows
the breakthrough, under $300 personal computer of the 1980?s ? the Commodore
VIC-20 to access Twitter, one of the world?s foremost online communities.
CKPC FM 92.1 personality Ed McMahon (Mayor of the Morning) will create
computer history with the first VIC-20 Tweet and afterwards museum visitors
can tweet too. The first ?tweet? will happen on Saturday February 20th at
11am EST. Follow the museum on Twitter or Facebook at
http://www.pcmuseum.ca/twitter.asp
?Many have asked ?Why are you doing this? There?s not much demand for new
VIC-20 software.? It was the challenge of creating a bridge between the past
and present. It?s amazing how far technology has progressed in the past 30
years. The software runs from a cassette tape on an unexpanded VIC-20 with
only 5 KB of RAM and a processor that runs at 1 MHz,? commented Syd Bolton,
Curator of the Personal Computer Museum.
To put this in perspective, an average PC today runs at 3000 MHz and
contains 2,097,152 KB. That means the average computer today has 419,430
times the memory power and 3000 times the speed of a personal computer from
the 80?s.
The museum created a software platform for many vintage computers to be able
to "tweet" (called "TweetVER" which is short for Tweeting from a Vintage
ComputER). For those who would like a copy of the software program, visit
the museum?s website http://www.pcmuseum.ca for information.
About the Personal Computer Museum
Brantford is a short hour?s drive away from Toronto, Canada. The town is
home to the Personal Computer Museum, unique to South Western Ontario,
Canada. The non-profit museum houses a large vintage computer collection,
plus a software and classic video game library. To truly step back in time,
it has a comprehensive magazine, memorabilia and book collection plus other
computer related artifacts.
The museum is expanding its collection; please visit the ?most wanted? page
for the vintage machine wish list. It also has a recycle and reuse program
for used computers. To learn more about how the personal computer revolution
started, visit http://www.pcmuseum.ca, email sbolton@xxxxxxxxxxx or call
(519) 753-8825.
Carol Warren
Antarra Communications
Tel. 714-891-3660
Email cwarren@xxxxxxxxxxx
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[mailto:torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Leif Bloomquist
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 12:55 PM
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Subject: [torontocbm] Fwd: Syd Bolton invited you to the event "Making
History with Twitter"...
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Syd invited you to "Making History with Twitter" on Saturday, February
20 at 10:00am.
Syd says, "Hope you get a chance to drop by and make history with us
with TWITTER and vintage computers--that's all we can reveal. Even if
you can't make it, please forward this to your friends that might be
interested. The more people we have out the better! ".
Event: Making History with Twitter
"You too can become a part of history!"
What: Workshop
Start Time: Saturday, February 20 at 10:00am
End Time: Saturday, February 20 at 4:00pm
Where: Personal Computer Museum
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=316775522153&mid=1da0db5G295bc8feG4
18713dG7
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