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Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by AlbertCory »

colinthompson wrote: post #41

It’s so great to see the many places listed here. It compels me to mention The Museum of Arts and Digital Entertainment, based in Oakland CA, in case any Bay Area folks are interested in such places: https://www.themade.org/

I was about to post this, but I see you already did.

I've been there in person. The Google Patent Litigation group used them as a source of prior art, since many technologies were developed first for games, before "regular" users got them. No, I can't give any details.

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Post by ollien »

oldnetguy wrote: post #47

Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA USA https://computerhistory.org Kennett Classic in Kennett Square, PA USA https://www.kennettclassic.com Large Scale Systems Museum in New Kensington, PA USA https://www.mact.io System Source Computer Museum in Hunt Valley, MD USA https://museum.syssrc.com/ Vintage Computer Federation Museum at Infoage in Wall NJ USA https://vcfed.org/museum-info/

I've been to System Source and I can highly reccomend it. The curator, @inversephase is awesome and super knowledgeable. Tons of fun to talk to.

Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by stdgy »

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

I was able to visit this place last year, it was great! I spent all day wandering around and playing. I would have stayed even longer if they weren't closing, hah.

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Post by mumblingdrunk »

shrikant wrote: post #14
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.

I can also highly recommend a visit to The National Museum of Computing.

https://www.tnmoc.org/

While you're there, take a stroll around Bletchley Park as well. Last time I checked, you get a discount when visiting both, and they're right next to each other.

Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by vincent-manis »

mrjh wrote: post #23

A 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'.

I was born in England, but we emigrated to Canada when I was 5. A few years later, we returned for a visit. My mother and I were on the Tube when I announced loudly `Ooh look, Mummy, the next stop is Lye-ces-ter Square!'. She shushed me and said she didn't want the other passengers to think we were Canadians.

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Post by _a_a_a_ »

throwaway426079 wrote: post #43
shrikant wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

"when a man is tired of Swindon, he is tired of life"

"When a man is tired of life he goes to Swindon to discover real fear and that life may not be so bad after all"

Yes, I've been on the Magic Roundabout, nearly shat myself and I wasn't even driving.

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Post by ulkesh »

accrual wrote: post #69

If you're in Georgia, USA, the Computer Museum of America is an excellent museum. I had a blast visiting and would love to go back. Lots of high quality exhibits and they're always rotating. https://www.computermuseumofamerica.org

Well I know where I'm visiting soon! I used to see movies in that complex when I lived in Roswell. I'm still relatively close. Thanks for this information, had no idea!

Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by russdill »

JdeBP wrote: post #66
mrjh wrote: post #23

A 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'.

All of the recent fuss about Welsh placenames only serves to highlight that places in England, in contrast, are usually named in languages that no-one speaks any more . At least Welsh is still spoken. Latin gives us, via Old English, the "-cester" in all of the placenames mentioned elsethread, as well as "-chester" and "-caster". Old English gives us all of the "ton"s, "hamp"s, and whatnot. The "win-" in "Winchester"…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOd3lwluQIw "it just might be a shibboleth"

Re: Retro Computer Museum

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Post by ben_ »

shrikant wrote: post #14
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.

I suppose if someone was en route to visit Stonehenge or Avebury it could be tied in!

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Post by frakt0x90 »

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/

The guy behind This Museum is (Not) Obsolete has a youtube channel Look Mum No Computer where he creates massive, insane musical instruments out of furbies, hand-made syths, etc. Truly impressive and very entertaining and educational.
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