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Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by desas » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:54 PM UTC

aardvark179 wrote: post #8

wdfx wrote: post #2

If you're in the UK, see also https://www.tnmoc.org/ https://this-museum-is-not-obsolete.com/ https://www.themicromuseum.org/

There’s also https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/ in Cambridge

And the National Videogame Museum in Sheffield - https://thenvm.org/

Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by virtualritz » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:54 PM UTC

There is small but nice one in Rieka, Croatia.

https://www.peekpoke.hr/

Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by phkahler » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:55 PM UTC

Been looking for a place to donate my Interact. It was produced in Michigan and didn't go far, but I hear a slightly better version appeared in France and had a small following. Not sure the UK is the right place for this thing.

Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by shrikant » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:57 PM UTC

wdfx wrote: post #2

If you're in the UK, see also https://www.tnmoc.org/ https://this-museum-is-not-obsolete.com/ https://www.themicromuseum.org/

There's also the Museum of Computing in Swindon.

https://www.museumofcomputing.org.uk/

I wouldn't recommend going out of your way to visit it, but if you find yourself in Swindon for some reason, then it's worth a peep.

Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by Pycses » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:59 PM UTC

skrebbel wrote: post #3

Near my hometown in NL there’s a similar place, the Home Computer Museum and just like the one on Leicester they turn the computers on with games and BASIC and foxpro and protracker running and it’s just a delight. The collection is huge , I was pretty impressed. Went there with my kids the other day and it was just great. Worth a detour! https://www.homecomputermuseum.nl/en/

Oh wow, my partner and I are planning a trip to the Netherlands for later this summer and this was one of the top places we wanted to visit. I'm glad to hear it comes so highly recommended from someone local!

Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by samwillis » Wed, May 17, 2023, 1:03 PM UTC

Oh nice, I didn't know that existed and it's under a hour from me. Will have to visit.

Another in this part of the world is the Centre for Computing History in Cambridge: https://www.computinghistory.org.uk

Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by mrsaint » Wed, May 17, 2023, 1:05 PM UTC

Another one, close to Frankfurt, Germany: https://www.digitalretropark.net/blog/

Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by RadiozRadioz » Wed, May 17, 2023, 1:07 PM UTC

The Kraków Pinball Museum in Poland is a good one - pay a small fee to enter and their whole collection of pinball machines are on free play mode. Lots of arcade machines too, and beer of course.

Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by glapworth » Wed, May 17, 2023, 1:10 PM UTC

Thanks for positing this - it's a wonderful place and I haven't been for a while. I live in Leicester and I've been here a number of times with the family - it's a great activity. One of my favourite things to do here is browse the old manuals in the back room and tinker with the BBC Micro or the Acorn whilst My children love playing all the old and classic games. Wonderful!

Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by antcore » Wed, May 17, 2023, 1:10 PM UTC

Zoetermeer, the Netherlands has the Nationaal Videogame Museum (https://www.nationaalvideogamemuseum.nl/). Hundreds of machines, consoles and arcades, free to play. You buy a two- or four-hour slot to get in.