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The
main function of the Center for the History of Microcomputing at YUCoM is to initiate,
conduct, and support original historical research on the development of the Canadian
computing industry as well as on the technological, economic, social, and cultural
impact of computer technology on Canadian society.
Currently, there are two reconstruction projects conducted at YUCoM. One is the
reconstruction project and online collection devoted to the
NABU Network. The other project aims at the software
emulation of the UTECH computer designed in the early 1950s at the University of
Toronto.
The YUCoM's collection is available to anyone who wants to consult
it for the purpose of research. In most cases, the use of hardware artifacts is
restricted due to the age and fragile technical condition of most of these objects.
Please contact YUCoM to schedule a research visit. The space
limitations of YUCoM's reading room and the fact that all the materials in the
YUCoM's collection are non-circulating (and, hence, may only be consulted on the
premises) makes an advanced scheduling of such visits necessary.
YUCoM also provides off-site research services that include the
search of museum's collection for specific objects and documents as well as photocopying
or scanning documents in full compliance with worldwide copyright laws. These
services do not grant copyrights to publish the requested archival materials.
Ultimate responsibility for the publication of such materials, in any media, rests
with the author and/or publisher.
Currently only a partial catalog of YUCoM's collection is available on the museum's
Web site. The full information about YUCoM's collection as well as the up-to-date
catalog of objects in the YUCoM's collection will be available on line in the
near future.
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