computer science

Oldenburger Computer-Museum

Oldenburger Computer-Museum is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Oldenburger Computer-Museum rather than just read about it. In short: The Oldenburg Computer Museum (OCM) is a museum founded in 2008 in Oldenburg (Oldb), Lower-Saxony, Germany that is dedicated to the preservation and operational presentation of the history of home computing. Overview The museum presents computers, video game consoles, and arcade video game machines from the 1970s through 1990s.

Oldenburger Computer-Museum — illustration

Key takeaways

Oldenburger Computer-Museum belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Oldenburger Computer-Museum to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Oldenburger Computer-Museum from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Overview The museum presents computers, video game consoles, and arcade video game machines from the 1970s through 1990s. The exhibits are functional and invite visitors to try out and use them. Founded in 2008 by the non-profit association "Oldenburger Computer-Museum e. V.”, which is organised and run by dedicated volunteers. The goal of the Oldenburger Computer Museum is the preservation of the home computer culture as an interactive exhibition with fully functional exhibits. Everything on exhibit is equipped with software, which can - and should - be used, explored and experienced. In this way, visitors can get a sense of how computer technology has developed over time and how it relates to current technology, especially with regard to aspects like; graphics, sound, speed, mass storage, and the reduction in size of components. At the Oldenburger Computer Museum one can play games on the Commodore 64, Atari 2600, and Amiga, write their own programs on original software and experience hands-on the history of computing.

History The museum grew out of the private collection of Thiemo Eddiks. In the beginning, small temporary exhibitions were presented in the OFFIS - Institute for Computer Science and the Carl von Ossietzky University in Oldenburg as well as in other locations. In November 2008, the permanent exhibition was officially opened. In November 2009 the association, “Oldenburger Computer- Museum e. V.” was founded und was recognized as a non-profit organization. Initially started as an exhibition in a small space, the move to the current larger location took place in 2014. In addition to the permanent exhibition “Home computers of the 1970’s and 80’s”, a classic video arcade hall has also been created.

Exhibition The permanent exhibition, “Homecomputers of the 1970’s and 1980’s" showcases 23 functional computer systems, including PDP-8, Commodore PET, Apple II, Osborne 1, Amstrad CPC 464, Apple Macintosh and Amiga 500 and is open every Tuesday from 6pm until 9pm.

Literature

References

External links Oldenburger Computer Museum website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Oldenburger Computer-Museum

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Oldenburger Computer-Museum claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Oldenburger Computer-Museum before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Oldenburger Computer-Museum ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Oldenburger Computer-Museum

In research: Oldenburger Computer-Museum appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Oldenburger Computer-Museum in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Oldenburger Computer-Museum is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2014 establishments in Germany, Buildings and structures in Oldenburg (city), Computer museums in Germany, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Oldenburger Computer-Museum outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Oldenburger Computer-Museum in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Oldenburger Computer-Museum means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Oldenburger Computer-Museum out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Oldenburger Computer-Museum in simple terms?

The Oldenburg Computer Museum (OCM) is a museum founded in 2008 in Oldenburg (Oldb), Lower-Saxony, Germany that is dedicated to the preservation and operational presentation of the history of home computing. Overview The museum presents computers, video game consoles, and arcade video game machines…

Why does Oldenburger Computer-Museum matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Oldenburger Computer-Museum?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Oldenburger Computer-Museum.