System Source Computer Museum
Computer Museum in Hunt Valley, Maryland, U.S.
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The System Source Computer Museum, located in Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA, exhibits notable computing devices from ancient times until the present.[1] Over 5,000 objects are on display and many of the computational devices are operational. STEM activities are offered to organized tour groups. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students, children, veterans, and first responders. The museum is open weekdays from 9:00am until 6:00pm by appointment. Museum docents are available to lead tours. The National Electronics Museum is in the same building, and admission provides access to both museums.
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| Established | 1981 |
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| Location | Hunt Valley, Maryland, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39.48610°N 76.66306°W |
| Website | museum |
History
The museum's origins date to 1981 when a Baltimore ComputerLand franchise had computers in inventory that instantly became historic artifacts with the introduction of the IBM Personal Computer.[2]
The museum was incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)(3) in 2018 as the Maryland Technology Museum with the trade name the System Source Computer Museum.[3] In 2021, the museum became the new home of the DigiBarn Computer Museum.
Exhibits
- Apples: Apple I, Apple II, Apple ///, Apple Lisa and most other Apple products
- Bendix: A Bendix G-15 restored to working order.
- Control Data Corporation: CDC 160 Series
- Cray computers: Cray-1, Cray-2, Cray T90
- DEC computers: PDP-5, PDP-8, LINC[4] PDP-12, VAX
- Computer memory: Delay-line memory Magnetic-core memory
- Kenbak-1: Kenbak-1
- Pre-industrial computers: Abacus, Quipu, Napier's bones, slide rule
- Tic-Tac-Toe and computers: Charles Babbage's research on the game, Relay Tic Tac Toe Machine,[5] Matchbox Educable Noughts and Crosses Engine (MENACE)
- UNIVAC: UNIVAC 490, UNIVAC 418
- Xerox: Xerox Alto[6]
- IBM: Two IBM System/360 Model 20s on long-term loan from a private collection in the UK.[7]
Photos
Apple I #10 The Briefcase Apple on display
Digi-Comp II on display
PDP-5
LINC console
IBM 7090 console
Video
- The Bendix G-15 was restored to working order and demonstrated in December 2025.
STEM programs
- Hardware Workshop
- Programming a Virtual PET
- Squeak (Etoys Programming)