From Punch Cards to Mainframes: How a Forgotten 'Museum' of Computing Technology Was Discovered in Germany

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The article describes a forgotten computing technology museum discovered in Germany, with a collection spanning punched cards, mainframes, storage media, and historic systems from multiple vendors. It highlights the breadth of the archive, including IBM, Siemens, Telefunken, DEC, CDC, SAP-related materials, and other legacy hardware and software artifacts. The piece emphasizes the historical value of preserving older computing equipment and documentation. It also points to the scale of the collection and its potential importance for computing history enthusiasts and institutions.

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