This course provides participants with hands-on experience and information needed for developing a media archaeology lab and/or understanding how to work with legacy software and hardware. Taught by John Durno, Head of Library Services at the University of Victoria, and Dene Grigar, Director of the Electronic Literature Lab at Washington State University Vancouver, the course covers topics such as hardware systems, software and platforms, collection strategies, emulation methods, and lab resources needed for maintaining retro machines and media.

Participants are encouraged to bring projects that need emulating, migrating, and/or documenting––and a willingness to get their hands dirty and have fun with retro machines and media.