Article ID: CBB001211532

Following TRACE: The Computer Hobby Movement in Canada (2011)

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The subject of this paper is the computer hobby movement in Canada and its role in the introduction and social acceptance of personal computing in this country. The paper offers a case study that focuses on the activities of arguably the earliest Canadian computer hobby organization named the Toronto Region Association of Computer Enthusiasts. The objective of the study is to document and analyze the first decade of the microcomputer hobby movement in Canada and its role in bringing computing into the homes of Canadians.

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Authors & Contributors
Joy Marie Lisi Rankin
Wiltshire, Alex
Ankerson, Megan Sapnar
Driscoll, Kevin
Petrick, Elizabeth
McDonald, Christopher Felix
Concepts
Technology and society
Computer users
Personal computers and computing
Computers and computing
Internet
Amateurs
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
Modern
20th century
19th century
Places
United States
Canada
Montreal (Quebec, Canada)
North America
France
Finland
Institutions
Natural History Society of Montreal
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