The Computer History Museum (CHM) is a museum established in 1996 in Mountain View, California , US The Museum is committed to preserving and presenting the stories and artifacts of the information age , and exploring the computing revolution and its effect on society. And I mean it. I like all kinds of museums – even ones most other people uncover weird or boring – but this museum just wasn’t for me. It really is all about computers – the actual physical machines. We produced it just in time to hear the 30 minute talk about the history of the IBM 1401. He explained the complete museum layout to us and went more than the exhibits they have and what time they were taking place. Starting with calculation approaches, to punch cards, early computers, programming, personal computer gaming, and the web.

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