GRIPHOS (General Retrieval and Information Processor for Humanities Oriented Studies) is a historically important precursor to the Museum Computer Network. Designed by Dr. Jack Heller and debuting in 1967, GRIPHOS was a suite of programs that enabled museums to store, retrieve and apply textual markup to their records.
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Documentation: http://
Author(s): Dr. Jack Heller
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GRIPHOS is still discussed as important to the history of the Museum Computer Network. More information is available here:
Johnston, Leslie. "Before You Were Born...Museums had Networks." The Signal: Digital Preservation. 9 Nov. 2012. Web.
Misunas, Marla and Richard Urban. "A Brief History of the Museum Computer Network." Museum Computer Network. Web.
Urban, Richard. "Happy Birthday Museum Computer Network!" Musematic. 9 Jul. 2007. Web.
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