[SPG_Active_Members] Emulate old computer to read Salman Rushdie papers

Randall Neff randall.neff at gmail.com
Fri Apr 23 17:14:28 PDT 2010


"Author Salman Rushdie donated his papers and notes to Emory
University a while ago.
Not surprisingly, many of Rushdie's original notes, drafts, and
correspondence existed
in electronic form. Rather than printing them out or converting them
to other formats,
archivists at the university created an emulated image of Rushdie's
old computer,
complete with old software. Researchers visiting the archive can read
his email in
 Eudora and his Stickies notes, or read drafts of his books in ClarisWorks.
When you leave your legacy to future generations, would you like a
virtualized copy
of your personal system to be included?"

http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2010/04/snooping-through-salman-rushdies-computer/39260/

Tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBtFNpgzlsg

Randall.


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