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== Conservation == Some pieces of SILLIAC are at the [[Powerhouse Museum]] and others are displayed at Sydney University.<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/the-computer-that-launched-a-revolution/2006/09/11/1157826868138.html The Age - Computer that launched a revolution] - Louisa Hearn - 12 September 2006</ref> When it had been broken up, parts had originally been given to a range of people, including 14 schoolchildren who had requested the University for mementoes.{{sfn|Deane|2010|p=6}} In March 2008, the Australian Computer Museum Society was seeking alternative storage, or risked its collection, including important components of SILLIAC, being scrapped.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120721121022/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/14/2189966.htm Heritage computers facing scrap heap], [[ABC Online]], 14 March 2008, accessed 15 March 2008</ref> In 2023 the Australian Computer Museum Society now has a venue for displaying the parts of SILLIAC that are in its collection.
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