Hi Richard, I think I have a fairly complete file of all the Spectra issues in paper going back to the beginning. If you know what issue(s) might have your info - let me know, I will scan and send... But I don't have the time to dig through them for references until February, I believe we had an archivist at one point in time - Does anyone remember who? Someone at the SI? There should be another complete set there.
The first Museum to have a website? Good question. I remember the first collections to have images tied to their databases - back in the early 80's - the Eastman House Museum in Rochester New York and the Helen Allen Textile Collection at UW-Madison (WI). We were all envious at the first public kiosks - National Gallery London and Seattle Art Museum spring to mind - although it was a hot time for that and there were likely others. Suzanne Quigley art & artifact services 917 676 9039 squigle at panix.com www.suzannequigley.com On Dec 18, 2006, at 3:13 PM, <rjurban at uiuc.edu> wrote: > This message is a request to all those wise souls who have been > around for a while. > > We've had the conversation about "who was the first museum to have > a web site." Here's mine. Do we know who was the first museum to > install public computers for the purpose of gaming/ virtual > environments (text-based, 2d, 3d, whatever)? > > I would gladly reimurse copying fees for anyone in possesion of > pre-1990s Spectra articles on the topic. > > Cheers, > > Richard Urban, Doctoral Student > Graduate School of Library and Information Science > University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign > rjurban at uiuc.edu > http://www.inherentvice.net > > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
