Rhode Island Computer Museum — Attraction in Warwick

The RI Computer Museum is a delight for computer aficionados or any one open to goofing around with unique tech for an afternoon. We brought our 3 year old and he loved the musical instruments, robots, and the iron powder magnet table (it's like a giant Wooly Willy). I personally loved just seeing the evolution of design sensibilities and thumbing through 50-year-old user manuals. There's so much to look at here and dig into, we will definitely be back to play some more classic video games and noodle around with the wide array of tactile keyboards. It was a spur of the moment decision to visit today and I'm so glad we did! This might be my new favorite place in...

Fantastic hand-on tour with artifacts and history that you won't find anywhere else. It really helped give a basic understanding of how computers work and how technology has evolved to where we are today. We spent nearly three hours in the Learning Lab and warehouse. My favorite artifact was Harry Crane's IBM 360 computer from the last season of Mad Men. I wish the best to the RI Computer Museum as they grow their museum and programs and encourage...

Even if you work with computers or know a lot about them it will still bring you joy to see all historic machines preserved in perfect working condition. And if you or your kids would like to learn more about history of computers, play the first video game on PDP11, learn how to program Raspberry Pi, work with virtual reality, and much more, you're definitely in the...