Talk:Community Memory

CM's users typed on an ASR-33. ASR-33s weren't noisy. Model 28s were noisy. Almost as noisy as Model 19s.

Located right by the door to a record store, noise was an issue. szpak 01:28, 5 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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The following information has been added to the article, based on additional references: Individuals could place messages in the computer and then look through the memory for a specific notice.

...by providing unmediated, two-way access to message databases through public computer terminals.

Anonymity was possible with Community Memory because users are not required to share their names or register to use the system. All of the information on the system is community generated, which has two implications. Firstly, there was no central authority of any kind that establishes what information is available in the system. The second implication is that information is not imported from other sites.

Community Memory was conceived as a tool to help strengthen the Berkeley community. Their brochure states that "strong, free, non-hierarchical channels of communication--whether by computer and modem, pen and ink, telephone, or face-to-face--are the front line of reclaiming and revitalizing our communities."

The above points were found in: Schuler, D. (1994). Community networks: Building a new participatory medium. Communications of the ACM, 37(1), 38.

The following additions were made, based on previous sources cited in the existing article: This was the first time individuals who were not studying a scientific subject had the opportunity to be able to use a computer [4].

Brief instructions were mounted above the modified keyboard showing how to send a message to the mainframe, how to attach keywords to it to make it searchable and how to search those keywords to find messages from others [5]

This group of computer savvy friends and partners wanted to create a simple system that could function as a source of community information[2] Knowledgeagent33 (talk) 15:36, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The reason I added the above information is because it will enrich the article and provide an additional reference for those interested in accessing information about Community Memory. Unfortunately, much of the literature focuses on community memory as a sociological perspective from which researchers gather information for ethnographic study. The Computer Memory Project could be considered a type of ethnographical approach to research, as it encompasses the community and was developed to strengthen community ties. Knowledgeagent33 (talk) 16:01, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]