Historic Computing Lab @ UVic Libraries

Projects & Events

A room with computer tables and one dark blue wall. Through an open door bookshelves can be seen

We're Moving!
The Historic Computing Lab is moving to the second floor of the Main Library
2026-10-28
An LCD monitor laid flat on a tabletop, keyboards on 3 sides. An old terminal and beige 1980s computer behind.

Ghosts in the Machine
Some artifacts from our collection are part of an installation at the Ministry of Casual Living this month
2026-10-27
Five computers/consoles mostly dating from the late 1980s on a table, with curator John Durno standing behind

TEDxVictoria & Thunderfest
Interactive Lab exhibits were featured at a couple of recent campus events
2026-10-08
A screencapture of the ANIMA website

ANIMA
The Lab provides technical support and hosting for an online exhibition featuring reconstructions of two early media arts websites
2026-08-20
Director and sound engineer in the lab with camera equipment. Lab manager is seen from the rear

Telidon Documentary
Toronto-based Beevision Productions recently shot some footage in the Lab for a documentary about Telidon art
2026-05-29
Many Plan 9 developers in a room full of old computers

Plan 9 in the Lab
The Lab was a sponsor of the 12th International Workshop on Plan 9, held May 7-10 in ECS, and hosted an impromptu after hours tour
2026-05-13
Mimi standing in front of a Linux preservation workstation, next to a cart with a variety of drives and cables on it

Visiting Researcher
We were pleased to welcome visiting researcher Mimi Lam from UBC
2026-03-27
Two presenters dressed in black in front of a classroom audience, with a picture of silhouettes of a boy, girl and a ball projected on the wall

100 Rabbits Presentation
100 Rabbits artist collective gave a fascinating talk on March 6th, in the Libraries' Digital Scholarship Commons
2026-03-10
A display cabinet showing a Mac Classic II, an old manual type writer, press passes, and two journalism related books

Mac Classic II on display
A Mac Classic II from the Lab's collection is part of a journalism history exhibit
2026-02-03

 

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