The Computer Hobby Movement in Canada: How Hobbyists Brought Personal Computing into Canadian Homes (1970s-1980s)
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Summary
The article chronicles the computer hobby movement in Canada during the mid-1970s to mid-1980s, highlighting how hobbyists played a crucial role in bringing personal computing into Canadian homes. The exhibit by York University Computer Museum (YUCoM) documents this decade-long movement that transformed computing from a rare household item to a mass-market phenomenon, with millions of home computers being manufactured worldwide by the mid-1980s.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledIn the mid-1970s, there were just a few computers in Canadian homes.
A decade later, a worldwide personal computing frenzy was on and all kinds of computers for home and personal use were manufactured by the millions.
The computer hobby movement—activities of hobbyists interested in computing—was one of the main contributing factors to that sudden change which Computer Hobby Movement in Canada exhibit intends to affirm and chronicle.
This exhibit is dedicated to a decade-long computer hobby movement in Canada and its role in bringing computing into the homes of Canadians.
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