Centre for Computing History

The Centre for Computing History is a museum in Cambridge, England, established to create a permanent public exhibition telling the story of the Information Age.

[2] On display are key items from the early era of computers (and even before) from ageing comptometers through the Altair 8800 to the ZX Spectrum and Apple II.

The museum also holds vintage games consoles, peripherals, software and an extensive collection of computer manuals, magazines and other literature.

[7] The Centre moved to a 10,500 sq ft (980 m2) site in Rene Court, off Coldham's Lane in the east side of Cambridge in summer 2013.

[5] The museum was informed in June 2012 that planning permission for the new Cambridge site had been granted, subject to complying with current building regulations.

[21] In 2017 and 2018, the museum was heavily involved in the Butlin's Astonishing Science weekends, taking a time line of computers and consoles, to show the advancement of technology through the years.

Also having 8 BBC Micros and Raspberry Pis alongside them for completion of various programming tasks, including Robots, disco lights, and creating pixel characters.

The Megaprocessor
Tour at the museum in 2016