Computermuseum der Informatik
Computermuseum der Informatik stands on the University of Stuttgart’s Vaihingen campus in Stuttgart. The museum is wheelchair accessible for visitors exploring its exhibits. Founded in 1997, it brings together mechanical calculators, analogue computers, digital computers, and early minicomputers.
Several historical machines still operate during demonstrations. DEC PDP-8 and DEC PDP-11 models appear alongside an IBM 1130 and the vacuum-tube LGP-30. Forgotten data carriers, input devices, and output devices show how earlier systems handled information. Across 400 years, the exhibits follow computing from Wilhelm Schickard’s calculating machine to microprocessors from the mid-1970s.
Specialists preserve these machines using obsolete programming languages and extensive supplies of spare parts. Data preservation, documentation, and work with the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg extend that care beyond display. Virtual “Evenings at the Computer Museum” demonstrate exhibits and their functions, while a magnetic-core memory forms the distinctive logo.
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