The Museum of Computing Machinery of the University of Pisa has a rich collection of computing devices, with a focus on digital machines. It includes many XIX century mechanical calculat ors and early Italian computers from the Sixties, as well as the milestones of contemporary commercial computing. In order to improve its attractiveness, despite its shortage of display spaces, the Museum is undergoing a complete reorganiza tion and, in the new layout, a room is devoted to an exhibition about the history of personal computing. The paper describes how two objectives drove the design of the exhibition, both of them made critical by the constraints on the available space: showing an outstanding collection and telling in an appropriate way a long history of scientific and technological development.
Il Museo degli Strumenti per il Calcolo dell’Università di Pisa possiede una ricca collezione, centrata sulle macchine digitali, che spazia dalle calcolatrici meccaniche del XIX secolo ai primi calcolatori italiani degli anni Sessanta, fino alle pietre miliari dell’informatica di consumo di oggi. Al fine di migliorare la sua offerta, pur nella carenza di spazi, il Museo sta procedendo a una ristrutturazione del percorso espositivo. Nella nuova organizzazione, una sala è dedicata a un’esposizione per manente sulla storia dell’informatica personale. L’articolo descrive come due obiettivi hanno guidato la progettazione dell’esposizione, en tram bi resi critici dai vincoli legati agli spazi disponibili: esibire una collezione unica in Italia e raccontare con appropriatezza una lunga storia di sviluppo scientifico e tecno lo gico.
Il progetto di una sala sulla storia dell’informatica personale
fabio gadducciCo-primo
;giovanni antonio cignoniCo-primo
;chiara tarantinoCo-primo
2016-01-01
Abstract
The Museum of Computing Machinery of the University of Pisa has a rich collection of computing devices, with a focus on digital machines. It includes many XIX century mechanical calculat ors and early Italian computers from the Sixties, as well as the milestones of contemporary commercial computing. In order to improve its attractiveness, despite its shortage of display spaces, the Museum is undergoing a complete reorganiza tion and, in the new layout, a room is devoted to an exhibition about the history of personal computing. The paper describes how two objectives drove the design of the exhibition, both of them made critical by the constraints on the available space: showing an outstanding collection and telling in an appropriate way a long history of scientific and technological development.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
