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Computer History Museum Recovers 2,000+ Retro Tech Artifacts from German Warehouse

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The Computer History Museum (CHM) has recounted the recovery of over 2,000 historical computing artifacts from an abandoned warehouse in Germany. The collection, spanning from the 1930s to the 1980s, required seven tractor-trailers to transport to California. The discovery was made in Castrop-Rauxel and included a vast array of computer media, mainframes, minicomputers, and peripherals. The recovery effort was briefly halted due to the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb nearby. AI

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Computer History Museum Recovers 2,000+ Retro Tech Artifacts from German Warehouse

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Computer History Museum recalls ‘astonishing’ retro haul recovered from abandoned German warehouse — over 2,000 artifacts spanning the 1930s to 1980s required seven tractor-trailers after a WWII bomb scare

    The Computer History Museum recalls one of its biggest ever retro treasure troves. This ‘astonishing’ haul was rescued from an abandoned warehouse in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, Germany.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Computer History Museum recalls ‘astonishing’ retro haul recovered from abandoned German warehouse — over 2,000 artifacts spanning the 1930… The Computer Histor

    Computer History Museum recalls ‘astonishing’ retro haul recovered from abandoned German warehouse — over 2,000 artifacts spanning the 1930… The Computer History Museum recalls one of its biggest ever retro treasure troves. This ‘astonishing’ haul was rescued from an abandoned wa…

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