[TUHS] [tuhs] Computer history preservation

A major topic on this list has been the preservation of computer history, through museums that collect and operate old hardware, software emulation of past hardware and software systems, and data recovery from newly discovered, but previously thought to be lost, archives. I came across an article today about another major industry that has been exceedingly careless about preserving its history: Wipe Out: When the BBC Kept Erasing Its Own History https://getpocket.com/explore/item/wipe-out-when-the-bbc-kept-erasing-its-o… It is a must-read for Dr Who fans on this list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Nelson H. F. Beebe Tel: +1 801 581 5254 - - University of Utah FAX: +1 801 581 4148 - - Department of Mathematics, 110 LCB Internet e-mail: beebe(a)math.utah.edu - - 155 S 1400 E RM 233 beebe(a)acm.org beebe(a)computer.org - - Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0090, USA URL: http://www.math.utah.edu/~beebe/ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------