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Written by media archaeology lab on 2025-01-16 at 17:22

we're always combating entropy - to that end, does anyone local to us have an older fax machine that works & that we can borrow for a few months?

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2025-01-13 at 20:26

Daily hours will be posted here on our calendar https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=c_f5264434d36a6bd24d64b21c5761eac9b67958c335f9f56d91445e8a26db2c84%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FDenver&pli=1 and events will be added to the main CU events calendar https://calendar.colorado.edu/ with the hashtag #MALpopup.

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2025-01-13 at 20:24

hey did we mention we're doing a thing this year? we are so excited to announce we are hosting a series of pop-up installations in CASE W250 (the same space as the Barbed Wire Fence Phone exhibit) from January 27, 2025 until January 2026.

The first of these pop-ups, called “Other Networks,” will feature functioning communication technologies before and outside of the internet. For example, “Other Networks” will showcase our small collection of French Minitel computers along with a demonstration of the Minitel network, telephone systems, fax machines, ham radios and walkie talkies, mesh networks, etc.

Throughout the course of the pop-up we will host demonstrations and events. The exhibition will be open daily, Monday through Friday, for independent exploration, research, and play.

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2025-01-06 at 19:39

hey! are you in the denver/boulder area? do you want to help out with a Project? if so - we're hunting down some furniture to kit out an exhibition space... DM for details

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-12-19 at 21:59

this was a lovely holiday surprise/relief - apparently this got lost in the university mail system for MONTHS, but we finally got it this week!

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-12-19 at 18:46

and our own punch card wreath (contemporary with the book) is up for the winter break - 50+ years old and not in too bad of shape, though the lights need re-strung.

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-12-19 at 18:40

the whole book is available on @internetarchive , of course https://archive.org/details/makeitwithpunchedcards1971

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-12-19 at 18:37

just in case you've got an excess of punch cards and a lack of Christmas decor...

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-12-13 at 18:53

oh hi we're doing t-shirts again, here's the pre-order info: https://open.substack.com/pub/mediaarchaeologylab/p/happy-december

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-12-12 at 19:32

today in accessioning:

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-12-05 at 19:02

If you're curious about past residency projects - this one from Tristan B Willis is really excellent: https://www.tristanbwillis.com/dandj

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-12-05 at 18:56

The lovely folks at the Museum of Human Achievement have an active open call for the Welcome To My Homepage residency - info below:

Open Call for Welcome to my Homepage!

Accepting applications for 3-week online residencies in Mar - Aug 2025

Deadline - Jan 5th

Adjusting your relationship to cyberspace? Tired of your online persona and looking to try something new? Doing surgery on a grape? We’re seeking proposals for browser-based creative endeavors of all kinds.

Welcome to my Homepage is an international online residency program hosted by The Museum of Human Achievement in Austin, TX that offers artists a low-stakes opportunity to experiment and explore the web as a site for creative production. Founded in 2014, Homepage has since hosted over 100 artists from across the world wide web.

All types of creative folks welcome to apply, especially if you haven’t had an opportunity like this before. No coding necessary! We provide a user-friendly web builder, user guides, virtual studio visits, promotion for your project, and a $250 stipend.

Application deadline - Jan 5th, 2025 at 11:59pm CST

Applicant Support Workshop - Dec 5th, 2024 at 12pm CST, online - RSVP

More information and application at https://www.welcometomyhomepage.net/apply.

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-11-25 at 18:36

today on MALtv (happy holiday week)

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-11-21 at 20:35

love to open a thing for repair and discover that 1) the foam insulation/padding is crumbling away into dust and 2) said dust reeks of stale cigarettes

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-11-21 at 19:31

and now back to our regularly scheduled programming of oOOH look at that neat thing!

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-11-21 at 19:20

as always, if you choose to donate (which we, again, truly appreciate), there is a notes field that will allow you to request that you not be contacted by the University with fundraising mailers.

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-11-21 at 19:20

hello friends! this is our twice-yearly reminder that we have a support fund and it helps us to do things like the Barbed Wire Fence Telephone exhibition and the Simple FM Transmitter booklet. it also helps us to show just how many people are interested in the lab continuing to exist and do interesting things. we're sincerely grateful to everyone who contributes, but please know that our budget does not rely on small donations like this, it just gives us a little extra room to do interesting things.

you can donate to the support fund here: https://giveto.colorado.edu/campaigns/50618/donations/new

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-11-20 at 19:41

AND, finally, a BBC Micro! (thanks very much to @48kRAM)

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-11-20 at 19:15

next up: a new-to-us magic lantern, that should be fully functional and actually has a slide carrier and, mega bonus, is not full of asbestos insulation like some of them are!

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Written by media archaeology lab on 2024-11-20 at 19:05

we have BOXES to open. first up: a whole bunch of magic lantern slides! there are lots of them, some in not great condition, but some are really haunting in only the way old photography can be

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