In the autumn of 1999, Marconi plc took the decision to commission an on-line museum based on the company's unique archive. Dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi and the company's early history, the collection is a treasure trove of equipment, photographs and documents that only a few have ever seen. Marconi is a major global provider of communications and information technology solutions, working at the leading edge of technology developments such as Broadband. It therefore seemed only natural to open up this archive to the world though the medium of the world wide web. Putting the entire archive on-line was never a realistic ambition. However, careful planning and work by the company Archivist Louise Jamison and historical consultant Gordon Bussey has ensured that the site covers the most important issues. The site provides access to the cream of the archive and the depth and breadth of material is designed to cater for any with an interest in the history of wireless; from the school project to the mature enthusiast to the academic researcher. Named MarconiCalling, the visual style of the site pays homage to the period of the Italian Futurists and the German Bauhaus, artistic periods of the early 20th century that celebrated science, invention and industrial manufacture. It is also a style that lends itself perfectly to Flash technology used on the internet. MarconiCalling is designed as a highly interactive site and provides a number of intuitive ways of accessing information. It requires the latest version of the Flash plugin. The Home Page provides a number of entry points. Exhibits 1,2,3 are self-contained interactive exhibitions covering most significant aspects of the development of wireless, they also include links and access to the archive at the appropriate point. Exhibit 4 contains the archive, a wealth of documents, photographs, artefacts, film and sound. In addition to the button you pressed for this section, there are links to an overview of Marconi's life, further links and reading, a search facility for the site's Archive and an acknowledgments page. At the bottom of the screen is a time line that begins with the birth of Guglielmo Marconi and ends with his death in 1937. It is activated by the position of the cursor and opens into 67 important events throughout Marconi's life. Visiting MarconiCalling will require considerable time - even a quick visit could take 30 minutes. If you are not paying for the connection time please get consent from the person who is. For visitors without Flash capability there is an HTML version which does not have the Exhibits 1.2 & 3. You can click this flash detector and download the software from here.