Dec
2
Sat
Ever wonder about the history of the punchcard?
The punchcard exhibit starts with a Jacquard Loom, one of the earliest uses of punched cards, which helped to make woven fabric more affordable. Herman Hollerith’s invention of electromechanical processing of cards tabulated data for the 1890 census. The @IBM family of punch card machines was used for data processing and record-keeping across many industries and academia. Punched cards were even used for matchmaking at the University of Iowa in 1963!
Come learn more about this history and punch your own souvenir card on an original IBM 029 to take home during the demo.
Saturday, 2 – 4 PM, free with museum membership or admission.
Dec
10
Sun
Computer Museum of America (CMoA) will hold its
Inaugural Techiest Holiday Sweater Contest this year!
What we’re looking for in a winning Techiest Holiday Sweater:
- Something beyond a store-bought sweater. Add to the purchased base.
- A funny, technology-based holiday theme.
- The sweater should be infused with tech – lights, cables, keyboard parts, circuit boards, LEDs, or maybe even a tablet?
Contest participants can enter in two ways: online and in person.
Online:
- Participants can enter by posting a picture of themselves in their Techy Best on Facebook or Instagram between December 10 – December 17, 2023.
- Tag us using #CMoATechiestSweater.
- All collected entries will be posted on Dec. 20th for voting.
- The winner will receive potential World Wide Fame and Glory! and a round of applause.
In Person:
- Special Contest Event at CMoA on Saturday and Sunday, December 16th and 17th, 2023.
- Free museum admission for persons wearing a teched-out sweater on those two days.
- There will be techy winter and holiday crafts and treats for all visitors.
- A staff member or volunteer from CMoA will take a picture of the sweater entries.
- A committee of staff and volunteers will vote on the winner from all pictures taken.
- Voting will occur and the winner be announced on December 20th.
- The winner will receive potential World Wide Fame and Glory! and a copy of ICONIC along with two admission passes to the museum.
We can’t wait to see your Techy Holiday Best!
Dec
16
Sat
Computer Museum of America (CMoA) will hold its
Inaugural Techiest Holiday Sweater Contest this year!
What we’re looking for in a winning Techiest Holiday Sweater:
- Something beyond a store-bought sweater. Add to the purchased base.
- A funny, technology-based holiday theme.
- The sweater should be infused with tech – lights, cables, keyboard parts, circuit boards, LEDs, or maybe even a tablet?
Contest participants can enter in two ways: online and in person.
Online:
- Participants can enter by posting a picture of themselves in their Techy Best on Facebook or Instagram between December 10 – December 17, 2023.
- Tag us using #CMoATechiestSweater.
- All collected entries will be posted on Dec. 20th for voting.
- The winner will receive potential World Wide Fame and Glory! and a round of applause.
In Person:
- Special Contest Event at CMoA on Saturday and Sunday, December 16th and 17th, 2023.
- Free museum admission for persons wearing a teched-out sweater on those two days.
- There will be techy winter and holiday crafts and treats for all visitors.
- A staff member or volunteer from CMoA will take a picture of the sweater entries.
- A committee of staff and volunteers will vote on the winner from all pictures taken.
- Voting will occur and the winner be announced on December 20th.
- The winner will receive potential World Wide Fame and Glory! and a copy of ICONIC along with two admission passes to the museum.
We can’t wait to see your Techy Holiday Best!
Dec
17
Sun
Computer Museum of America (CMoA) will hold its
Inaugural Techiest Holiday Sweater Contest this year!
What we’re looking for in a winning Techiest Holiday Sweater:
- Something beyond a store-bought sweater. Add to the purchased base.
- A funny, technology-based holiday theme.
- The sweater should be infused with tech – lights, cables, keyboard parts, circuit boards, LEDs, or maybe even a tablet?
Contest participants can enter in two ways: online and in person.
Online:
- Participants can enter by posting a picture of themselves in their Techy Best on Facebook or Instagram between December 10 – December 17, 2023.
- Tag us using #CMoATechiestSweater.
- All collected entries will be posted on Dec. 20th for voting.
- The winner will receive potential World Wide Fame and Glory! and a round of applause.
In Person:
- Special Contest Event at CMoA on Saturday and Sunday, December 16th and 17th, 2023.
- Free museum admission for persons wearing a teched-out sweater on those two days.
- There will be techy winter and holiday crafts and treats for all visitors.
- A staff member or volunteer from CMoA will take a picture of the sweater entries.
- A committee of staff and volunteers will vote on the winner from all pictures taken.
- Voting will occur and the winner be announced on December 20th.
- The winner will receive potential World Wide Fame and Glory! and a copy of ICONIC along with two admission passes to the museum.
We can’t wait to see your Techy Holiday Best!
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