Museums

god save the village green

The Lost Format Preservation Society catalogues the rapid obsolescence of information technology, although we wonder if this sentimental geek’s delight is any more than the conservative myth of a “simpler time.” But we miss our 5″ floppies, too, not to mention command line role playing games, keyboards that spring and click, and beta’s totally unfair loss in the video cassette wars.

Related, but with less of an eye for proper archiving: a short history of the calculator watch, the nerd watch museum.

Tags: fake museums, vhs or beta