Understanding the past
shaping the future
Operational computer history
- Almost all exhibits in our museum are restored and fully functional:
They can be turned on and take the user back to a time of
oil, mechanics, shaky buttons and glowing bulbs.
- This is very different to popular computer history and science
museums. The operation of our devices are always demonstrated
during the guided tours. Visitors
get a completely different impression of the circumstances of
that time.
- We concentrate on the first devices which were called "computers",
i.e. a time span of roughly 1927 until 1972. We do not cover
personal computers (late 1970s and beyond) at all. On principle,
almost all of our machines are big and bulky, they can be opened
and one can watch the machine do computational steps.
Didactics and labs
- Naturally, our museum attracks "veterans" who worked with
these machines in the past. We recognize the knowledge and
work together to restore the machines.
- Our most pleasant target group are kids, school classes
and students.
We organize workshops to build and program both old and new
technology.
- On a regular level, we carry out guided tours for everybody.
We attract people throughout Germany and neighbouring contries.
- We also host cultural events in the scope of broadcasting
our message. We frequently invite speakers from science and
industry in order to highlight the development and importance
of computer history.
Location
- The museum is located in the center of Germany, close to
Frankfurt am Main. It is privately owned and run.
- For details, see contact data
The Museum