Museum of Computing and Technology of the Past

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An online museum in Maryland showcases vintage computing technologies, featuring clear images, videos, and emulators for various artifacts. Highlights include exhibits on slide rules, Curta mechanical calculators, and 1960s ESR Digicomp toys. The museum's website provides an engaging experience for enthusiasts of computing history. Additionally, there are mentions of the Intel Museum in Silicon Valley, which offers a virtual tour, appealing to those interested in exploring computing heritage further.
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An online and a physical museum dedicated to preserving vintage computer technology.
I just found this incredible online museum with many vintage computing technologies on display.

It's a real museum in Maryland, but it has this cool website with clear pictures of some of my favorite computing toys:

https://museum.syssrc.com/

They often feature an image, a video, and an emulator, as in this slide rule exhibit:

https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/exhibits/40/

or the Curta mechanical calculator:

https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/exhibits/52/

or the ESR Digicomp toys of the 1960s:

https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/exhibits/210/

https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/exhibits/213/

or the ESR Dr NIM:

https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/exhibits/260/

or the ESR Think-a-Dot:

https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/exhibits/211/
 
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Reminds me of the Intel Museum here in Silicon Valley (near Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara). I haven't been there yet, but I've always been interested in going. They have a virtual tour available as well, so maybe I'll give that a try. :smile:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/company-overview/intel-museum.html

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