{"id":12,"date":"2022-09-26T11:14:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T10:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/?p=12"},"modified":"2022-09-26T11:15:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T10:15:28","slug":"first-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/2022\/09\/26\/first-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"First steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So after getting the call to see if we could do something with the collection of computer equipment, we had to work out what we could do.<\/p>\n<p>We discussed internally, we talked to Faculties. We talked amongst the support teams. We wrote some strategy documents.<\/p>\n<p>And we're very pleased to say we can now start to build a working Archive of technology.<\/p>\n<p>We also had to find space to put some equipment in.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>First collection<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So there was an offer of a first collection to start the Archive off. After discussing the situation with the family, we finally arranged to collect everything on 26 August 2022.<br \/>\nIt was 4 vanloads of equipment!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120559-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120559-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120559-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120559-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120559-287x215.jpg 287w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120559.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120608-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120608-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120608-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120608-161x215.jpg 161w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120608-rotated.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120611-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120611-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120611-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120611-161x215.jpg 161w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_120611-rotated.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_121543-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_121543-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_121543-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_121543-161x215.jpg 161w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_121543-rotated.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a few furious hours of emptying, carrying, moving, packing and unpacking - the collection made it as far as the campus.<br \/>\nIt filled one of our teaching rooms.......<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_135548-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_135548-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_135548-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_135548-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_135548-287x215.jpg 287w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2022\/09\/20220826_135548.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So now the work of the Archive starts in earnest - making a collection of equipment actually work!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So after getting the call to see if we could do something with the collection of computer equipment, we had to work out what we could do. 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