Computer Center celebrates 25th anniversary
Oct. 31, 2014 marked the 25th anniversary of Seattle Central’s Computer Center. On Halloween in 1989, approximately 80 computers went live in a new centralized open-lab space on the third floor of the Broadway-Edison building. Among these were then state-of-the-art computers, including IBMs, Intel “386’s,”and Amigas.
Prior to 1989, Information Technology (IT) Services operated a 16-station lab and about 20 drop-in computers in the library. As the need for more student computer access grew, the open lab space was born. The campus now boasts 175 stations in two primary open labs, as well as seven additional open labs for general use. Seattle Central’s IT Services team celebrated the silver anniversary of the center’s inception with a party on Halloween.