Posts Tagged "history"

Museo dell’Informatica Funzionante

Museo dell’Informatica Funzionante

Since the early '90 a group of Italian hackers started cultivating the idea of having a "working computer museum": a place to collect historical computers, but also documentation and software, restoring them to a working state, so that visitors can not only admire, but also experience using them.

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Networking: The Net as an Artwork

Networking: The Net as an Artwork

The book represents a first tentative reconstruction of the history of artistic networking in Italy, through an analysis of the realities which during the past twenty years have given way to a creative, shared and aware use of technologies, from video to computers, contributing to the formation of Italian hacker communities.

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Software Libero in Italia

Software Libero in Italia

Lo stato dell’arte del Software Libero in Italia Dalla realtà della pubblica amministrazione alla ricerca scientifica, dalla sicurezza informatica alla produzione audio-musicale, il libro restituisce uno spaccato aggiornato di questo mondo complesso e variegato. Le testimonianze di chi ha visto nascere e crescere il Software Libero in Italia si accompagnano ad analisi legali ed economiche e a proiezioni dei principi di base di questa nuova modalità di produzione e distribuzione ad altri settori, come l’Open Content. Un tassello decisivo per comprendere appieno il mosaico della...

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NET.ART – L’arte della connessione

NET.ART – L’arte della connessione

An italian book overviewing the panorama of NET.ART worldwide. NET.ART is a form of art born between the inheritance of the avangardes and technological innovation, constituted of highly hibridated practices experimenting with code as well with comunication and diversity. Download a...

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