HomeComputerMuseum

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Helmond, Netherlands

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Museum· Museums and Institutions· Technology museum

HomeComputerMuseum Reviews | Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars (8 reviews)

HomeComputerMuseum is located in Helmond, Netherlands on Noord Koninginnewal 28. HomeComputerMuseum is rated 4.8 out of 5 in the category museum in Netherlands. Thank you for looking on this LinkedIn profile. Here's an introduction: The HomeComputerMuseum is a museum about (home)computers based in the centre of the Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg), in the technical region of the Netherlands, close to airports like Eindhoven and Dusseldorf and easy to reach by train and car. The museum is 500m2 and has around 400 computers in stock. From the early Commodore PET2001, Altair 8800, Tandy TRS80 and Apple II all the way up to early 2000 pc's with Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.5. Since computers will break when they're not used, all computers are prepared to stay on during opening hours and ready to be touched by anyone who wants to. Even printers, modems, scanners and other additional hardware is connected and ready to use. We also have our own repair lab when something breaks. All computers are set up in a environment that's styled in the correct era. It's not a museum, it's an experience! At least once per 3 months we do a big LAN-party where the newest computer is a Pentium 4. Meaning we do only old school gaming with games like Duke Nukem 3D, Red Alert, Wacky Wheels, Unreal Tournament and anything we fancy to do. We are a non-profit organization that gives chances to people with autism and teaches young children how the old computers work. We strongly believe that in order to understand the future, one must know the past. That's what we're doing. See, feel, try, play & learn! We also love to show these old, sometimes forgotten, computers on Youtube and on social media. We need funds to keep this museum up and running and that's where you can help! We're based in Helmond, conveniently placed between big airports (Eindhoven and Dusseldorf), easy reachable by train, enough parking places and right next to the city centre of Helmond. So make sure to visit us and consider a donation or any other form of support.

Address

Noord Koninginnewal 28

Phone

+31 492747474

Company size

11-50 employees

Headquarters

Helmond

Founded

2016

Amenities

Gender-neutral toiletsGood for kidsToiletsNo restaurant

Accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible car parkWheelchair-accessible entrance

Open hours

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Enrico Gueli

I grew up with a Commodore 64 first, and a 486-33MHz later. I found both and so much more. I could see - and use! - many computers I wish I could have when I was a kid, or that I just heard of. The museum is really big, you'll lose your sense of time by playing classic videogames, ancestors of Paint and MIDI keyboards. Felt more like a playground, even for non tech-savvy people! Totally recommended.

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Ashwin anand

A must visit if you're into computers and gaming time well spent!

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Jimmy Dansbo

So cool to see all the old machines set up and running.

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Lieve Daniël

Some amazing new additions to the collection since my last visit. Never thought I would see a militarized C64!

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Jeroen van Wilgenburg

Large collection of usable! computers from about 1970 till now. Very enthusiastic staff. Brings back good memories.

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Andro Limanovski

Nice collection of old home pc's. There is a arcade corner with Nes, Snes, N64 or Ps1. Small LAN arena with Quake3, UT. Worth it to see and play

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Sergey Firsov

Great place, highly recommended

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Evert Meulie

It sure brings back memories, a visit to the museum! They've just relocated to a new, larger location and not everything is labelled yet. Not that that's a problem for me Worth a visit, and I'll definitely visit them again some day, hopefully with my son.