The Interim Computer Museum

A non-profit that keeps old machines running, not just sitting behind glass.

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The Interim Computer Museum

A non-profit that keeps old machines running, not just sitting behind glass.

In brief

A non-profit that keeps old machines running, not just sitting behind glass. Computing history sticks when you can touch it, so ICM keeps vintage hardware powered up and usable. Originally reported by Icm.

A museum you can touch

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The Interim Computer Museum preserves computing history through interactive exhibits rather than sealed display cases.

Old iron, new tricks

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Exhibits run on vintage hardware with modern enhancements bolted on, so the machines still work instead of just sitting there.

“vintage hardware with modern enhancements”

Watch the evolution happen

Visitors trace how computing changed by using the machines at each step, bridging the past and the present in one room.

Charity, not gift shop

ICM is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, partnered with SDF Public Access UNIX System, Inc., a 501(c)(7) membership organization.

Members keep it alive

Membership funds community events, remote access to the machines, and the slow work of preserving artifacts.

“Membership is crucial to our mission”

Visit, donate, or join

The Visit page carries contact and booking details. Donating or joining is how the exhibits stay powered on.

The key point

Computing history sticks when you can touch it, so ICM keeps vintage hardware powered up and usable.

Read the original on Icm

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