the centre for computing history
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My husband and I visited on a dreary & cold Saturday afternoon to while away some time whilst visiting the area. For £14 for a couple of hours of entertainment and a lot of "hey, do you remember that?!", we thought it was fab value.It was fun to see all the tech that's existed in our lifetime and to play some games from our younger years. The Oculus Rift was an unexpected bonus - Great fun on the roller coaster ride "game". Although a few small things are in cabinets, most items are available to touch and play with, and where things work they are switched on. It's really not hard to find. It's just on a little industrial estate right by a railway line. Who doesn't have Google Maps nowadays anyway?! We would highly recommend it.
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I could have spent hours playing Spyro the Dragon reliving my Uni days but felt I ought to move on to give someone else a go! Children of 9 and 11 were amazed at technology not that long ago! You realise how quickly technology has progressed. The staff are great, helpful and friendly. A must see if you are in the area.
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What a great place to visit. A huge range of computers, video game machines, calculation machines and mobile phones. Lots of opportunities to play, both games and programming. My boys (13 and 15) really enjoyed it, though failed to appreciate the joys of "Pong". They did like the Oculus Rift, though! Would thoroughly recommend a visit, lovely to be able to take your time and wallow in nostagia as well as wonder just how much things have changed.
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A wide ranging interesting museum with plenty of exhibits to look at and play the games featured on the computers. People of a certain age and up will enjoy revisiting their childhood and you do get a sense of just how quickly computers developed only 10-15 years previously to writing this review from a tablet!!The museum could be wider advertised and perhaps some of the games set up on the consoles could have a short desk aid to show how to play eg which button to accelerate etc.
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Had a great day here. The guys who work there were laid back, friendly and knew so much. It was like a going in a time machine walking into the '1980's classroom, with the BBC computers all set up like they were at school. Then through to the large room decked out with every games console you can imagine, from the very first to much more recent - and you can play on them all, they will even go and find whatever game you want! Definitely worth a visit for a fun informative and unique experience.
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Visited last autumn, i spend 4 hours there, i was very excited. If you dont like computers its ok, there is a lot of game consoles like ATARI 2600 up to SONY ps1. Highly recommended try them all, that what i did.Very friendly staff, they know many facts about computer history. Definitely come back next summer with my family and i recommend to all my friends and colleagues. Make sure your camera is fully charged because you will shoot around 100 pictures. I travel from Dublin and its worth it. Best place on earth, love computers and computer history museum.
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Visited first thing on a Sunday morning in early December. Son wanted to go whilst we were in Cambridge (for PiWars.org) and I was not so interested. However, the sheer range of items on display and the fact that they are all in (my) recent history made the visit really enjoyable and two hours flew by.I tried the 3d headset thing and felt very travel sick, although so. Spent ages on it and had a great time. Loads of games to try and I surprised myself by remembering how to write a short routine in Basic.If you've got the vaguest interest in computers, IT or gaming then take a few hours to visit. It's well worth it.
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We came with our 11 year old boy. Enjoyed playing the old Mario and sonic games. His dad became hooked on space invaders and PAC man. Good place for young and the young at heart.
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This was on my list of museums to see in Cambridge and I came away a bit disappointed - I may have had a different view had I had a young family with me.The Museum is situated in a decent building in a non-too-obvious location on a unpreposssing industrial/trading estate, although they try hard to advertise its presence wth banner signs at the roadside. Car parking at the museum itself seems very limited, although some on street parking is available within reasonable walking distance.There are also a couple of retail parks nearby although they seem to have quite severe parking restrictions. However, the Museum is not a long walk from the city centre for those visiting other attractions.Inside there is a large collection of computing hardware, including lots of early PCs. Nearly everything works and many of the older PCs (and a number of arcade machines) are set up to run old-school games, or offer the chance to programme in BASIC - the children present during my visit seemed to be really enjoying it. However, unless you are deep into the fact that computer X uses processor Y, which is explained on the numerous information panels, you may come away somewhat underwhelmed. I was hoping for something that might have explained and demonstrated the development of computing technology in laymens terms, but that was not present. That's not to say there are not some interesting aspects, but I'd hoped to learn more. As an entertaining venue for children or those wanting to relive their youth on older games however it probably scores very highly.
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I'm gonna spend just few words: must go and see it if your are in Cambridge....everything there is amazing the centre, the staff, the collection!!!!Awesome!!!!