Notices by media archaeology lab (mediaarchaeologylab@post.lurk.org)

July newsletter is live! 2nd of the month, pretty good! https://mediaarchaeologylab.ghost.io/oh-my-july/

We received a Kaypro II and all associated disks, plus some additional software. Most of it is identifiable, but one rubberbanded stack of floppies is obliquely labeled "Multi Function Radio Diagnostics mBasic" - anyone have a reference for that program?

our professional opinion is a solid "maybe it already did"

it's one of 4 pieces in a 1940s Flash-A-Call intercom system... and they are gorgeous. anybody local up for a restoration project?

hello and welcome to today's episode of "will this catch fire if we plug it in?"

rate our new security monitor setup

who needs a fresh copy of CP/M WordStar?

RIP @burgerbecky - what a delight you were

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/interplay-co-founder-rebecca-heineman-dies-from-cancer

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/we-have-gone-on-so-many-adventures-together-video-game-icon-rebecca-heineman-has-passed-away-aged-62

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/interplay-co-founder-and-pioneering-game-developer-rebecca-heineman-dies-at-62/ another obituary, from @benjedwards

It is still fall fundraising time!

Donations go towards stipends for practitioners in residence and visiting artists, and to purchasing interesting pieces of tech to fill out gaps in the collection.

All U.S.-based donations over $7 will receive a thank you sticker pack (including our new limited-run heart shaped one, ooooo) and U.S.-based donations over $20 will also receive a limited-run print made with our newly refurbished mimeograph.

To donate, follow these two steps:

1- Make your donation to either this paypal pool: https://www.paypal.com/pool/9iYbGY3htR?sr=wccr or through our donation portal: https://giveto.colorado.edu/campaigns/50618/donations/new?amt=10.00 .

2- If you are donating an amount that gets you a thank you gift, email a screenshot of your receipt along with your mailing address to: mediaarchaeology+fallfund2025@colorado.edu

check out our pretty new morse keys! they'll be undergoing some extensive cleaning (yay, mystery scum) and a little bit of refurbishing so that we can use them...

hey friends, our magazine collection is pretty great, but there is one title we have ZERO copies of... if you have copies of Mondo 2000 you'd like to give a new home, we will happily take them!

Edward E. Harper, we have your (absolutely pristine) label maker...

we're in the middle of a front room refresh before the school year starts, and looking at it is such a great reminder that the lab isn't special for one singular thing but for all of the things in messy conversation with eachother.

look at this beautiful pair of walkie-talkies we just got

we are SUPER excited to be sponsoring a screening of the documentary Seeking Mavis Beacon followed by a Q&A session with one of the filmmakers!

When: Wednesday, April 9, 4PM

Where: ATLAS building on CU Boulder central campus, Room 102

remember when computing was fun?

@recyclism @ntnsndr @driscoll oh that is great to hear! people have been on it all day today

just in case you've got an excess of punch cards and a lack of Christmas decor...