The Interim Computer Museum: Hands-On Computing History with Vintage Hardware and Modern Enhancements
The Interim Computer Museum (ICM) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that preserves computing history through interactive exhibits featuring vintage hardware with modern enhancements. In partnership with SDF Public Access UNIX System, Inc., ICM offers hands-on experiences, community events, remote access, and artifact preservation. Membership and donations support its mission.
The Interim Computer Museum (ICM) strives to preserve and share the history of computing through interactive exhibits using vintage hardware with modern enhancements.
- incanus77
A fantastic collection and restoration effort. I highly encourage a visit. I was in Seattle last year and had recently joined and pinged about maybe getting a tour. It was right before a vintage computer festival and despite being busy getting ready, Stephen, the director, encouraged me to drop in.
I would've been happy just looking (and not even touching) by myself for 15 or 20 minutes given the circumstances, but Stephen spent 1.5 hours with me in a hands-on tour, including playing Spacewar. He genuinely cares about these machines, their preservation, and spreading enthusiasm about them. I only wish I was a little closer (3 hours away in Portland) or I'd spend more time on-site helping with the effort.
- leoc
Its YouTube channel has some nice video, including footage of the KL-10: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZSXexPtkcnmJ59mPoeZyGDWQ... .
- theycallmeritik
It's awesome seeing physical computing history preserved like this, especially the lesser-known enterprise machines that usually just get scrapped when a company shuts down.