Galaxy Game: Restoring the First Coin-Op Video Game To support the preservation of Galaxy Game, please consider a donation today. Galaxy Game in action (MAME) and as it is currently displayed Spacewar! was written on the PDP-1 at MIT in 1962 and spread wherever there was a display to run it, including the PDP-6 and…
Here is a listing of closure dates for the museum with recent dates first. We apologize if we are not open when it is convenient for you. Please be sure to check out our Remote Vintage Systems which you can access 24/7/365 at https://connect.sdf.org October 2026 September 2026
This post documents most of the current exhibits as well as preserves what has been on display and highlights what is new. It is organized as top being the current exhibition organized in groups by area. All exhibits are considered permanent unless noted as a rotating exhibit. Remotely accessible machines are noted as OnLINE. September…
KICKI is a dual PDP-10 model KI10 sn 522 and 606. While KICKI is current in preservation, we hope one day to have it running again. As of June 2025 former DEC LCG FE Gary Solomon has confirmed that both 522 and 606 CPUs have a complete module complement with the UML. To support the…
We’re adding an additional 2110 sqft to our existing Large Systems Gallery featuring KICKI a 1972 DEC PDP-10 model KI. This will unify our exhibit space and allow us to move visible storage and some restoration work to back of house. But don’t worry, you will still get to see engineers working on machines. Our…
This BLOG entry features summaries of past events where ICM has participated as an exhibitor. For archives of Interim Computer Festival please visit https://sdf.org/icf Vintage Computer Festival MidWest 21 – September 12 – 13, Schaumburg, IL Gary Solomon, Jason Mazurek and CML set up and ran the SDF.ORG/ICM/SOELEC joint table featuring terminal access to the…
Check out DTSS Revisited in our Vintage Remote Systems. There is a particular kind of loss that haunts computing history. It is not the loss of a machine, machines can be found, restored, coaxed back to life by people patient enough to chase a cold solder joint for three days. It is the loss of…
Saturday October 25th, 2025: The power supply has been replaced with a modern unit. The chassis has an CPU board and a 4K static RAM board. Powering on produced some front panel lights, but no switches seemed to be functioning other then reset. Voltage checks revealed the front panel 5V regulator was putting out about…
Miss Piggy: A Legendary PDP-11/70 at Microsoft Miss Piggy was one of Microsoft’s central computing workhorses in the early 1980s, particularly supporting the End User Applications group responsible for developing key software such as Multiplan, Microsoft Word, and later Excel. It also hosted development tools including the p-code compiler and cross assemblers targeting platforms like the TRS-80. The system ran Xenix, Microsoft’s UNIX variant, which was…
We’re hosting our first PiDP-11 Build Workshop for a limited number of people. The workshop is geared for beginners with some experience and intermediate kit builders who would like to participate in a guided and explained assembly process. You’ll get guidance on soldering practices, assembly techniques, troubleshooting and what you’ll be able to do with…