Virtual Museum of Computing
Available in | English |
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Founded | 1994 |
Headquarters | University of Oxford (in 1994), , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Created by | Jonathan Bowen |
Founder(s) | Jonathan Bowen |
Industry | Museums |
Services | Virtual museum |
Parent | Virtual Library museums pages (VLmp) |
URL | museums.fandom.com |
Launched | 1994 |
Current status | Hosted by MuseumsWiki |
The Virtual Museum of Computing (VMoC) is an eclectic collection of links and online resources concerning the history of computers and computer science.[2][3] It includes links to other related museums, both real and virtual, around the world, as well as having its own virtual galleries of information. A particular feature is the early computing pioneer Alan Turing, among others.[1]
This virtual museum was founded by Jonathan Bowen on 1 June 1995, originally at the Oxford University Computing Laboratory in the United Kingdom.[4] It has been supported by Museophile Limited[5] and also forms part of the Virtual Library museums pages (VLmp), supported by the International Council of Museums (ICOM).[6] VMoC was subsequently hosted at the University of Reading and London South Bank University, and was mirrored around the world as part of VLmp. It is now available as a wiki on the MuseumsWiki, hosted on Fandom (formerly Wikia).[7]
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References[]
- ^ a b Bowen, Jonathan P.; Angus, Jim; Bennett, Jim; Borda, Ann; Hodges, Andrew; Filippini-Fantoni, Silvia; Beler, Alpay (2005). "The Development of Science Museum Websites: Case Studies". In Tan Wee Hin, Leo; Subramaniam, Ramanathan (eds.). E-learning and Virtual Science Centers (PDF). Hershey, USA: Idea Group Publishing. pp. 366–392. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-03-26. Section 3: Case Studies, Chapter XVIII.
- ^ "Virtual Museum of Computing Web Site". IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. 18 (4): 67. 1996.
- ^ Bowen, Jonathan P.; et al. (2005). "The Development of Science Museum Websites: Case Studies (Chapter XVIII)". In Hin, Leo Tan Wee; Subramaniam, Ramanathan (eds.). E-learning and Virtual Science Centers, Section 3: Case Studies (PDF). Hershey, USA: Idea Group Publishing. pp. 366–392. Archived from the original on 2005-03-26.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) (Official information.)
- ^ Bowen, Jonathan P. (2010). "A Brief History of Early Museums Online". The Rutherford Journal. 3.
- ^ "Virtual Museum of Computing". Museophile Limited. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Virtual Museum of Computing". Virtual Library museums pages. International Council of Museums. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Virtual Museum of Computing". MuseumsWiki. Fandom. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
External links[]
- Virtual Museum of Computing website
- Virtual Museum of Computing on Archive.org:
- Pioneers of Computing gallery, including Alan Turing and Charles Babbage
- A Brief History of Algebra and Computing gallery
- Early Microprocessor Instruction Set Cards gallery
- VMoC ICOM mirror website
- 1995 establishments in England
- Internet properties established in 1995
- Computer museums in the United Kingdom
- London South Bank University
- Museums in Oxford
- Oxford University Computing Laboratory
- Virtual museums
- Web directories
- Computing websites
- Computer museums
- United Kingdom museum stubs
- Website stubs
- Computing stubs