[drob518]

We’re hitting that point in time when key figures in the history of early computing are starting to leave us. It’s nice to see these early applications preserved. If we can get this code off old disks and tapes and into modern cloud-based repositories, with open source licenses, we might be able to enjoy these programs for a long time, whether for actual amusement or just historical significance. The digital age is both a blessing and a curse in that so much information can be moved around so easily, but a lot of it is locked away on obsolete media that will eventually decay.

[0xDEAFBEAD]

Someone should start a museum where you can walk in and play these ancient games and fiddle with ancient software (probably using virtual machines and emulators for the sake of hardware preservation). They could use donations and admission tickets to fund the restoration of more and more old stuff, in a virtuous cycle.

[pbalau]

It is my very strong opinion that brits excel at museums.

https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/

https://www.tnmoc.org/

https://www.museumofcomputing.org.uk/

[0xDEAFBEAD]

No doubt, but one could also argue that the UK is oversupplied with computer museums and other regions are undersupplied =)