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        The Galapagos Times
        an email newsletter
 
  SPU-Darwin, LEGO A/S, Planet Earth
  Dateline Thursday, May 14, 1998
 
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'''''The Galapagos Times''''' is an [[Wikipedia:Email|email]] [[Wikipedia:Newsletter|newsletter]] that was distributed to employees of [[SPU-Darwin]]. The first issue was sent on 19 August 1997. 26 issues are known to exist, with the final one being sent on 14 May 1998. It was edited by Laura Kusumoto.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.spu-darwin.org/galapagos/gtv1r01.html |date=19 August 1997 |magazine=The Galapagos Times |volume=1 |issue=1 |title=Galapagos Times}}</ref>
'''''The Galapagos Times''''' is an [[Wikipedia:Email|email]] [[Wikipedia:Newsletter|newsletter]] that was distributed to employees of [[SPU-Darwin]]. Twenty-six issues were published on a weekly schedule between August 1997 and May 1998. It was edited and published by Laura Kusumoto, who was the Director of Operations at SPU-Darwin.
 
== History ==
The first issue of ''The Galapagos Times'' was published on 20 August 1997.{{efn|The first issue is dated 19 August 1997 in its header, but was sent out the next day. Furthermore, its header lists the day as Wednesday, which 20 August fell on in 1997.}} Kusumoto started the newsletter to report news gathered from weekly manager meetings and keep "Darwinites" updated on events, policies, and projects.<ref name="GT01 intro"/> Starting in issue 3, Kusumoto credited each week's contributors.<ref name="GT03 fine"/> Publication paused during the Christmas season, as most of the LEGO Group's internal operations ceased from 23 December until early January.<ref name="GT14 holidays"/> After the 3 March issue, the newsletter went on hiatus for two months due to budget planning, which took up all computers in the office for several weeks until an accountant was hired,<ref name="GT26 financial"/> followed by editor Kusumoto going on holiday.<ref name="GT25 resuming"/> Publication resumed in May, though only two more issues are known to exist.
 
The newsletter is named after the [[Wikipedia:Galápagos Islands|Galápagos Islands]],<ref name="GT01 intro"/> which [[Wikipedia:Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin]] visited in 1835 during his [[Wikipedia:Second voyage of HMS Beagle|five-year voyage]] aboard [[Wikipedia:HMS Beagle|HMS ''Beagle'']]; his studies of the archipelago's [[Wikipedia:Endemic|endemic]] species helped [[Wikipedia:Inception of Darwin's theory|inspire]] his theory of [[Wikipedia:Evolution|evolution]] by [[Wikipedia:Natural selection|natural selection]]. According to former Darwin employee Julian Gómez, ''Galapagos'' here referred to the "virtual space" being explored by SPU-Darwin's work, with the goal being the "evolution" of LEGO products from physical to digital.<ref name="Galapagos Archive"/> The office space that SPU-Darwin operated out of was internally referred to as the HMS ''Beagle''.<ref name="GT10 Beagle"/><ref name="GT19 Beagle"/>
 
In June 2008<ref name="Galapagos Archive"/> Gómez uploaded an archive of ''The Galapagos Times'' issues to {{nowrap|''SPU-Darwin.org''}}, a website created to be a "digital gathering place" for former Darwin employees after its dissolution.<ref name="Darwin 2001"/>
 
== Issues ==
The table below lists and describes all known issues of ''The Galapagos Times'', based on the issues listed in Gómez's archive. The issue references has been simplified to "number"; the original issues are labelled with a [[Wikipedia:Periodical literature#Volumes and issues|volume]] (which is the same for all issues) and a "Ren" (eg. "Vol 1 Ren 5"), apparently short for "Rendering".
 
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| 1 || 20 August 1997 || Introducing the newsletter, future department moves, new mailing addresses, new calendar software
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| 2 || 27 August 1997 || Fast-Fill project announcement, awards for "LEGO Underwater Base" and ''[[Build a Duck]]'', office migrations Darwin and [[LEGO.com]] teams, Darwin 6 seminar announcement
|-
| 3 || 3 September 1997 || Yoda version 1.0 announcement, Darwin 6 announcement, AUF representative request, Fast-Fill bug
|-
| 4 || 10 September 1997 || ''[[Klik Chix]]'' development started, ''[[Rubber Duck]]'' version 1.1, ATG move plans, [[Wikipedia:TDC Holding A/S|TeleDenmark]]'s flaky internet service
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| 5 || 17 September 1997 || KIDS group's presentation for the Input meeting at [[LEGO Futura]], Darwin 6 seminar aftermath, Yoda preview demo
|-
| 6 || {{nowrap|24 September 1997}} || Redesigning [[LEGO.com]] for 1998, Darwin 6 documentation, ATG move date, ventilation system cost for the LMX building, improved invoice process
|-
| 7 || 1 October 1997 || ''[[Burning Rubber]]'' development started, KIDS group's 12 concepts, awards for Primo Looper and Technic Scanner Truck
|-
| 8 || 8 October 1997 ||
|-
| 9 || 15 October 1997 ||
|-
| 10 || 22 October 1997 ||
|-
| 11 || 29 October 1997 ||
|-
| 12 || 5 November 1997 ||
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| 13 || 12 November 1997 ||
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| 14 || 17 November 1997 ||
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| 15 || 3 December 1997 ||
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| 16 || 12 December 1997 ||
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| 17 || 17 December 1997 ||
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| 18 || 9 January 1998 ||
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| 19 || 15 January 1998 ||
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| 20 || 22 January 1998 ||
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| 21 || 3 February 1998 ||
|-
| 22 || 14 February 1998 ||
|-
| 23 || 23 February 1998 ||
|-
| 24 || 3 March 1998 ||
|-
| 25 || 6 May 1998 ||
|-
| 26 || 14 May 1998 ||
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It is named after the [[Wikipedia:Galápagos Islands|Galápagos Islands]], which [[Wikipedia:Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin]] visited in the 1830s.<ref name="Galapagos Archive"/>
== Notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
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<ref name="Galapagos Archive">{{cite web |url=https://www.spu-darwin.org/galapagos/ |first=Julian |last=Gómez |date=11 June 2008 |title=The Galapagos Times Archive |website=SPU-Darwin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520060104/https://www.spu-darwin.org/galapagos/ |archive-date=20 May 2025 |access-date=20 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Darwin 2001">{{cite web |url=http://www.spu-darwin.org/ |title=SPU-Darwin.org |date=6 November 2001 |first=Julian |last=Gómez |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20011206031224/http://www.spu-darwin.org/ |archive-date=6 December 2001}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Galapagos Archive">{{cite web |url=https://www.spu-darwin.org/galapagos/ |first=Julian |last=Gómez |date=11 June 2008 |title=The Galapagos Times Archive |website=SPU-Darwin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520060104/https://www.spu-darwin.org/galapagos/ |archive-date=20 May 2025 |access-date=20 May 2025 |url-status=live}} Date obtained using [[Wikipedia:wget|wget]].</ref>
 
<ref name="GT01 intro">{{cite book |editor-first=Laura |editor-last=Kusumoto |date=19 August 1997 |title=The Galapagos Times |volume=1 |issue=1 |url=https://www.spu-darwin.org/galapagos/gtv1r01.html}}</ref>
 
<ref name="GT03 fine">{{cite news |title=Fine print |editor-first=Laura |editor-last=Kusumoto |date=3 September 1997 |work=The Galapagos Times |volume=1 |issue=3 |url=https://www.spu-darwin.org/galapagos/gtv1r03.html}}</ref>
 
<ref name="GT10 Beagle">{{cite news |title=H.M.S. Beagle |editor-first=Laura |editor-last=Kusumoto |date=22 October 1997 |work=The Galapagos Times |volume=1 |issue=10 |url=https://www.spu-darwin.org/galapagos/gtv1r10.html}}</ref>
 
<ref name="GT14 holidays">{{cite news |title=Networking through the holidays |editor-first=Laura |editor-last=Kusumoto |date=19 November 1997 |work=The Galapagos Times |volume=1 |issue=14 |url=https://www.spu-darwin.org/galapagos/gtv1r14.html}}</ref>
 
<ref name="GT19 Beagle">{{cite news |title=Ship-shape on the HMS Beagle |editor-first=Laura |editor-last=Kusumoto |date=15 January 1998 |work=The Galapagos Times |volume=1 |issue=19 |url=https://www.spu-darwin.org/galapagos/gtv1r19.html}}</ref>
 
<ref name="GT25 resuming">{{cite news |title=The Galapagos Times is back |editor-first=Laura |editor-last=Kusumoto |date=6 May 1998 |work=The Galapagos Times |volume=1 |issue=25 |url=https://www.spu-darwin.org/galapagos/gtv1r25.html}}</ref>
 
<ref name="GT26 financial">{{cite news |title=Financial health at Darwin |editor-first=Laura |editor-last=Kusumoto |date=14 May 1998 |work=The Galapagos Times |volume=1 |issue=26 |url=https://www.spu-darwin.org/galapagos/gtv1r26.html}}</ref>
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Revision as of 09:50, 22 May 2025

The Galapagos Times
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         The Galapagos Times
         an email newsletter

  SPU-Darwin, LEGO A/S, Planet Earth
   Dateline Thursday, May 14, 1998

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Header for issue 26
EditorLaura Kusumoto
FrequencyWeekly
FormatEmail
First issueAugust 20, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-08-20)
Final issue
Number		May 14, 1998; 27 years ago (1998-05-14)
26
CompanySPU-Darwin
CountryDenmark
LanguageEnglish
Websitespu-darwin.org/galapagos

The Galapagos Times is an email newsletter that was distributed to employees of SPU-Darwin. Twenty-six issues were published on a weekly schedule between August 1997 and May 1998. It was edited and published by Laura Kusumoto, who was the Director of Operations at SPU-Darwin.

History

The first issue of The Galapagos Times was published on 20 August 1997.[note 1] Kusumoto started the newsletter to report news gathered from weekly manager meetings and keep "Darwinites" updated on events, policies, and projects.[1] Starting in issue 3, Kusumoto credited each week's contributors.[2] Publication paused during the Christmas season, as most of the LEGO Group's internal operations ceased from 23 December until early January.[3] After the 3 March issue, the newsletter went on hiatus for two months due to budget planning, which took up all computers in the office for several weeks until an accountant was hired,[4] followed by editor Kusumoto going on holiday.[5] Publication resumed in May, though only two more issues are known to exist.

The newsletter is named after the Galápagos Islands,[1] which Charles Darwin visited in 1835 during his five-year voyage aboard HMS Beagle; his studies of the archipelago's endemic species helped inspire his theory of evolution by natural selection. According to former Darwin employee Julian Gómez, Galapagos here referred to the "virtual space" being explored by SPU-Darwin's work, with the goal being the "evolution" of LEGO products from physical to digital.[6] The office space that SPU-Darwin operated out of was internally referred to as the HMS Beagle.[7][8]

In June 2008[6] Gómez uploaded an archive of The Galapagos Times issues to SPU-Darwin.org, a website created to be a "digital gathering place" for former Darwin employees after its dissolution.[9]

Issues

The table below lists and describes all known issues of The Galapagos Times, based on the issues listed in Gómez's archive. The issue references has been simplified to "number"; the original issues are labelled with a volume (which is the same for all issues) and a "Ren" (eg. "Vol 1 Ren 5"), apparently short for "Rendering".

No. Date Subjects
1 20 August 1997 Introducing the newsletter, future department moves, new mailing addresses, new calendar software
2 27 August 1997 Fast-Fill project announcement, awards for "LEGO Underwater Base" and Build a Duck, office migrations Darwin and LEGO.com teams, Darwin 6 seminar announcement
3 3 September 1997 Yoda version 1.0 announcement, Darwin 6 announcement, AUF representative request, Fast-Fill bug
4 10 September 1997 Klik Chix development started, Rubber Duck version 1.1, ATG move plans, TeleDenmark's flaky internet service
5 17 September 1997 KIDS group's presentation for the Input meeting at LEGO Futura, Darwin 6 seminar aftermath, Yoda preview demo
6 24 September 1997 Redesigning LEGO.com for 1998, Darwin 6 documentation, ATG move date, ventilation system cost for the LMX building, improved invoice process
7 1 October 1997 Burning Rubber development started, KIDS group's 12 concepts, awards for Primo Looper and Technic Scanner Truck
8 8 October 1997
9 15 October 1997
10 22 October 1997
11 29 October 1997
12 5 November 1997
13 12 November 1997
14 17 November 1997
15 3 December 1997
16 12 December 1997
17 17 December 1997
18 9 January 1998
19 15 January 1998
20 22 January 1998
21 3 February 1998
22 14 February 1998
23 23 February 1998
24 3 March 1998
25 6 May 1998
26 14 May 1998

Notes

  1. ↑ The first issue is dated 19 August 1997 in its header, but was sent out the next day. Furthermore, its header lists the day as Wednesday, which 20 August fell on in 1997.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kusumoto, Laura, ed. (19 August 1997). The Galapagos Times. Vol. 1.
  2. ↑ Kusumoto, Laura, ed. (3 September 1997). "Fine print". The Galapagos Times. Vol. 1, no. 3.
  3. ↑ Kusumoto, Laura, ed. (19 November 1997). "Networking through the holidays". The Galapagos Times. Vol. 1, no. 14.
  4. ↑ Kusumoto, Laura, ed. (14 May 1998). "Financial health at Darwin". The Galapagos Times. Vol. 1, no. 26.
  5. ↑ Kusumoto, Laura, ed. (6 May 1998). "The Galapagos Times is back". The Galapagos Times. Vol. 1, no. 25.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gómez, Julian (11 June 2008). "The Galapagos Times Archive". SPU-Darwin. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025. Date obtained using wget.
  7. ↑ Kusumoto, Laura, ed. (22 October 1997). "H.M.S. Beagle". The Galapagos Times. Vol. 1, no. 10.
  8. ↑ Kusumoto, Laura, ed. (15 January 1998). "Ship-shape on the HMS Beagle". The Galapagos Times. Vol. 1, no. 19.
  9. ↑ Gómez, Julian (6 November 2001). "SPU-Darwin.org". Archived from the original on 6 December 2001.

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