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The atmosphere of the IBM Pavilion at the New York World's Fair 1964-65 is that of a garden. Tall steel trees form a green translucent cover for a series of colorful exhibits that offer simple and entertain explanations of computers and other modern information-handling devices. The main attraction is the "Information Machine", an ovoid theatre raised 90 feet above the ground. To Reach the ovoid theatre, a series of elevated walkways lead visitors to 12 tiers of moving seats, a "People Wall." Audiences of some 400 at a time are lifted on the Wall by hydraulic mechanism into the theatre where they are shown how the methods used by computer systems are similar to those used to solve human problems in everyday life. |
