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Rhode Island Computer Museum presents:

The Business History of the Computer Industry: The Rise and Decline of Wang Computers

 North Kingstown, RI (January 2013) The Rhode Island Computer 

Museum is celebrating the history Wang Computers with a  free exhibit at the North Kingstown Library. Click below on our slide show of the “Business History of Wang Computers”. The presentation aims to examine the impact of Wang Computers on Rhode Island in the context of historic preservation. The presentation is part of ongoing cooperation between the Rhode Island Computer Museum and the library. This project is made possible through funding support from the Rhode Island Council for Humanities, an independent state affiliate of the" National Endowment for the Hummanities".

Business History of Wang Computers (Click here)

Wang Product History (Click here)




Equipment in the collection        

 
  Large Systems (Servers, Workstations, Minicomputers, Mainframes, Components)
  Small Systems (Personal Computers, Components)
The Rhode Island Computer Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1999.
 
Email: rhodeislandcomputermuseum@gmail.com or
merle@ricomputermuseum.org
dan@ricomputermuseum.org
phone: (401) 603-3321




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from broken electronics and machine parts. The sculptures are sold in galleries and museums throughout the US and have been used as illustrations for various publications. Recently she has received local and international press from Wired Magazine (US), Make Magazine (US), PBS Boston, DPI Magazine in Taiwan, Architectural Digest (Germany), GQ Germany, and The Discovery Channel Canada.  http://www.burrowburrow.com/

 


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