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If You Go… Though the museum itself is not particularly huge at this point (there’s lots of room for growth as their collection enlarges), it is worth planning to spend a fair amount of time there. One can only stare at a room-size computer for so long, but it is well worth letting the related media tell its story as well as reading some of the fascinating backstory in the displays. Of course Computer History Museum’s website will list the current hours and how to get there and note that they are closed Monday and Tuesday. If it’s your first time visiting the Valley, be advised that as bad as the rush hour traffic is reputed to be, you’ll likely find it a good deal worse. It’s far easier to move about on weekends. If You Don’t… You can spend as much or mor time on the museum’s website, computerhistory.org, as you can in the museum. There is a virtual tour of the museum itself and hours more background in the form of text and media than what is on the museum floor. The brick-and-mortar museum takes you through a very linear historical experience. Exploring the website opens up far more opportunities for serendipitous discoveries. From oral histories, to PDF versions of mainframe brochures, you can explore computer history through its primary sources. The site even includes downloadable source code from some very well-known applications, once among the most carefully guarded secrets in the industry. Snippit of MacPaint, circa 1984