[talk] [membership at sdf.org: [SDF] Interim Computer Museum is OPEN!]

[Pete Wright]

Sorry if anyone is on the SDF membership list, but figured this could be of interest to peeps here.

-pete

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Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2025 17:48:02 GMT
From: SDF Membership <membership at sdf.org>
Subject: [SDF] Interim Computer Museum is OPEN!

As SDF celebrates its 38th year we thank you for your continued support
and we are grateful to have you as part of our community.

While SDF has a long history, we've always focused on building upon the 
UNIX platform to facilitate and implement *your* new ideas.  Notably, much
of that has focused on expanding our Fediverse offerings, but many of you
have expressed interest in looking at the past: particularly retrocomputing.

SDF Vintage Systems has spawned a new charitable non-profit organization: 

The Interim Computer Museum, located South of Seattle in Tukwila Washington!
https://icm.museum

The Interim Computer Museum features self hosted and SDF co-located, member
supported, vintage systems of which 26 are accessible remotely.

Remote guest access to our vintage systems is free to all and you are welcome
to try the machines out at https://connect.sdf.org or 'ssh menu at tty.sdf.org'.
If there's a system you'd like to see, let us know!

Additionally ICM has begun work in the area of machine restoration and software
preservation with a group of volunteer engineers.  This work is being
documented in a status blog with live streaming for knowledge and data sharing.

If you'd like to support our efforts, please visit https://icm.museum to
read about the museum and see membership/sponsorship opportunities.  Donations
to the ICM are fully tax deductible and in many cases can be matched with
an employer such as Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Boeing.

We're looking for volunteer remote sysadmins as well as those who would like
to participate in regional Vintage Computer Festivals.  If you have an 
interest in doing this, please get in touch.

We hope that you find this news especially exciting.  When we started the
SDF Vintage Systems program we had hoped to be able to open a brick and mortar
museum and we are very happy that this has come to fruition.  With your
help, we can bring it to self-sustainability and continue to let it grow.

Sincerely,

Stephen Jones (smj), SDF.ORG / ICM.MUSEUM


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