Register Korea's First PC 'SE-8001' as a National Important Material
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- #Korean Personal Computer
- #Science Heritage Preservation
- #National Registration System
- The SE-8001, Korea's first personal computer launched by Sambo Computer in January 1981, was a modified foreign model using a TV as a monitor and marked the start of the home computer era.
- The National Science Museum introduced the 'National Registration System for Important Scientific and Technological Materials' starting on the 9th to register, preserve, and manage items with high historical and educational value in science and technology.
- Registration criteria include materials that are significant achievements in scientific development, show originality in Korea's advancement, represent key events in history, or have improved society or spread scientific culture.
- Owners or managing institutions must apply for registration via mail or email year-round, with biannual expert reviews; selected materials receive registration certificates and support for preservation and educational use.