The Computer Museum, Boston, Computer museum in Children's Wharf, Boston, US.
The Computer Museum featured exhibits spread across 53,000 square feet, including detailed displays of computing systems from different technological periods.
Founded in 1979 at Digital Equipment Corporation in Marlborough, Massachusetts, the museum moved to downtown Boston in 1984 and operated until 1999.
The museum's Computer Clubhouse program, created with MIT Media Lab in 1993, provided computer access to children from underserved Boston communities.
The museum's collection included interactive exhibits such as a two-story walkthrough computer that demonstrated the internal workings of personal computers.
The museum's historical artifacts included parts of Whirlwind 1, UNIVAC 1, and a NASA Apollo Guidance Computer Prototype.
Location: Massachusetts
Inception: 1979
Website: http://computerhistory.org
GPS coordinates: 42.35180,-71.04990
Latest update: May 19, 2025 11:29
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