A React app/web site trying to identify companies, organizations, and events that played a role in the evolution of computing in the Boston area.
(Really, all of Eastern Massachusetts)
The site is available at https://www.computerhistory.boston/
The data files can be found in src/data. Files in this directory are JSON-formatted and each consists of an array of records.
{
"slug": "wang-laboratories",
"name": "Wang Laboratories",
"address": {
"street": "900 Chelmsford Avenue",
"city": "Lowell",
"state": "MA",
"zip": "01851"
},
"location": [42.61447, -71.32713],
"description": "Wang Laboratories was a computer company founded in 1951, by An Wang and G. Y. Chu.[1] The company was successively headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1954–1963), Tewksbury, Massachusetts (1963–1976), and finally in Lowell, Massachusetts (1976–1997).",
"links": [
{
"title": "Remember When: Wang Laboratories",
"href": "https://www.lowellsun.com/2013/08/03/remember-when-wang-laboratories/"
},
{
"title": "Cross Point",
"href": "https://crosspointma.com/"
}
],
"logo": "Wang_Laboratories_wordmark.svg"
}Slug: Used to build an URL representing the landmark. Currently, this is only used for companies.
Name: Name of the company, institution, or event.
Address: Street address associated with the landmark. This will eventually support multiple historical addresses.
Location: The address's latitude & longitude.
Description: A short description of this landmark's historical significance.
Links: An array of records people can visit to learn more about this landmark. Each consists of a title and href.
Logo: The filename of a logo in the public/logos directory.
Logos go in the public/logos directory.
They should be the clearest picture available. SVG is preferred. If an SVG isn't available, a clear PNG with is an acceptable alternative.
It's hard to find a completely clear image of some logos, and we'll make do with the best version available.
In the project directory, you can run:
Runs the app in the development mode.
The page will reload if you make edits. You will also see any lint errors in the console.
Builds the app for production to the dist folder.