Highlights of the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum

Objects of the History of Information Technology

By Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum

Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum – More than just the biggest computer museum in the world

 







Ancient script tablets, historic typewriters and calculating machines, the first PCs or the latest developments in artificial intelligence: over an exhibition area of 6,000 square metres, Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum (HNF) in Paderborn presents the past, present and future of information technology, ranging from the origins of numbers and writing around 3,000 bc to the computer era of the 21st century. According to the Guinness Book of Records, HNF is the biggest computer museum in the world!. (Photos: Jan Braun/HNF)

General information

 

Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum

Fürstenallee 7

33102 Paderborn

Germany

Telephone +49 5251/306-600

Telefax +49 5251/306-609

www.hnf.de

 

Open daily except Monday,

Tuesday to Friday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.



























Saturday, Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.























Sonderregelung an Feiertagen

Mesopotamien clay tablet, -2350, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Mesopotamian clay tablet

“Calculating clock” by Schickard, Baron von Freytag-Löringhoff, 1957, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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"Calculating clock” by Wilhelm Schickard

“Machine arithmétique” by René Grillet, René Grillet, 1678, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Machine arithmétique by René Grillet

Leibniz stepped reckoner, Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum, 1995, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Leibniz stepped reckoner

Chess Turk, Heinz Nixdorf MuseusmForum, 2004, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Chess turk

Thomas Arithmometer, L. Payen, 1855, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Thomas arithmometer

Hansen Writing Ball, Albert von Scabel, 1878, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Hansen writing ball

Ericsson Morse Telegraph Type TA 100, L. M. Ericsson & Co., 1880, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Ericsson Morse Telegraph Type TA 100

Edmondson circular calculating machine, Blakey, Emmot & Co., 1885, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Edmondson circular calculating machine

Hollerith machine, Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum, 2006, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Hollerith machine

“Wooden Box” comptometer, Felt & Tarrant Manufacturing Company, 1900, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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“Wooden Box” comptometer

NCR Model 422 Cash Register, National Cash Register Corporation, 1910, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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NCR Model 422 cash register

Underwood No. 5, Underwood Typewriter Company, 1915, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Underwood Standard Mod. 5

ZB SA 25 tabletop telephone, Friedrich Merk Telefonbau, 1925, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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ZB SA 25 tabletop telephone

Kryha Liliput, N.V. Machine Maatschappy „Kryha“, 1926, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Kryha Liliput

Siemens T52 e secret teleprinter, Siemens & Halske, 1942, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Siemens T52 e secret teleprinter

Enigma, Heimsoeth & Rinke, 1942, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Enigma

IBM D 11 tabulator, DEHOMAG GmbH, 1936, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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IBM D 11 tabulator

ENIAC, Eckert/Mauchly ; Moore School of Electronics, 1946, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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ENIAC

Nixdorf electronic balancer, Heinz Nixdorf, 1953, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Nixdorf electronic balancer

W 48 Desktop Telephone, Siemens & Halske, 1954, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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W48 desktop telephone

Part of a local telephone exchange, 1955, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Part of a local telephone exchange

Exacta-Continental 6000, Exacta Büromaschinen GmbH, 1958, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Exacta-Continental 6000

Zuse Z 11, Zuse KG, 1958, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Zuse Z 11

Linotype model 5cS, Linotype GmbH, 1962, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Linotype model 5cS

Gemini 2 Mod. 133P on-board computer, IBM, 1964, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Gemini 2 Mod. 133P on-board computer

Wanderer Conti, Labor für Impulstechnik, 1966, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Wanderer Conti

Anita desktop calculator, Bell Punch Company Ltd., 1961, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Anita desktop calculator

Curta type I, Herzstark, 1965, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Curta Type I

DEC PDP-8/e, Digital Equipment Corporation, 1965, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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DEC PDP-8/e

Nixdorf 820/30, Nixdorf Computer AG, 1970, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Nixdorf 820/30

First pocket calculators, Canon, Sanyo, Sharp, 1970, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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First pocket calculators:  Canon Canola Pocketronic, Sanyo ICC-82D, Sharp EL-8

Magnavox Odyssey gaming console, Magnavox, 1972, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Magnavox Odyssey gaming console

Olivetti Valentine, Olivetti, 1970, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Olivetti Valentine

HP-35, Hewlett Packard, 1972, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Hewlett-Packard Mod. HP – 35

Xerox Alto, Xerox, 1973, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Xerox Alto

Altair-8800, Ed Roberts / MITS, 1975, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Altair 8800

Apple I, Apple Computer Inc., 1976, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Apple I

Apple II, Apple Computer Inc., 1977, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Apple II

ESER 1055, Robotron, 1979, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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ESER 1055

Osborne Mod. 1, Osborne Computer Corporation, 1983, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Osborne Mod. 1

IBM PC 5150, IBM, 1981, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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IBM-PC Mod. 5150

Commodore C64, Commodore International, 1982, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Commodore C64

Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, Motorola, 1983, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Motorola DynaTAC 8000X

Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer Inc., 1984, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Apple Macintosh 128K

Cray-2, Cray Research, 1985, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Cray-2

Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo, 1989, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Nintendo Game Boy

Optima Mod. DHY-C “Flying Dove”, Chinese typewriter, Chinese bicycle factory “Flying Dove”, 1992, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Optima Mod. DHY-C “Flying Dove”, Chinese typewriter

Apple Newton MessagePad Mod. H 1000, Apple Inc., 1993, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Apple Newton MessagePad Mod. H 1000

Lauron III, walking robot, Forschungszentrum Informatik Karlsruhe, 1999, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Lauron III walking robot

Soccer-playing robot from the RoboCup Middle Size League, Fraunhofer Institut für autonome intelligente Systeme (AIS), 1999, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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Soccer-playing robot from the RoboCup Middle Size League

AIBO ERS 111, Sony, 1999, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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AIBO ERS 111

RoboThespian, Engineered Arts Ltd., 2011, From the collection of: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
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RoboThespian

Credits: Story

Antike Schrifttafeln, historische Schreib- und Rechenmaschinen, die ersten PCs oder die neuesten Entwicklungen zur Künstlichen Intelligenz: Das Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum (HNF) in Paderborn zeigt auf 6.000 Quadratmetern Ausstellungsfläche Geschichte, Gegenwart und Zukunft der Informationstechnik – von der Entstehung der Zahl und Schrift 3.000 v.Chr. bis in das Computerzeitalter des 21. Jahrhunderts. Laut Guinness-Buch der Rekorde ist das HNF das größte Computermuseum der Welt—Fotos: Jan Braun

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