[vcf-midatlantic] Should the new museum have a name?

[Ben Greenfield]

Eastern Computer Study Center
Eastern Computer Respository
Eastern Computer Active Archive









> On Feb 20, 2016, at 8:24 AM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
> 
>>>> If we decide to have a name, then I'd lean toward two angles:
> 1. Not box ourselves in to "New Jersey".
> 2. Not box ourselves in to "museum".
> For example, "Eastern Computer History Center" or something like that.
> 
>>> That name seems pretty close to me. What makes our center unique is that the computers are still alive mostly. “Eastern Computer Living History Center”. I think we should try to capture that out old computers work and if they don’t we are trying to fix them.
> 
> Right, but "Living" is already taken by LCM out in Seattle, and five words is too many.
> 
> What's a good synonym for "living" or "hands-on" in this context? Or maybe it doesn't have to be a direct synonym. We could use a work that * evokes * our mission. For example, "Eastern Computer History Laboratory". I don't necessarily think "laboratory" is the right word, but maybe something along those lines. I won't be happy until we find the perfect name, if we're going to have a name for it at all. "VCF Command" may suffice. :)
> 
> We had a similar discussion when naming the old group 11 years ago....
> 
> Random thought: If we find a good word starting with "O" then Eastern Computer History (blank) becomes ECHO. Very appropriate!!!