Letter to Wozniak
scopo: invitare Wozniak ad un EVENTO connesso alla Mostra sui Videogame che stiamo organizzando a Siracusa circa dal 20 Agosto al 20 Settembre.
From: "Museo dell'Informatica Funzionante" Computer Museum
Dear Mr. Wozniak,
As you may remember from a chat we had on Facebook some time ago, we rebuilt a working Apple 1 using historical components dated back to 1976, a project that took about 2 years to be completed and that is now a major reason of pride for us, in addition to a fairly vast collection of historical machines. Our museum is running since 1997 now on a voluntary basis and is a partner institution of the IT History Society, we are confident that time is ripe for a larger audience to understand the value of our efforts and to leverage our visibility in Italy, startin from our region, Sicily. (link alla pagina del museo su cui c'e' il progetto)
For the coming August we have the opportunity to exhibit part of our collection in a reknown art galleries in Siracusa (nome, link): the location is a public gallery in a prime location of Ortigia, the ancient part of the city were Archimedes was active in the 3rd century BC. The gallery can host up to 200 visitors and the exhibition will run through September up to the 20th and will be showing working exemplars of our ancient computer collection, focusing on the quality of their design. There will be also a section about the history of videogames (in cooperation with Verdebinario/MIAI? if yes, link here)
During the exibithion period we will organize panels, activities and workshop for people to join (free entrance) which will involve many entusiasts living on our island, in particular young people. All of this we are organizing on a voluntary basis and thanks to the sponsorship of some benefactors supporting our museum.
We write you now because we would very much like to organize a workshop about the Apple 1 history within the context of our reconstruction project: for such a workshop your pre One of those workshop is just about the Apple 1 story and our reconstruction project. For us, everyday active in diffusing digital culture and it's history your part in it has always been of great inspiration and encouragement.
So for this workshop we would be very happy to host you as special guest.
We are writing you so you can arrange your schedule, we hope, to being able to come in Siracusa! Please let us know what your needs are: accomodations, trip, whatsoever.
- etc. - possibilita': paghiamo viaggio e alloggio, paghiamo viaggio, paghiamo alloggio, non paghiamo un cazzo
mandare su fb dove asb ha gia' chat aperta con lui - E per posta con allegato calendario, cartoline e lettera su carta intestata firmata et timbrata et insanguinata