The fact that the computer museum, which is unique in this form in Germany, is located in Oldenburg of all places is of course a very fortunate coincidence. Even better is the current special exhibition "35 Years of Apple Computers", which the OCM (Oldenburg Computer Museum) is presenting from May 12 to June 30, 2011. On display are many original Apple computers from the Apple I clone to the Apple Lisa, Macintosh Portable, Newton Message Pad and the current Apple iPad. All of the exhibited devices are fully functional and can be used by visitors and thus experienced at first hand. The Oldenburg Computer Museum has a total of over 700 exhibits in its collection and usually displays around 50 exhibits and around 20 operational systems. From the ZX81 to the Atari ST to current systems, the Oldenburg Computer Museum has something for every visitor - at no cost... 🙂
A special highlight at the opening of the exhibition on May 12 with bratwurst, drinks and various activities was Charlotte Erdmann, editor-in-chief of "m - the magazine" as a speaker on the program.
An interesting television report on the opening of the special exhibition has also been published in the meantime.
The following exhibits will be on display at the special exhibition:
- Apple I clone
- Apple II
- Apple IIe with Imagewriter
- Apple IIgs
- Apple Lisa
- Apple Macintosh
- Apple Macintosh LC
- Stylewriter Applescan Laserwriter
- Apple Macintosh Portable
- Apple Power Macintosh 6100
- Apple Macintosh Performa Apple Quicktake
- Apple iMac G3 (orange)
- Apple iMac G4 (Lamp)
- Apple MacBook Pro
- Apple iMac
- Apple MacPro
- iPad
- iPod family
- eMate
- Newton MessagePad
- Apple IIc
- Powerbook
- Macintosh Classic
- Apple Cube G4
- iBook (Clamshell)
- PowerMac G3
- Mac mini G4
- iBook (intel core duo)
- PowerMac G4
The exhibition takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm and every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Admission is free.
Further information on the Oldenburg Computer Museum and the Apple special exhibition can be found on the Website of the OCM.