On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 11:12 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Here are some pictures of the back half of the new room, in which you can see how the microcomputer exhibit is shaping up:
http://vcfed.org/evan/long1.jpg
http://vcfed.org/evan/long2.jpg
There's a lot more work to do. For example, each station will get a backdrop, so visitors (and their pictures!) are not distracted by artifacts/walls behind the units. We determined that the most affordable way to do this is to use bolts of fabric. A bolt is a yard wide (same as each unit), up to 10 yards long, and can be purchased in almost any color. I called the fabric store and found out they'll even cut an entire bolt into a zillion slices for us. If we get them cut into 6-ft. lengths (same height as each shelving unit, then we can just attach them to the back of each unit, it makes a nice backdrop, and it's completely mobile with the unit itself.
The question is, what color should be get? Beige? Off-white? Light gray? Light/medium blue?
Note: In the second picture, the iMac + late-90s internet appliances are not part of the micro exhibit; they're part of the modern history exhibit. Will pick up some dark green fabric for its background so it matches the green wall across from it (shown in earlier pictures).
Suggestion: flip the slats on the blinds up instead of down so that direct sunlight can't sneak through.