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	* [https://tcm.computerhistory.org/ The Computer Museum] - archived Web-site of the Computer Museum		* [https://tcm.computerhistory.org/ The Computer Museum] - archived Web-site of the Computer Museum
	** [https://tcm.computerhistory.org/reports.html Museum Reports] - publications of the Computer Museum (Annual Reports, Computer Museum Reports, Computer Museum News)		** [https://tcm.computerhistory.org/reports.html Museum Reports] - publications of the Computer Museum (Annual Reports, Computer Museum Reports, Computer Museum News)
			** [https://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/TheComputerMuseumReports.html The Computer Museum Reports] - alternate index, with thumbnail issue descriptions
	* [http://www.softwarepreservation.net/ Software Preservation Group] - a project of the CHM		* [http://www.softwarepreservation.net/ Software Preservation Group] - a project of the CHM
	* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bell_Origin_of_the_Computer_History_Museum_v2.pdf Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer {x} Muse um] - detailed history by the founder, Gordon Bell <!-- https://tcm.computerhistory.org/outoftheclosetV2.3.pdf -->		* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bell_Origin_of_the_Computer_History_Museum_v2.pdf Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer {x} Muse um] - detailed history by the founder, Gordon Bell <!-- https://tcm.computerhistory.org/outoftheclosetV2.3.pdf -->

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	The '''Computer History Museum''' is an institution in Mountain View, California (in the heart of the famed '[[Silicon Valley]]') which is dedicated to preserving the past of computers (through its collection of historic artifacts, including many computers, as well as archives and oral histories), and educating people in general about computers and their history.		The '''Computer History Museum''' is an institution in Mountain View, California (in the heart of the famed '[[Silicon Valley]]') which is dedicated to preserving the past of computers (through its collection of historic artifacts, including many computers, as well as archives and oral histories), and educating people in general about computers and their history.

	It was originally founded in 1975 as The Digital Computer Museum, which was initially at [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]], where Ken Olsen and [[C. Gordon Bell]], the founders of the Museum (along with the latter's wife, Gwen Bell), worked. In 1984 it moved to Boston, near DEC, and was re-named 'The Computer Museum'. In 1996, un-displayed items were moved to Moffett Field in Mountain View; the Computer Museum History Center. In 1999, The Computer Museum closed; some of its artifacts went to Boston’s Museum of Science, and the rest of its collection went to The Computer Museum History Center. In 2000, with The Computer Museum closed, The Computer Museum History Center was re-named to 'Computer History Museum'.		It was originally founded in 1975 as The Digital Computer Museum, which was initially at [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]], where Ken Olsen and [[C. Gordon Bell]], the founders of the Museum (along with the latter's wife, Gwen Bell), worked. In 1984 it moved to Boston, near DEC, and was re-named '''The Computer Museum'''. In 1996, un-displayed items were moved to Moffett Field in Mountain View; the Computer Museum History Center. In 1999, The Computer Museum closed; some of its artifacts went to Boston’s Museum of Science, and the rest of its collection went to The Computer Museum History Center. In 2000, with The Computer Museum closed, The Computer Museum History Center was re-named to 'Computer History Museum'.

	==See also==		==See also==
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	*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/supercomputers/ Supercomputers]		*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/supercomputers/ Supercomputers]
	*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/personal-computers/ Personal computers]		*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/personal-computers/ Personal computers]
			* [https://tcm.computerhistory.org/ The Computer Museum] - archived Web-site of the Computer Museum
			** [https://tcm.computerhistory.org/reports.html Museum Reports] - publications of the Computer Museum (Annual Reports, Computer Museum Reports, Computer Museum News)
	* [http://www.softwarepreservation.net/ Software Preservation Group] - a project of the CHM		* [http://www.softwarepreservation.net/ Software Preservation Group] - a project of the CHM
	* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bell_Origin_of_the_Computer_History_Museum_v2.pdf Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer {x} Muse um] - detailed history by the founder, Gordon Bell		* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bell_Origin_of_the_Computer_History_Museum_v2.pdf Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer {x} Muse um] - detailed history by the founder, Gordon Bell <!-- https://tcm.computerhistory.org/outoftheclosetV2.3.pdf -->
	* [https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2018/08/102740424-05-01-acc.pdf Memo collection]		* [https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2018/08/102740424-05-01-acc.pdf Memo collection]
	** [https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2018/08/102740424-05-01-acc.pdf#page=18 DEC Museum] - wonderful long memo from Gordon Bell explaining what the Digital Computer Museum should have, and why		** [https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2018/08/102740424-05-01-acc.pdf#page=18 DEC Museum] - wonderful long memo from Gordon Bell explaining what the Digital Computer Museum should have, and why; along with a long series of memos documenting the collection of artifacts, and the setting up of the Museum

	[[Category: History]]		[[Category: History]]

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	The '''Computer History Museum''' is an institution in Mountain View, California (in the heart of the famed 'Silicon Valley') which is dedicated to preserving the past of computers (through its collection of historic artifacts, including many computers, as well as archives and oral histories), and educating people in general about ~~computer~~ and their history.		The '''Computer History Museum''' is an institution in Mountain View, California (in the heart of the famed '[[Silicon Valley]]') which is dedicated to preserving the past of computers (through its collection of historic artifacts, including many computers, as well as archives and oral histories), and educating people in general about computers and their history.

	It was originally founded in 1975 as The Digital Computer Museum, which was initially at [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]], where Ken Olsen and [[C. Gordon Bell]], the founders of the Museum (along with the latter's wife Gwen Bell), worked. In 1984 it moved to Boston, near DEC, and was re-named 'The Computer Museum'. In 1996, un-displayed items were moved to Moffett Field in Mountain View; the Computer Museum History Center. In 1999, The Computer Museum closed; some of its artifacts went to Boston’s Museum of Science, and the rest of its collection went to The Computer Museum History Center. In 2000, with The Computer Museum closed, The Computer Museum History Center was re-named to 'Computer History Museum'.		It was originally founded in 1975 as The Digital Computer Museum, which was initially at [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]], where Ken Olsen and [[C. Gordon Bell]], the founders of the Museum (along with the latter's wife, Gwen Bell), worked. In 1984 it moved to Boston, near DEC, and was re-named 'The Computer Museum'. In 1996, un-displayed items were moved to Moffett Field in Mountain View; the Computer Museum History Center. In 1999, The Computer Museum closed; some of its artifacts went to Boston’s Museum of Science, and the rest of its collection went to The Computer Museum History Center. In 2000, with The Computer Museum closed, The Computer Museum History Center was re-named to 'Computer History Museum'.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/supercomputers/ Supercomputers]		*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/supercomputers/ Supercomputers]
	*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/personal-computers/ Personal computers]		*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/personal-computers/ Personal computers]
			* [http://www.softwarepreservation.net/ Software Preservation Group] - a project of the CHM
	* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bell_Origin_of_the_Computer_History_Museum_v2.pdf Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer {x} Muse um] - detailed history by the founder, Gordon Bell		* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bell_Origin_of_the_Computer_History_Museum_v2.pdf Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer {x} Muse um] - detailed history by the founder, Gordon Bell
	* [https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2018/08/102740424-05-01-acc.pdf Memo collection]		* [https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2018/08/102740424-05-01-acc.pdf Memo collection]

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	* [https://computerhistory.org/this-is-chm/ Computer History Museum]		* [https://computerhistory.org/this-is-chm/ Computer History Museum]
	** [https://www.computerhistory.org/chmhistory/ Museum History]		** [https://www.computerhistory.org/chmhistory/ Museum History]
			** [https://computerhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/nethistory-resources.pdf Networking History Resources (2018 edition)]
			** [https://computerhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/nethistory-resources.pdf Networking History Resources (2019 edition)]
	** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/ Selling the Computer Revolution] - remarkable collection of marketing brochures		** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/ Selling the Computer Revolution] - remarkable collection of marketing brochures
	*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/analog-computers/ Analog Computers]		*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/analog-computers/ Analog Computers]

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	* [https://computerhistory.org/this-is-chm/ Computer History Museum]		* [https://computerhistory.org/this-is-chm/ Computer History Museum]
	** [https://www.computerhistory.org/chmhistory/ Museum History]		** [https://www.computerhistory.org/chmhistory/ Museum History]
	* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bell_Origin_of_the_Computer_History_Museum_v2.pdf Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer {x} ~~Museum~~] - detailed history by the founder, Gordon Bell		** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/ Selling the Computer Revolution] - remarkable collection of marketing brochures
			*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/analog-computers/ Analog Computers]
			*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/input-output/ Input/Output]
			*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/memory/ Memory]
			*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/mainframes/ Mainframes]
			*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/minicomputers/ Minicomputers]
			*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/supercomputers/ Supercomputers]
			*** [https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/personal-computers/ Personal computers]
			* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bell_Origin_of_the_Computer_History_Museum_v2.pdf Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer {x} Muse um] - detailed history by the founder, Gordon Bell
	* [https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2018/08/102740424-05-01-acc.pdf Memo collection]		* [https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2018/08/102740424-05-01-acc.pdf Memo collection]
	** [https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2018/08/102740424-05-01-acc.pdf#page=18 DEC Museum] - wonderful long memo from Gordon Bell explaining what the Digital Computer Museum should have, and why		** [https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2018/08/102740424-05-01-acc.pdf#page=18 DEC Museum] - wonderful long memo from Gordon Bell explaining what the Digital Computer Museum should have, and why

	[[Category: History]]		[[Category: History]]

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	** [https://www.computerhistory.org/chmhistory/ Museum History]		** [https://www.computerhistory.org/chmhistory/ Museum History]
	* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bell_Origin_of_the_Computer_History_Museum_v2.pdf Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer {x} Museum] - detailed history by the founder, Gordon Bell		* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bell_Origin_of_the_Computer_History_Museum_v2.pdf Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer {x} Museum] - detailed history by the founder, Gordon Bell
			* [https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2018/08/102740424-05-01-acc.pdf Memo collection]
			** [https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2018/08/102740424-05-01-acc.pdf#page=18 DEC Museum] - wonderful long memo from Gordon Bell explaining what the Digital Computer Museum should have, and why

	[[Category: History]]		[[Category: History]]

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	The '''Computer History Museum''' is an institution in Mountain View, California (in the heart of the famed 'Silicon Valley') which is dedicated to preserving the past of computers (through its collection of historic artifacts, including many computers, as well as archives and oral histories), and educating people in general about computer and their history.		The '''Computer History Museum''' is an institution in Mountain View, California (in the heart of the famed 'Silicon Valley') which is dedicated to preserving the past of computers (through its collection of historic artifacts, including many computers, as well as archives and oral histories), and educating people in general about computer and their history.

	It was originally founded in 1975 as The Digital Computer Museum, which was initially at [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]], where Ken Olsen and Gordon Bell, the founders of the Museum (along with the latter's wife Gwen Bell), worked. In 1984 it moved to Boston, near DEC, and was re-named 'The Computer Museum'. In 1996, un-displayed items were moved to Moffett Field in Mountain View; the Computer Museum History Center. In 1999, The Computer Museum closed; some of its artifacts went to Boston’s Museum of Science, and the rest of its collection went to The Computer Museum History Center. In 2000, with The Computer Museum closed, The Computer Museum History Center was re-named to 'Computer History Museum'.		It was originally founded in 1975 as The Digital Computer Museum, which was initially at [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]], where Ken Olsen and [[C. Gordon Bell]], the founders of the Museum (along with the latter's wife Gwen Bell), worked. In 1984 it moved to Boston, near DEC, and was re-named 'The Computer Museum'. In 1996, un-displayed items were moved to Moffett Field in Mountain View; the Computer Museum History Center. In 1999, The Computer Museum closed; some of its artifacts went to Boston’s Museum of Science, and the rest of its collection went to The Computer Museum History Center. In 2000, with The Computer Museum closed, The Computer Museum History Center was re-named to 'Computer History Museum'.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	* [[Bitsavers]]		* [[Bitsavers]]
			* [[Centre for Computing History]]
			* [[Charles Babbage Institute]]
	* [[Living Computer Museum]]		* [[Living Computer Museum]]

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	* [[Bitsavers]]		* [[Bitsavers]]
			* [[Living Computer Museum]]

	==External links==		==External links==
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	** [https://www.computerhistory.org/chmhistory/ Museum History]		** [https://www.computerhistory.org/chmhistory/ Museum History]
	* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bell_Origin_of_the_Computer_History_Museum_v2.pdf Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer {x} Museum] - detailed history by the founder, Gordon Bell		* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bell_Origin_of_the_Computer_History_Museum_v2.pdf Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer {x} Museum] - detailed history by the founder, Gordon Bell

	[[Category: History]]		[[Category: History]]