DASH Archives - February 2005
CFP - convener SIGGRAPH 05 histories meeting
From: Paul Brown <paul@paul-brown.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:17:37 +0000
SIGGRAPH 05, 31 July - 4 August, Los Angeles Would anyone like to convene a Birds-of-a-Feather meeting on Digital Arts Histories at this years SIGGRAPH Convention? This event ran successfully in 03 (under the auspices of the Art Show) and in 04 (as part of the Educators Program). In 2005 it is proposed to run it in conjunction with the International Program which Rejane Spitz is chairing. Paul Brown, who convened the 03/4 meetings is unable to attend SIGGRAPH this year and so is looking for someone to take on this relatively unchallenging task. Anyone interested should reply to paul@paul-brown.com -- =============================================================== Paul Brown in the UK to 18 April 2005 mailto:paul@paul-brown.com http://www.paul-brown.com UK mob +44 (0)794 104 8228 USA fax +1 309 216 9900 =============================================================== Visiting Fellow - Birkbeck http://www.bbk.ac.uk/hafvm/cache/ ===============================================================
Computer History auction at Christie's
From: David Em <davidem@EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 19:31:30 -0800
Christie's is conducting a computer history auction next week. Article in NY Times and links at http://www.computerworld.com/news/2005/story/0,11280,99519,00.html http://www.reuters.com/audi/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=7678651
Re: Computer History auction at Christie's
From: Paul Brown <paul@paul-brown.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:55:05 +0000
There's a very good article about this by the owner of the collection Jeremy Norman in New Scientist, No. 2487, 17 February 2005, (pp. 20 - UK edition) titled Cyber-antiques. The Christies page is http://www.christies.com/promos/feb05/1484/overview.asp The authors own website is here: http://www.historyofscience.com/index.shtml >Christie's is conducting a computer history auction next week. Article >in NY Times and links at > >http://www.computerworld.com/news/2005/story/0,11280,99519,00.html >http://www.reuters.com/audi/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=7678651
The Origins of Cyberspace - RESULT
From: Paul Brown <paul@paul-brown.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:51:39 +0000
I called into Christies London office this morning to pick up a copy of the Origins of Cyberspace catalog (half-price - UK£10 - now the sale is over!) and their press office gave me the following post sale summary. A more detailed Auction Result can be requested with the catalog which is available from any of their international offices: For Immediate Release February 23, 2005 Contact: Bendetta Roux 212.636.2680 CHRISTIE'S POST-SALE REPORT (Prices Include Buyer's Premium) THE ORIGINS OF CYBERSPACE Christie's Rockefeller Center February 23, 2005 Sale Total: $714,060 £373,853/¤549,276 Lots Offered: 254 Lots Sold: 133 £: $1.91 / ¤: $1.30 Sold by Lot: 52% Sold by $: 70 % Sale: 1484 TOP LOTS Lot Price Estimate Buyer 33 $78,000 £40,837/¤101,400 $30,000-40,000 US Private Menabrea, Luigi Federico. Sketch of the Analytical Engine Šwith notes by the translator [Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace], London, 1843 238 $72,000 £37,696/¤55,384 $50,000-70,000 US Private [Eckert, J. Presper and John Mauchly.] "Outline of plans for development of electronic computers," 1946 - the founding document of the electronic computer industry 16 $38,400 £20,104/¤29,538 $10,000-15,000 Anonymous Babbage, Charles. A letter to Sir Humphry Davy, Bart Š, London, 1822