Draft:Derby Computer Museum
Derby Computer Museum in Derby, England [1] [2] is a computer museum exhibiting 70s, 80s and 90s computers, gaming and portable technology with a focus on being “hands on” whilst preserving and maintaining computing history and opened in December 2022 [3] [4]
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Aims
The museum aims to preserve and maintain computing history, be an educational resource for schools, act as an information repository for historians, and to provide a "hands on" fun activity for people to visit [5] [6]
Exhibits
The museum focuses on "hands on" working machines from the 70s, 80s and 90s [7] so that visitors can not only see the exhibits, but use and play them too. [8]
Structure
Derby Computer Museum is a registered charity, number 1199054, and run by volunteers. [2]
References
- ^ "DERBY COMPUTER MUSEUM, Companies House". Companies House. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ 2.0 2.1 "Derby Computer Museum, Charity Commission". Charity Commission. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Derby Telegraph article about opening of Derby Computer Museum".
- ^ "Derby Telegraph, Pacman and Mario Kart to star at 80s computer museum in Derby".
- ^ "Mission of Derby Computer Museum".
- ^ "Derby Days Out".
- ^ "Exhibits at Derby Computer Museum".
- ^ "Derby Computer Museum, Derby Cathedral Quarter".
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