64 Bits
Group show
Here East, London
2017
A Digital Archaeology exhibition at Here East in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 64-BITS consisted of 32 historic websites and 32 examples of computer art. The show was supported by The British Library, the Centre for Computer History, Soul Labels and Aesop Agency.
Floppy disk art
Gentry’s artwork made using vintage computer diskettes featured in the show, with more than 4,000 people came to visit 64-BITS at Here East over Easter 2017.
With more than 250,000 people visiting live from Facebook and fantastic coverage from Time Out, The Evening Standard, Radio 5 Live, the Today Programme, Vice and many more, it was a huge success. Even more heartening, it was a standalone show at a relatively new venue. Thanks to everyone who came.
We couldn’t have done it without our partners – The British Library, the Centre for Computing History, Soul Labels and Aesop Agency. Thank you very much for all your help.
Surf the web like it’s 1995!
Media obsolescence, failing hardware and the transient nature of websites mean the early years of the web are in danger of disappearing entirely. Catch it while you can!
Browse the very first website from 1991
Search the web on Archie, the first search engine
Enjoy the very first web comic
Order a pizza on the first transactional website
See the first animated website
Ascii-ng for trouble!
Before computers had graphic capabilities, creative souls made images from the 95 printable characters on the keyboard.
Susan Kare, style Icon
Kare’s work has touched anyone who’s ever used a computer. We celebrate the designer who gave the Macintosh a smile.
Alan Emtage, inventor of search
The first search engine pre-dates the web. ‘Archie’, short for archive, searched FTP sites.
Meet Alan Emtage
See Archie on a Mac Colour Classic
Use the original search engineAn audience with Alan, 28th November
Soul Labels
A polymath art group, will be contributing several additional features including:
A workshop challenge on 30 November (details tbc)
A gallery of unsung heroes in digital culture, featuring work from Chiizii
A 64 Bits soundscape
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