Aims and Objectives
The Mission of the ACMS WAinc is:
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To establish a Museum of Computing
offering public access and Display and Research facilities.
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To establish a "Virtual
Museum" on the Internet containing details of the collection so that
the information on West Australian history can be accessed by Researchers
and Historians anywhere in the world.
¨ To provide a focal point for the exchange of information on the History of Computing .
The Australian Computer Museum WA
will be:
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In a central site conveniently
located for the public at large and for school groups
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Fun to visit with as much working and
interactive material as possible
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A complement to school teaching in
which eyes, hands and ears are important vehicles for understanding
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A show piece for Australia's role in
the development of calculating, computing and information dissemination
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An exhibition of the evolution of
computing and its underlying technologies
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A demonstration of the impact of
computing on all facets of contemporary life
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A resource for popular and media
research and education in computing and related fields
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A repository for material of
historical importance including hardware, Software, Documentation and
related fields