American Computer Museum

The American Computer Museum is quite good. However, Bozeman *is* a bit off the beaten track, and a straightforward tour (arranged as a timeline) only takes about an hour. All the exhibits are static: no blinkenlights, poppenkorken, or blowenfusen to amuse das dumbkopfen. When I was there (about 3 years ago) they didn't have anything really exotic that I can recall, but there were some quite cool electromechanical accounting machines and some fine 10 key-per-column Burroughs adding machines. There is a well stocked little gift shop. The people who run it certainly know their stuff (spelling mistakes notwithstanding). Also well worth looking into is: http://www.computerhistory.org/ located at Moffet Field, near Mountain View, CA. I was there last week, and they have some very neat stuff: part of the original ENIAC, a complete (but butchered) JOHNNIAC, a CRAY 1, a CRAY 2, the original Woz Apple prototype, and uncharted warehouses full of dusty boxes donated over the years. At present they are only open a couple of days a week. A very knowledgeable guide (who probably actually used some of the stuff they have on display) will give you a guided tour. Enjoy, Bob. | the digital divide is an issue of poverty; Bob Bramwell 60 Baker Cr. NW | if we can eliminate the information ProntoLogical Calgary, AB | barriers, we'll all live in a safer, +1 403/861-8827 T2L 1R4, Canada | more prosperous world. | - John Gage, Sun's chief researcher.