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Aachen Computermuseum not visited by HoCF |
GE | Computer Museum Aachen Address: Opening Hours: Contact: |
| Arithmeum in Bonn | GE | Arithmeum in Bonn, Germany Visitors information in German Address phone: 00 49 (0)228-738790 Open: Tu - Su from 11:00 till 18:00 Subway stop: Universität / Markt Admission 3,- EUR Guided tours (apr. 1 hr) on appointment prive 25 Eur. ex admission. The fee is waived for school classes. Groups of over 7 persons please contact the museum. Public tours every sunday at 11:00, free |
| ATT center, New York, US editors last visit Mar 1996 |
USA | Not a very large museum but the exhibition is very professional and contains a lot of video material to watch. At the exposition there is even a gigantic talking robot. Nice gadget.
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USA | Mail stop C330 |
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UK | Bletchley Park, Bletchley, UK The museum is housed in a historic building in Bletchley park. Here the Colossus and the famous Bombs have been constructed during WW II. A reconstruction of the colossus is completed by a group of volunteers. They are currently involved in reconstructing "the Bomb". Also enigma's are on display that were used by the Germans to code their messages. Which code was cracked by the Colossus and the Bombs. The museum is open every day at 14:00 for special tours and in the weekends from 10:00-16:00, please refer to their site for the exact opening hours |
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Chippewa Falls Museum of Technology not visited by HoCF |
USA | History of CFMIT
The idea for a museum of industry and technology originated with Cray Research in the mid-1980s when the retirements and deaths of founders, coupled with product transitions, raised concerns that the original technology and history would be irretrievably lost. The first thought was for the company to develop its own museum. Company leaders also recognized a need to inspire young people to pursue careers in technology. The Cray Educational Initiative began about the same time. Cray employees and consultants from the Chippewa Valley Museum investigated area interest and established a community-wide advisory group. During this time the museum concept became much broader with the recognition that the history of industrial invention and innovation in Chippewa Falls encompassed a large number and variety of industries. In May 1990, members of the Chippewa Falls community incorporated the nonprofit Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology. In 1996 the City of Chippewa Falls accepted the Seymour Cray Supercomputer Collection from SGI/Cray Research and installed it in a city facility at 21 E. Grand Avenue. The City named CFMIT as the managing organization charged with taking care of and exhibiting the collection as required by the terms of the gift. The City of Chippewa Falls and Chippewa County provides financial support, as do museum members, visitors, and community supporters. CFMIT opened to the public May 17, 1998. As of January 2003, over 15,000 visitors from all over the world have toured CFMIT.
Mission Statement The Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology, Inc., (CFMIT) has a two-fold mission. First, we interpret the rich, varied history of the manufacturing and processing industries that have existed here since the beginning of the community in the 1840s. Within the context of the history of these industries, we also tell of our area and its people. The second part of our mission is to inspire interest and understanding of the technological principles fundamental to our historic and contemporary industries. We intend to serve a broad audience, including all ages and educational backgrounds. text taken integrally from: http://my.execpc.com/~cfmit/ Admission: Adult: $3.00, Children through age 18: $1.00, CFMIT Members admitted free Hours: Open year-round Tuesday - Friday: 1:00- 5:00 PM Group tours at other times by arrangement, Special programs available for school groups Contact: CFMIT Telephone: (715) 720-9206
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| Commercial Computing Museum Project Not visited by the HoCF |
USA | (Kevin Stumpf) TEL:519/744-2900 stumpf@waterloo.hp.com |
| Computermuseum | NL | Computermuseum Binckhorstlaan 521 The museum depot is open to the public every third Sunday afternoon
of the month. The museum has close collaboration with the History of Computing Foundation See for information: www.computermuseum.nl contact and other information: info@computermuseum.nl admission: free |
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USA | Coleman College 7380 Parkway Drive La Mesa, CA TEL: 619/465-8226 |
Computermuseum University of Stuttgart Not visited by the HoC |
GE | Open: Tuesdays between
16.15 und 18.30 Uhr. Location: Room 0.148 New building of computerscience Contact: Klemens Krause admission: free Small collection of partly DDR heritage. |
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editors last visit Jan 8 2004 |
USA |
The Computer History Museum inherited the entire collection from The Computer Museum in Boston, which has merged with the Learning Center. This is definitely the largest computer museum on earth! They have all the originals from (pieces of) the ENIAC to the Apple I. The exhibition is a true travel through time. Supporting this organization is a must! See below for opening times. At our visit we (our president and editor in chief) were warmly welcomed by John Tool (COE) en Karen Tucker (PR) talking to them was a pleasure and a learning experience. After that we got a very lively and animated tour. Thank you John and Karen for your warm reception. The Computer Museum History Center Computer History Museum The Computer History Museum's Visible Storage exhibit area is open
on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays with free tours starting at 1:00
and 2:30 p.m. A donation is suggested (avg. 10USD) Public Tours Media Tours |
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GE | Deutsches Museum Telefon: ++49 / (0)89 / 2179-1 The museum, library and "Flugwerft Schleißheim" are open daily from 9 am to 5 pm. Opening hours in the evening: P.O. Box 26 01 02 |
| GE | Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin (DTMB) see: Technik Museum |
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| Digital Equipment Museum Not visited by the HoCF |
USA | Burlington MA 01803
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ENIAC museum |
USA | ENIAC Museum at the University of Pennsylvania |
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NL | Groningen University Computer Center Collection
"Mathematicians, Cosmologists and other scientists make increasingly complex calculations. The University of Groningen once had 20 human calculators in its service. Their job became obsolete when the university bought their first computer in 1958: the ZEBRA. Meaning Zeer Eenvoudig Binair Rekenapparaat or Very Simple Calculation Machine. In contemporary measures this machine had a very limited memory, but back then is was called the Gronings wonder of arithmetic. Today the computer center is in high contrast with the ZEBRA. Now three dimensional simulations are designed in the "Cave". A near real time virtual reality environment" Last year the ZEBRA and other obsolete machines were moved to the University museum to make it possible to show the still young history of automatic calculation to the general public. How to get there: Open: Admission: |
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USA | P.O. Box 3630 |
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USA | Pusey library |
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GE | One of the finest and modern computer museums in this field. We think it is the only one in Europe that is specialized on computing. (see also Deutsches Museum Munich / Berlin and Science Museum London) Possesses some fine 17/18th reconstructions of calculating devices. Some well preserved artifacts from the 1960/70's computer era. If you are in Paderborn, Germany don't miss this one. Just follow the " HNF forum" shields to get there This museum also hosts the biannual international conference on the history of computing |
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USA | Intel museum
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to get there www.intel.com/go/museum. |
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editors last visit Jan 2002 |
FR |
Parque La Vilette, Paris, France
metro: Porte la vilette line 7 It only is a pity that much of the interactive stuff is broken or out of service when the tourist season is over |
| Manchester Museum of Science and Industry Not visited by the HoCF |
UK | Manchester Museum of Science and Industry , Liverpool
Road, Castlefield , Manchester M3 4JP, UK, +44 61 832 2244 Open
every day 10:00-17:00
(Information provided by Chris P. Burton, 1994-02-20) |
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attempted visit by the HoCF but due to renovation closed as seems often be the case
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USA | The Microsoft Visitor Center is located at 4420 148th Ave. NE, Redmond, WA, in Building 127, adjacent to the main campus of our corporate headquarters. If you need special accommodations. Do contact the Visitor Center in advance of your visit. View Directions to the Visitor Center. Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 A.M.–7 P.M. We occasionally close for private events; please call before you visit to verify that the Visitor Center will be open.Contact information: Call (425) 703-6214 or e-mail mvc@microsoft.com Note: please be aware that the MS museum is often closed due to renovations (product updates) do call in advance to save you a disappointment, as our editors had |
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USA | Minnesota History Center |
| Minotaurz computermuseum |
USA | The museum is in Los Angeles and visitors can contact p_reale@minotaurz.com by email at least 24 hrs. prior to visiting. contact curator on 818-884-1306 for an appointment |
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USA | 265 Massachusetts Ave. |
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FR | Musee National Des Techniques , Conservatoire National Des Arts et Metiers , 292 rue Saint Martin, 75003 Paris, France How to get there: take the subway and get out at Arts-et -Metiers
(Information provided by Laurent Bloch / Cornelis Robat) |
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USA | Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto
Hours: 11 am to 4 PM, Friday, Saturday, Sunday How to get there: take the 101 south from San Francisco, exit at Palo Alto Located in the historic Williams House and Gardens near downtown
Palo Alto E-mail: mail@moah.org |
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UK | The Museum of Computing is devoted to the history of
computing and digital development. It is the only physical museum of
it's kind in the UK dedicated to the history of computing. It is based
on campus at the University of Bath in Swindon.
Address: Contact:
Mon - Thurs (unstaffed) Friday (unstaffed) Saturday Admission is free Groups of more than 10 people |
| Muzeum Tecniki Warszawa editors last visit Apr 2002 |
PL | Technik Museum, housed in the Palace of Culture and
Science in Warsaw, you can not miss the building in the center of the
city. Open 7 days per week. Different tickets apply, cheapest on Monday
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| Museum fuer Verkehr und Technik Not visited by the HoCF |
GE | Museum fuer Verkehr und Technik Berlin, Germany
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| National Archive of the History of Computing Not visited by the HoCF |
UK | National Archive of the History of Computing ,
Mathematics Tower , University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United
Kingdom, phone: +44 61 275 5845
(Information provided by Chris P. Burton, 1994-02-20) |
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CA | Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada phone: 1-902-532-2546
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IT | Friends of the World Treasures http://musi.fwtunesco.net/ |
| Persondatorns fudelse Not visited by the HoCF |
SE | Hakenes gord, Stenungsund
Opening hours until 28 January 1994 are Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, and from 1 February until summer of 1994, Tuesday and Thursday 11am to 3pm. Schools, conferences and other groups may book tours any day. |
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| Science and Technology Museum Not visited by the HoCF |
USA | (located close to the university in southern Chicago)
Important faculty of computing that is sponsored by IBM, and therefore
a lot about the history of IBM. |
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UK | the Science Museum, London, UK How to get there: Exhibition Road , London SW7 2DD, UK Open: Sunday 11:00-18:00, Monday-Saturday 10:00-18:00 contact: Curator of Computing is Doron Swade, +44 71 938 8106
(Information provided by Chris P. Burton / Cornelis Robat) |
Sindelfingen IBM Museum A private museum sponsored by IBM not visited by HoCF |
DE | The "Hous of IBM history" at Sindelfingen, 20 Km south-west of Stuttgart, Germany, is a private museum "owned" by 170 collectors. Numerous products of IBM are on display, from the Hollerith-Tabulator to contemporary Mainframes. Six times a year tours are organized. The group of collectors meet every thursday. Contact Mr. Reimers. IBM-Haus zur Geschichte Admission: free Access only by making an appointment. Groups shall not be larger than 6-12 persons. A tour takes about 1.5 to 2 hours. Parking behind the building. how to get there: Drive to S1 Goldberg, 708 Sindelfingen ZOB, walk to Güterbahnhof
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| Smithsonian Museum of American History editors last visit Aug 1996 |
USA |
Smithsonian Museum of American History, Washington
DC, USA
A lot of interactive expositions. This is an exhibition that is a
must for all to see. Especially appealing to those who are not computer
enthusiasts. Very professional and easy accessible for wheel chairs. - a part of the ENIAC (the other part is in Philadelphia), - an Enigma, - a Bomb (de code-break machine and predecessor of the Colossus), - an IAS, - an Apple I (in wood!), - an Altair, - a Stretch, and many other machines, movies etc. (Information provided by Stephane Bortzmeyer / Cornelis Robat) |
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Deutsches
Technikmuseum
Berlin (DTMB) Combined entry for DTMB and Spectrum
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NL | Technical Museum Delft, Holland Open: Closed: Admission adults € 2,30 Address Techniek Museum Delft Here are the remnants of the post war computers in the Netherlands. Guided tours are possible. |
| Tekniska museet Not visited by the HoCF |
SE | Tekniska museet Stockholm , Sweden General museum on technology. Small section devoted to computers,
primarily items from Swedish computer history. Collection includes
the operator's console of BESK (the rest of the machine was scrapped
before anybody thought of sending it to a museum), its successor TRASK
(apparently complete, but not running due to broken parts), one DATASAAB
D21 (?) system and a few old micros (ABC 80, Compis). |
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USA | 234 East Babcock Street ; Bozeman, Montana 59771, USA; (406) 587-7545 fax (406) 587-9620 Our displays are designed to appeal from the beginner through the expert in computing. All visitors have an opportunity to view in our theater a video introducing the museum and its collections. All visitors are given an option to join regularly scheduled tours conducted by knowledgeable and friendly tour guides. We have literally hosted visitors from 3 to 93 years of age - it is an ideal family destination. Probably the biggest surprise that visitors have expressed is the unexpectedly comprehensive assortment of antique office appliance such as typewriters, arithmometers, adding machines, furniture, electric fans, staplers, pencil sharpeners, etc. that await them - not to mention hundreds of slide rules, dozens of mainframe computers and peripherals and scores of personal computers - all presented in a timeline fashion. Over 1,000 artifacts are on display in a 6,000 square foot area. The hands-on area allows the visitors to interact with antique office equipment such as typewriters, a telegraph, mechanical calculators, slide rules, etc.... Young people especially appreciate the opportunity to try for themselves these early devices. Look around you and chances are that you are near a computer or computing device. Be you in your home, car or out for a stroll - you are most probably near one. Your watch, microwave, car, ATM bank machine, telephone, pager, CD player, clock, VCR, laser disk player, dvd player - computer. All of these devices and many more have tiny silicon devices that compute and store information. By traveling through our museum's timeline you will grasp the exciting 4,000 year history of the information age. Technology becomes easier to accept when one learns about its origins in the natural process of human development. Come and join us in exploring this world! Our Location We are located 90 miles North of Yellowstone National Park in beautiful downtown Bozeman, Montana. Our street (Babcock) parallels and is one block from Main Street. The American Computer Museum is ideally situated to cater to the millions of visitors that Montana hosts annually on their way to Glacier or Yellowstone National Parks or any number of incredibly beautiful places in our state. The Gallatin Field Airport (9 miles from Bozeman) is serviced by Delta, Northwest and Horizon Air. Our museum is detailed in many tourist publications including the AAA Tourbook for Idaho, Montana & Wyoming. Hours: June/July/August: 10am to 4pm, 7 days a week September - May: 10am to 4pm, Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday & Saturday Closed July 4th, Christmas Day, New Years Day Admission: Adults 13 and over: $3.00 Children 6 to 12: $2.00, under 6 years of age: Free Contacting Us
By Phone: (406) 587-7545 By Fax: (406) 587-9620 By email americancomputermuseum@computer.org |
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USA | Computer Museum Boston USA, the physical collection of this museum has been transferred to www.computerhistory.org The collection contains:
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UK | Totnes Museum , 70 Fore Street, Totnes, Devon,
UK, +44 803 863 821 Interesting fact is that Charles Babbage was born in Totnes, and there is a collection and exhibition of Babbage memorabilia. (Information provided by Chris P. Burton, 1994-02-20) |
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US | The Tech Museum of Innovation Has some nice exhibits on robotics (see also timeline of robotics) Getting to The Tech is easy. The museum is located in downtown San Jose, California at the corner of Park Avenue and Market Street, near Interstate 280 and Highway 87. Our mango and azure building is hard to miss! |
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Last Updated on April 15, 2007 | Feel free to mail the editors |
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