The RCM is fantastic, definitely worth a visit, and Andy who runs the place is a legend.
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#32I had this one:
https://retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/systems/binatone-tv-master...
Saved up £15 pocket money and bought it myself in WH Smiths. One of my proudest moments.
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#33https://www.computermuseum.org.uk/ - Visits by appointment only, but looks incredible.
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#34Near 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!
I mean it’s a nerdy dusty place. Definitely not a regular polished museum experience! But the part that matters, the computers & what they can do, is very well done IMO
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#35A bit tangential, but 'Leicester' is one of those wonderful British place-names that doesn't really follow any English pronunciation rules and you just have to know the right one... In this case 'Leicester' is pronounced 'Lester'.
We've got a Leicester here in Massachusetts which is also pronounced 'Lester'. It is just West of Worcester, which is pronounced 'Wuster'. But they become 'Lestah' and 'Wustah' with a Boston accent.
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#36Lei-ces-ter
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#37There is also a great Computer Museum in Oldenburg Germany: https://computermuseum-oldenburg.de/
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#38A bit tangential, but 'Leicester' is one of those wonderful British place-names that doesn't really follow any English pronunciation rules and you just have to know the right one... In this case 'Leicester' is pronounced 'Lester'.
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#39Regarding the cover image on that webpage…
…you put a Commodore sign on top of an Atari monitor? You want to provoke a bar fight, don't you?
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#40A bit tangential, but 'Leicester' is one of those wonderful British place-names that doesn't really follow any English pronunciation rules and you just have to know the right one... In this case 'Leicester' is pronounced 'Lester'.
We've got a Leicester here in Massachusetts which is also pronounced 'Lester'. It is just West of Worcester, which is pronounced 'Wuster'. But they become 'Lestah' and 'Wustah' with a Boston accent.
In the UK instead of “booster shot” they say “borcester shot”.