Vintage computer museums

[vivalarevolución]

So does anybody know of any vintage computer museums in the USA besides the ones I have listed below?  I've got the bug and may visit one or two.


Computer History Museum - Mountain View, CA
The Intel Museum - Santa Clara, CA
American Computer Museum - Bozeman, Montana
The Topeka Computing Museum - Topeka, Kansas
Vintage Computer Festival - Annual vintage computer event
The Personal Computer Museum - Brantford, ON, Canada.

[divito]

The Personal Computer Museum - Brantford, ON, Canada.

I feel bad for not even knowing about this....so close to me too.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

There's one in MSWs basement.

[vivalarevolución]

There's one in MSWs basement.

Well, I was hoping for suggestions that would not involving disappearing into someone's personal lair.

[vivalarevolución]

The Personal Computer Museum - Brantford, ON, Canada.

I feel bad for not even knowing about this....so close to me too.

It's only open like once a month for 6 hours.  Next time is August 16th.  It is the closest museum to me that I know of, a brisk 7 hour drive, not counting whatever delays I encounter with the border crossing.

[JPG]

There's one in MSWs basement.

Do not speak the name of TheOneThatStartsUselessWThreadsAndPutsHisBannerEverywhere!

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

There's one in MSWs basement.

Do not speak the name of TheOneThatStartsUselessWThreadsAndPutsHisBannerEverywhere!

LOL

The He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named of Geekhack...

[divito]

It's only open like once a month for 6 hours.  Next time is August 16th.  It is the closest museum to me that I know of, a brisk 7 hour drive, not counting whatever delays I encounter with the border crossing.

That's a little rough for you, but given the sporadic nature of its openness, it could make a nice planned weekend or something.

It's only about an hour and a half from me.

[vivalarevolución]

It's only open like once a month for 6 hours.  Next time is August 16th.  It is the closest museum to me that I know of, a brisk 7 hour drive, not counting whatever delays I encounter with the border crossing.

That's a little rough for you, but given the sporadic nature of its openness, it could make a nice planned weekend or something.

It's only about an hour and a half from me.

Nah, I can do a 7-hour drive without a problem.  I can get there with one tank of gas.  I probably would go in August, but the preceding weekend is the International Typewriters Convention in Milwaukee, and two straight weekends of long car travel is a little hectic for my sensibilities.

The September date looks promising, though.

[nuclearsandwich]

If anyone goes to the Mountain View Museum hit me up. I'm basically always free to go on 45 minute's notice. If you know anyone who works at Google get them to come too since they get everyone half-off.

[HoffmanMyster]

International Typewriters Convention in Milwaukee

    Why is that weekend so busy??  That would be sooo coool...   

[jwaz]

If anyone goes to the Mountain View Museum hit me up. I'm basically always free to go on 45 minute's notice. If you know anyone who works at Google get them to come too since they get everyone half-off.

We should definitely plan a trip, post Kiibohds meetup maybe?

[tp4tissue]

In the news,

Jewel Thiefs heist of royal museums success; overcoming all the latest security technology from lasers to moisture proximity scanners...

GHers heist of vintage computer museum fails miserably as the overloaded sachel of keycaps burst, where sound of falling keycaps from great heights caught the attention of a single thick-glasses-ed security guard who was eating his late night burrito...

[nuclearsandwich]

If anyone goes to the Mountain View Museum hit me up. I'm basically always free to go on 45 minute's notice. If you know anyone who works at Google get them to come too since they get everyone half-off.

We should definitely plan a trip, post Kiibohds meetup maybe?

We could probably have a Kiibohd meetup in the CHM atrium assuming we can convince HaaTa to bring one or two keyboards only.

[vivalarevolución]

International Typewriters Convention in Milwaukee

    Why is that weekend so busy??  That would be sooo coool...   

The typewriter convention is August 8-10.  Registration ends on Sunday.   A little pricey, $130 to register, but worth in my mind, considering what will be available.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

In the news,

Jewel Thiefs heist of royal museums success; overcoming all the latest security technology from lasers to moisture proximity scanners...

GHers heist of vintage computer museum fails miserably as the overloaded sachel of keycaps burst, where sound of falling keycaps from great heights caught the attention of a single thick-glasses-ed security guard who was eating his late night burrito...

tp, that's funniest thing you've posted. lmao

[tp4tissue]

In the news,

Jewel Thiefs heist of royal museums success; overcoming all the latest security technology from lasers to moisture proximity scanners...

GHers heist of vintage computer museum fails miserably as the overloaded sachel of keycaps burst, where sound of falling keycaps from great heights caught the attention of a single thick-glasses-ed security guard who was eating his late night burrito...

tp, that's funniest thing you've posted. lmao

Everything Tp4 Ever writes is GOLD...

[HoffmanMyster]

International Typewriters Convention in Milwaukee

    Why is that weekend so busy??  That would be sooo coool...   

The typewriter convention is August 8-10.  Registration ends on Sunday.   A little pricey, $130 to register, but worth in my mind, considering what will be available.

Yep, that's my busiest weekend coming up, by far.  At least 4 different things going on.   

[microsoft windows]

I could certainly make quite a few donations to a vintage computer museum. Got a Commodore 64, several early Apple machines, along with a computer running Windows 3.1.



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[terrpn]

nothing eastcoast..............DC / MD / VA area?

unbelievable

[vivalarevolución]

nothing eastcoast..............DC / MD / VA area?

unbelievable

The Vintage Computing Fest took place in New Jersey in April and there is one in the southeast as well.  Also, there is a museum in Rhode Island, I think.

[ComradeSniper]

American Computer Museum - Bozeman, Montana

How did I not know about this, that's only a 90 minute drive from me!

Gonna have to check that one out some weekend.

[noisyturtle]

The MIT Computer History Museum is the only, and therefore the best, computer museum I've ever been to.

[terrpn]

we gotta have a GH hook up here..........east coast at some point-- somewhere between jersey and nc

[Lain1911]

More east coast love plz

[tp4tissue]

we gotta have a GH hook up here..........east coast at some point-- somewhere between jersey and nc

atlantic city... wh0000t

[terrpn]

we gotta have a GH hook up here..........east coast at some point-- somewhere between jersey and nc

atlantic city... wh0000t

great chow.............

[cooldiscretion]

Paul Allen funds a vintage computer museum in Seattle. The cool thing is they still use many of them.

http://www.livingcomputermuseum.org/

Everyone who is anyone has a PDP-11

[tp4tissue]

we gotta have a GH hook up here..........east coast at some point-- somewhere between jersey and nc

atlantic city... wh0000t

great chow.............

i know a massage place.. but ah.. there's only 1 cute girl there.. the other ones are blech..

[Protato_Tubby]

It's not in the USA, but I live close to the national Computing museum in the UK. It's roughly a 20 minute bus ride from where I live. It's not all vintage computing but they do have the Original Enigma Machine that was used in the 1940s. I actually haven't been - i really ought to go.

[Sifo]

I really need to visit the one in Brantford.

[vivalarevolución]

I really need to visit the one in Brantford.

I might plan on going there later this year.  Probably September. Perhaps we should organize a Geekhack trip for the one day a month they are open.

[divito]

I might plan on going there later this year.  Probably September. Perhaps we should organize a Geekhack trip for the one day a month they are open.

Can add me to that potential list if it happens.

[Sifo]

I really need to visit the one in Brantford.

I might plan on going there later this year.  Probably September. Perhaps we should organize a Geekhack trip for the one day a month they are open.

Let's go son

Halverson will come too ez

[Halverson]

I really need to visit the one in Brantford.

I might plan on going there later this year.  Probably September. Perhaps we should organize a Geekhack trip for the one day a month they are open.

Let's go son

Halverson will come too ez

Oh just roping me along now!

Did we talk about this on Skype yesterday? Hmmm

[Sifo]

I really need to visit the one in Brantford.

I might plan on going there later this year.  Probably September. Perhaps we should organize a Geekhack trip for the one day a month they are open.

Let's go son

Halverson will come too ez

Oh just roping me along now!

Did we talk about this on Skype yesterday? Hmmm

think so

[Halverson]

I really need to visit the one in Brantford.

I might plan on going there later this year.  Probably September. Perhaps we should organize a Geekhack trip for the one day a month they are open.

Let's go son

Halverson will come too ez

Oh just roping me along now!

Did we talk about this on Skype yesterday? Hmmm

think so

Hope I hear back from that seller with those terminals >.>

[vivalarevolución]

Here are the open dates for the Brantford Museum for the rest of the year:

http://www.pcmuseum.ca/open.asp

Saturday, September 13, 10-4

Saturday, October 18, 10-4

Saturday, November 15, 10-4

Saturday, December 13, 10-4


The December one sounds interesting.  A computer Christmas!

[P3TC0CK]

Goodwill computer museum in Austin, Texas.

It's just one medium sized studio space, but they have some interesting hardware on display and it gets switched out regularly I think.

[Sifo]

Here are the open dates for the Brantford Museum for the rest of the year:

http://www.pcmuseum.ca/open.asp

Saturday, September 13, 10-4

Saturday, October 18, 10-4

Saturday, November 15, 10-4

Saturday, December 13, 10-4


The December one sounds interesting.  A computer Christmas!

I'd be down for either of those dates

[vivalarevolución]

Here are the open dates for the Brantford Museum for the rest of the year:

http://www.pcmuseum.ca/open.asp

Saturday, September 13, 10-4

Saturday, October 18, 10-4

Saturday, November 15, 10-4

Saturday, December 13, 10-4


The December one sounds interesting.  A computer Christmas!

I'd be down for either of those dates

September or October looks most likely.  I would like to get up there before the long, cold, dark northern winter sets in.

[GSimon]

Here are the open dates for the Brantford Museum for the rest of the year:

http://www.pcmuseum.ca/open.asp

Saturday, September 13, 10-4

Saturday, October 18, 10-4

Saturday, November 15, 10-4

Saturday, December 13, 10-4


The December one sounds interesting.  A computer Christmas!

Was there earlier this year, can post some spoiler pics Might consider re-visiting also if others are going.

[tipo33]

I have been to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA and I had a blast.  It is very IBM centric,  They had a lot of their machines from the 1920's and on.  It was very focused on the OLD history of computing, Pre-1970's.    I loved it.

[rush340]

Paul Allen funds a vintage computer museum in Seattle. The cool thing is they still use many of them.

http://www.livingcomputermuseum.org/

Everyone who is anyone has a PDP-11

Ooh, I'll have to check that out soon.