In the past 20 years the Arithmeum has been able to assemble an outstanding collection of early computers and PC’s. These are now being shown for the first time in premises very close to the Arithmeum.

Starting with punched card counting and sorting machines like the D11, proceeding to minicomputers like the PDP 8 and PDP 11, and thence to the first tabletop computers like the Olivetti Programma 101, Altair, IMSAI and HP, and PC’s like the Apple 1, IBM 5100, Commodore Pet, C64, Amiga, Atari and NEXT – all these objects are presented and most of them are demonstrated live with original software.

A walk through this viewing depot shows the path from the first computers all the way to the present-day PC in the form of smartphones and desktops, without which our daily life is unimaginable. Die giant step from mechanics to microelectronics which was heretofore not covered by the Arithmeum, can now be experienced in this impressive new viewing depot.

Public guided tour: every first Friday of the month at 18:00.

The viewing depot can only be visited in a guided tour with prior registration.