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Well, that's very good news. I was in Fry's Electronics (a favorite toy
store!) in Sacramento Sunday and noticed it on the shelf. I thought
about buying it, but wasn't sure of the contents. I'll see if I can
discover on the web what the contents hold.
Tom Nielsen wrote:
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> Eric et al,
>
> The installation of Mathematica at the 1968 World's Fair IBM pavilion
> can be seen in a wonderful short film, IBM at the Fair. Some great
> candid shots of visitors, some engaged, some exasperated, all looking
> now like escapees somehow from the Westinghouse Time Capsule which is
> buried not too far away. The film can be found on Volume 5 of The
> Films of Charles and Ray Eames. Also on volume 5 are two versions of
> the delightful Tops, which beats out even Powers of Ten as my all time
> favorite Eames film. Original score by Elmer Bernstein! Originally
> reissued on six DVDs, you can now get all six volumes of Eames films
> on a single disc as well. They are all intriguing, and some are gems.
>
> I'm glad to hear the NYHOS is taking good care of this legacy!
>
> Tom Nielsen
> www.The Exhibit Guys.com
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>
> On Aug 18, 2008, at 11:59 AM, Eric Siegel wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> We purchased Mathematica from CSC after they refurbished and traveled
>> it, and did a permanent reinstallation based upon advice we got from
>> the Eames Foundation. We have the Mathematica Peep Shows also,
>> which are wonderful 2 minute films made by the Eames, but we have not
>> made a kiosk to show them yet.
>>
>>
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