Blinkenlights Archaeological Institute
- Blinkenlights Archaeological Institute
The Blinkenlights Archaeological Institute was established in 1997 to preserve historical computing devices. Its headquarters are in Seattle, Washington. Some of its collection is on display at VintageTech in Oakland, California, and the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.
The name of the institute is a tribute to the term "blinkenlights" originated in hacker humor.
External links
* [http://www.blinkenlights.com/ Blinkenlights Archaeological Institute]
* [http://www.vintagetech.com/ VintageTech]
* [http://www.computerhistory.org/ Computer History Museum]
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