On Sunday 22 January 2006 15:02, William Blair wrote:
I've heard that the Computer History Museum in
Mountain View CA is a good
one. Any comments? If one had to choose only one (pre-PC) computer
history museum to visit in the US, would that be the one to choose?
If I had only one computer museum to visit, it would be the Computer History
Museum in Mountain View, CA. They have the largest collection of pre PC
computers in the world - including an operational DEC PDP-1 (and another on
tour (not operational) - I think it's in Chicago now), an operational IBM
1620 and an IBM 1401 restoration in progress.
Please provide leads to any other good computer
museums in the US that have
good hardware collections. I'm interested in pre-PC computer history only.
The history of IC technology development also interests me and I'd enjoy
hearing about any US museums/exhibits which focus on that topic.
The Intel Museum in Sunnyvale, CA (15 minutes from the Computer History Museum
has a good history of Intel chips and related info. Their exhibit is also
great for kids 10 and up. The Tech Museum in San Jose, CA (20 minutes from
the Computer History Museum) is great for kids and adults...
Cheers,
Lyle
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Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
Mountain View, CA
http://bickleywest.com
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