Meet the ancestor of modern calculation: the abacus! 🧮

It's a simple tool that uses place value (beads on rods) to perform all four basic arithmetic operations and even advanced calculations like finding square roots. It was the main calculator for centuries!

#TechHistory #Maths #Swindon #Museum

Level-up your Saturday with entertainment and education for the whole family! Lots to see and experience with our great range of classic computers 🖥️ and retro games consoles! 🕹️

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £7 Child £4 Family £17
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum

In 1993, Apple introduced the Newton MessagePad - a precursor to the current iPhone.

With its handwriting recognition, notes and contacts, it was ahead of its time - even if it seems a little basic compared to today's iPhone!

#TechHistory #iphone #museum #Swindon

We are open today with education and entertainment for the whole family! Level-up your Saturday and enjoy our great range of classic computers 🖥️ and retro games consoles! 🕹️

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £7 Child £4 Family £17
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum

It's Saturday and we are open with education and entertainment for the whole family! Come and enjoy our great range of historic computers 🖥️, games consoles 🕹️, and more!

Open 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £7 Child £4 Family £17
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum

It's Saturday and we are open with education and entertainment for the whole family! Come and enjoy our great range of historic computers 🖥️, games consoles 🕹️, and more!

Open 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £7 Child £4 Family £17
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum

It's Saturday and we are open with education and entertainment for the whole family! Level-up your Saturday and enjoy our great range of classic computers 🖥️ and games consoles! 🕹️

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £7 Child £4 Family £17
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum

We are open today! Level-up your Saturday with fun and education for the whole family! Whether you stay for an hour, or stay all day, we have lots to keep you entertained.

Saturday 9:30am to 5pm
#Swindon #computer #museum

It's the last Saturday before Christmas 🎄 and we are open! Come and reminisce about those Christmas days past with our range of computers and games consoles from the 80s and 90s!

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Child £3 Family £12
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum

Open today! Level-up your Saturday with fun and education for the whole family! Whether you stay for an hour, or stay all day, we have lots to keep you entertained.

Saturday 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Child £3 Family £12
#Swindon #computer #museum

It's Saturday and we are open with education and entertainment for the whole family! Level-up your Saturday and enjoy our great range of classic computers 🖥️ and games consoles! 🕹️

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Child £3 Family £12
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum

We are open today with education, entertainment and nostalgia for the whole family! Come and enjoy our great range of classic computers 🖥️ and games consoles! 🕹️

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Child £3 Family £12
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum

We are open today with education, entertainment and nostalgia for the whole family! Come in from the rain 🌧️ and enjoy our great range of classic computers 🖥️ and games consoles! 🕹️

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Child £3 Family £12
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum

We are open today with education, entertainment, and nostalgia for the whole family! come and enjoy our great range of classic computers 🖥️ and games consoles! 🕹️

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Child £3 Family £12
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum

It's Saturday and we are open with education and entertainment for the whole family! come and enjoy our great range of classic computers 🖥️ and games consoles! 🕹️

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Child £3 Family £12
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum

It's Saturday and we are open with education and entertainment for the whole family! Level-up your Saturday and enjoy our great range of classic computers 🖥️ and games consoles! 🕹️

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Child £3 Family £12
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum

We are open today and have discovery, nostalgia, and entertainment for the whole family!

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Child £3 Family £12
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum

Ever wondered how an electro-mechanical noughts and crosses (Tic-tac-toe) machine from the 1940/50s works? Follow our volunteer, Ian, as he reverse engineers one of our artefacts, The Drof Computox, and blogs his journey.
drof-computox.blogspot.com

#retrochallenge #swindon #museum

Open today! Level-up your Saturday with fun and education for the whole family! Whether you stay for an hour, or stay all day, we have lots to keep you entertained.

Saturday 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Child £3 Family £12
#Swindon #computer #museum

There's something spooky happening at the museum this All Hallows' Eve! Come join us for three hours of Halloween themed gaming on Friday 31st October from 6:30pm to 9:30pm!
Tickets are now just £6 after Pac-Man sized bite was taken out of them!
Tickets must be purchased from the link below.

We are open today! Level-up your Saturday with fun and education for the whole family!

Saturday 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Child £3 Family £12

Don't forget your ticket to our Halloween event!
www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...

#Swindon #computer #museum

Do you want to support your local computer museum and have fun at Halloween? Come and join us for an evening of spooky gaming on Friday 31st of October!

Purchase your ticket online at the link below
www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...

#Halloween #retrogaming
#Swindon #Computer #Museum

Open today! Level-up your Saturday with fun and education for the whole family!

Saturday 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Child £3 Family £12

Don't forget your early bird ticket to our Halloween event!
www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...

#Swindon #computer #museum

A new addition to our museum shop are these great floppy disk coasters. A colourful pack of 6 silicone coasters that will bring a retro touch of class to any gaming room. Pick them up from our museum shop for only £10 per pack!
#Retro #gaming #mugoftea

We are open today! Come and enjoy our extensive collection of consoles and computers from the 1970s, 80s and more.

Saturday 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Child £3
Family ticket £12

Don't forget your early bird ticket to our Halloween event!
www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...

#Swindon #computer #museum

👻 🧌 Get ready for BYTE NIGHT!!!👻 🧌


Join us for a night of Halloween-themed retro gaming at the Museum of Computing in the Swindon town centre. Enjoy a high score challenge and additional consoles not normally available to play in the museum.

To buy tickets visit: www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...

It's Saturday again and we are open today with entertainment and education for the whole family! Come visit us and enjoy our great range of classic computers 🖥️ and games 🕹️consoles!

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Children £3 Family £12
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum

We are open today! Come and enjoy our extensive collection of computers and consoles from the 1970s, 80s and more.

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Children £3
Family ticket £12
#Swindon #computer #museum #retrogaming

Today we welcomed 6 staff from Nationwide Building Society, who used their company-supported volunteer hours to help keep our museum clean, both inside and out! From cleaning displays to litter picking, they did a fantastic job! Thank you!
#nationwidebuildingsociety #volunteers

We are open today and have discovery, nostalgia, and entertainment for the whole family, all at an amazingly low entry price.

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Children £3
Family ticket £12
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum