Re-Opened Computer History Museum Explored

gosand writes "An article over at OSNews gives a nice overview of the recently re-opened Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. There are some good pictures in the article, and also at the Museum's website. They have a lot of very interesting computers, including an Apple I (signed by Woz), an Enigma machine, and Crays 1, 2, and 3 (yes, there was a 3!) Maybe you have something sitting in your basement that you would like to donate?"

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Re:Umm... how did this get modded "interesting?"

[taped2thedesk]

I think the point is that some (many?) mods see something they don't agree with and mod it down, rather than actually CONTRIBUTING to the discussion. Usually I M2 half of the Offtopic/Trolls unfair.

The main point of moderation is to mark the good stuff up, so that more people see it. Not only are people who mod everything down (other than GNAA shit and the like) wasting their mod points, but they are detracting from what could be a good discussion.

From the FAQ:

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