{"id":3391,"date":"2022-11-01T02:22:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T02:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/?p=3391"},"modified":"2026-09-27T21:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T20:14:16","slug":"computer-history-museum-cupertino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/computer-history-museum-cupertino\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer History Museum, Cupertino"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milly was just so chuffed to listen to two old men do a demo of a 1969 IBM 1401 computer, the look on her face after 50 minutes was pure joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Apple-II.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Apple-II-767x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Vintage Commodore computer in a museum display\" class=\"wp-image-3412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Apple-II-767x1024.jpeg 767w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Apple-II-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Apple-II-768x1026.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Apple-II-1150x1536.jpeg 1150w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Apple-II-1534x2048.jpeg 1534w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Apple-II.jpeg 1816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/bbc-B-at-computer-history-museum-Silicon-valley-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/bbc-B-at-computer-history-museum-Silicon-valley-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"Early home computers displayed at the Computer History Museum\" class=\"wp-image-3404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/bbc-B-at-computer-history-museum-Silicon-valley-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/bbc-B-at-computer-history-museum-Silicon-valley-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/bbc-B-at-computer-history-museum-Silicon-valley-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/bbc-B-at-computer-history-museum-Silicon-valley-1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/bbc-B-at-computer-history-museum-Silicon-valley-2048x922.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the rest was also very interesting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the wiring was incredible, fancy fault finding in these machines?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer2-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Computer history museum, California\" class=\"wp-image-3410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer2-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer2-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer2-768x1705.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer2-692x1536.jpg 692w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer2-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer2-scaled.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Computer history museum, California\" class=\"wp-image-3409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer-768x1705.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer-692x1536.jpg 692w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer-scaled.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer4-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer4-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Computer history museum, California\" class=\"wp-image-3399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer4-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer4-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer4-768x1705.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer4-692x1536.jpg 692w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer4-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer4-scaled.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer3-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Computer history museum, California\" class=\"wp-image-3398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer3-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer3-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer3-768x1705.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer3-692x1536.jpg 692w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer3-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch-wiring-early-computer3-scaled.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">however CRAY supercomputers was wired on an epic level<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CRAY-cpu-wiring.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CRAY-cpu-wiring-1024x812.jpg\" alt=\"Coiled computer cables and old hardware in a museum display\" class=\"wp-image-3405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CRAY-cpu-wiring-1024x812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CRAY-cpu-wiring-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CRAY-cpu-wiring-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CRAY-cpu-wiring-1536x1219.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CRAY-cpu-wiring.jpg 2018w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">one cpu block of hundred in the computer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milly was just so chuffed to listen to two old men do a demo of a 1969 IBM 1401 computer, the look on her face after 50 minutes was pure joy. the rest was also very interesting Some of the wiring was incredible, fancy fault finding in these machines? however CRAY supercomputers was wired on 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