Marcin Wichary visited three Dutch computer museums in 2022 and shared his experience on Twitter. The first was Home Computer Museum in Helmond, a “living room museum” with over 500 computers, mostly from the 1980s, many running and interactive. The second was Bonami Spel Computer Museum in Zwolle, a “warehouse museum” housing thousands of computers, mainframes, typewriters, and arcade games, though less interactive.
The third was a literal barn in the Dutch countryside, where a DEC enthusiast gathered Digital machines from the 1970s and 1980s, many not yet working. Wichary noted the museums’ distinct atmospheres and appreciated regional artifacts like non-English keyboards and the Dutch Holborn computers. He highlighted the Aesthedes graphic editor with 514 keys and saw displays related to the Philips CD-i.
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