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        The Galapagos Times
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  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]]. Twenty-six issues published between August 1997 and May 1998. It was edited and published by Laura Kusumoto, the Director of Operations at SPU-Darwin.
== History ==
The first issue of ''The Galapagos Times'' was published on 20 August 1997.<ref name="GT01 intro"/>
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"/> and 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]], 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]]. ''Galapagos'' here was meant to refer 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"/>
== Issues ==
The table below lists and describes all known issues of ''The Galapagos Times'', based on the issues listed in Julian Gómez's archive on ''spu-darwin.org''.<ref name="Galapagos 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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! {{abbr|No.|Number}} !! Date !! Details
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| 1 || 19 August 1997 || Introducing the newsletter, focusing on infrastructure, new mailing addresses, new calendar software
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| 2 || 27 August 1997 || Introducing the Fast-Fill project, awards for "LEGO Underwater Base" and ''[[Build a Duck]]'', migrating offices for Darwin and lego.com web team, Darwin 6 Seminar
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| 3 || 3 September 1997 ||
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| 4 || 10 September 1997 ||
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| 5 || 17 September 1997 ||
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| 6 || {{nowrap|24 September 1997}} ||
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| 7 || 1 October 1997 ||
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| 8 || 8 October 1997 ||
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| 9 || 15 October 1997 ||
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| 10 || 22 October 1997 ||
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| 11 || 29 October 1997 ||
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| 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 ||
|-
| 21 || 3 February 1998 ||
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| 22 || 14 February 1998 ||
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| 23 || 23 February 1998 ||
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| 24 || 3 March 1998 ||
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| 25 || 6 May 1998 ||
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| 26 || 14 May 1998 ||
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== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<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="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="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="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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== External links ==
* [https://www.spu-darwin.org/galapagos/ ''The Galapagos Times'' Archive]
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Latest revision as of 06:51, 22 May 2025

The Galapagos Times
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

         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 published between August 1997 and May 1998. It was edited and published by Laura Kusumoto, the Director of Operations at SPU-Darwin.

History

The first issue of The Galapagos Times was published on 20 August 1997.[1]

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,[2] and editor Kusumoto going on holiday.[3] Publication resumed in May, though only two more issues are known to exist.

The newsletter is named after the Galápagos Islands, 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. Galapagos here was meant to refer to the "virtual space" being explored by SPU-Darwin's work, with the goal being the "evolution" of LEGO products from physical to digital.[4] The office space that SPU-Darwin operated out of was internally referred to as the HMS Beagle.[5][6]

Issues

The table below lists and describes all known issues of The Galapagos Times, based on the issues listed in Julian Gómez's archive on spu-darwin.org.[4] 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 Details
1 19 August 1997 Introducing the newsletter, focusing on infrastructure, new mailing addresses, new calendar software
2 27 August 1997 Introducing the Fast-Fill project, awards for "LEGO Underwater Base" and Build a Duck, migrating offices for Darwin and lego.com web team, Darwin 6 Seminar
3 3 September 1997
4 10 September 1997
5 17 September 1997
6 24 September 1997
7 1 October 1997
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

References

  1. ↑ Kusumoto, Laura, ed. (19 August 1997). The Galapagos Times. Vol. 1.
  2. ↑ Kusumoto, Laura, ed. (14 May 1998). "Financial health at Darwin". The Galapagos Times. Vol. 1, no. 26.
  3. ↑ Kusumoto, Laura, ed. (6 May 1998). "The Galapagos Times is back". The Galapagos Times. Vol. 1, no. 25.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gómez, Julian (11 June 2008). "The Galapagos Times Archive". SPU-Darwin. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Kusumoto, Laura, ed. (22 October 1997). "H.M.S. Beagle". The Galapagos Times. Vol. 1, no. 10.
  6. ↑ Kusumoto, Laura, ed. (15 January 1998). "Ship-shape on the HMS Beagle". The Galapagos Times. Vol. 1, no. 19.

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