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Media Archeology Lab Offers Vintage Apple Experience

A student utilizing the vintage Apple computer at the Media Archeology Lab (MAL).

Members of the UT Dallas community can interact with vintage Apple computers at the latest installment in the ATC Building!

The Media Archeology Lab (MAL) invites visitors to experience an iMac G3 system running vintage software from the turn of the century.

“I call them the jellybeans because of their bright colors,” said Dr. Anne Balsamo, Bass School professor. “We have several machines working right now.”

MAL (located at ATC 1.705) will host an INFO SESSION on Wednesday (8/30) from 5 -7 p.m. Members of the public can also visit the lab throughout the week (schedule of operations below).

The vintage computers run interactive CD-ROMs, games, and works of interactive art from the early 2000s. One of them features Sims 2000.”

“The Media Archeology Lab team does research to determine how the machines and software were used at the time,” Balsamo added. “We want to see how their influence on our current computing experiences.”

Media Archeology is part of the Public Interactive Research Lab (PIRL), directed by Professor Balsamo. The MAL team also has research projects on vintage cameras, audio devices, televisions, and films.

The lab will host a Laser Disk Movie Night every first Thursday throughout the semester.

📍 ATC 1.705 is located on the first floor of the Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology Building.

📧 For more information, contact Dr. Balsamo at Anne.Balsamo@utdallas.edu.

📅 The Media Archeology Lab is open to the public on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 1 – 4 p.m.