Login
Login

System Source Computer Museum

{{Short description|Computer Museum in Hunt Valley, Maryland, U.S.}}

{{more footnotes|date=November 2021}}

{{use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox museum

| name = System Source Computer Museum

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| logo = System Source Computer Museum.png

| logo_upright =

| logo_alt =

| logo_caption =

| image = System Source Museum wide.png

| image_upright =

| alt =

| caption =

| map_type =

| map_relief =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| coordinates = {{Coord|39.48610|N|76.66306|W|region:US-MD_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| former_name =

| established = {{Start date and age|1981|df=y}}

| dissolved =

| location = Hunt Valley, Maryland, U.S.

| type =

| accreditation =

| key_holdings =

| collections =

| collection_size =

| visitors =

| founder =

| director =

| president =

| ceo =

| chairperson =

| curator =

| architect =

| historian =

| owner =

| publictransit =

| car_park =

| parking =

| network =

| website = {{URL|museum.syssrc.com}}

| embedded =

}}

The System Source Computer Museum, located in Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA, exhibits notable computing devices from ancient times until the present.{{cite web |url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g41196-d13867254-Reviews-System_Source_Computer_Museum-Hunt_Valley_Maryland.html/|title=Trip Advisor reviews of the System Source Computer Museum.|date=November 15, 2021|work=Trip Advisor|access-date=November 15, 2021}} Over 5,000 objects are on display and many of the computation 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.

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.{{cite news |first=Gus |last=Sentementes |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2010-08-marylands_computer_history_mus-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303224136/https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2010-08-marylands_computer_history_mus-story.html |archive-date=2018-03-03 |title=Maryland's computer history museum -- courtesy of Bob Roswell |date=August 2, 2010 |work=Baltimore Sun |access-date=November 15, 2021}}
- {{cite web |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/system-source-computer-museum|title=System Source Computer Museum |date=August 2, 2017 |work=Atlas Obscura |access-date=November 15, 2021}}
- {{cite web |first=Andrew |last=Zaleski |url=https://technical.ly/baltimore/2013/04/15/system-source-computer-museum-photos/ |title=System Source computer museum has first-generation Apple computers and more |date=April 15, 2013 |work=Technically |access-date=November 15, 2021}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/830584905 |title=Maryland Technology Museum Inc. |date=June 15, 2018 |work=Charity Navigator |access-date=November 15, 2021}} In 2021, the museum became the new home of the DigiBarn Computer Museum.

Exhibits

File:Briefcaseapple1.jpg

File:Digi-Comp II.jpg on display at System Source]]

STEM programs

  • Hardware Workshop
  • Programming a Virtual PET
  • Squeak (Etoys Programming)

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|museum.syssrc.com}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Museums established in 1981

Category:Museums in Baltimore County, Maryland

Category:History museums in Maryland

Category:Computer museums in the United States