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Technology in the Last

100 Years

The Faculty of Education sponsored a display for the University of Regina ’ s Homecoming 2011 Celebration . The technology museum was open for viewing from September 29 to October 1 , 2011 . Visitors could see the technology change from comptometers to typewriters to the start of computer age leading to where we are today . There were hands-on displays with brief histories to outline type , original cost , technical specifications and age of each unit . Ron Farnel and Chris Taylor gathered the items for the display with the help of Denise Lindenbach . A video record of the display can be seen at http :// education . uregina . ca / index . php ? q = techmuseum . html
Photos credit : Shuana Niessen
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