This week’s featured artifact is
a Wang Computer. As the Museum receives an upgrade to our system, in
the form of a new server, it seems fitting to feature a computer artifact.
The Wang Computer was donated by
Meyers, Norris & Penny, LLP. When the MNP accounting firm was preparing to
move offices in 2010, they found this Wang computer in an old storage room and
called the museum to see if we might be interested. We didn’t have a Wang
Computer, so we were happy to add this important piece of technology history
into our collection.
Wang Laboratories was created by
Dr. An Wang and Dr. G. Y. Chu in 1951. Dr. Wang directed this company from its
inception until they filed for bankruptcy in 1992. Following bankruptcy they
re-emerged as Wang Global, until they were bought out by Getronics of the
Netherlands in 1999.
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| PRMA 2010.009.001 |
Currently, the Wang Computer is
on display in the Peace River Gallery with other technology items, such as a
typewriter, a videocamera, and a television with a pretty tiny screen. Visit
the museum to see this and many other displays.
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