I have been in a touch with a lot of people who are curious as to the future of Kennett Classic. The 5-year anniversary is cancelled. The lease expired in May and I chose not to renew for another 5…
Voluneers Wanted April 27 & 28th
Volunteers Needed This Weekend – We’re Moving! We’re packed up. We need help moving racks and larger items onto the truck. We also need help moving the display cases, unsold surplus, packed boxes, etc. If you can give us an…
Surplus Sale Ended, We’re Closed for Remodeling
Thank you to everyone who has purchased an item from our surplus sale. It was a big success. The funds from the sale will go directly into our remodeling and reinvention project this summer. Stay tuned for news and annoucements…
The Importance of Vintage Computer Workshops
I have always been inspired by the Homebrew Computer Club and similar groups that formed as part of the advent of the microprocessor in the mid 1970s. I was too young (and poor) to have been involved then. 25…
Hack-a-thon Workshop February 17th
WHERE: The Garage, 115 S. Union St. Kennett Square, PA(across the street from the museum) WHEN: February 17th, 2024 | 9AM – 8+PM Power, tables and chairs will be provided. Please travel safely, there may be some snow overnight before…
1975/6 Cramerkit Intel 8080A Microcomputer
Cramerkit? Never heard of it. In late 1975 the first advertisements for the Cramer Kit were run in the leading industry journals. I found an ad from late 1975 where Cramer Electronics, Inc. claimed that assembly of the not-yet-available computer…
2024 Planning Meeting Nov 9th 7PM
Topics of discussion include exhibit planning, events, fundraising, the library collection and the overall management of the museum as a community space. If you’re interested becoming a volunteer or proposing a project/exhibit for 2024, stop by the museum to attend…
Video of the Kennett Classic Lower Level
Here’s a video of the lower level of Kennett Classic, by youtuber “50 Shades of Beige” Christopher WIlliams. He compiled footage of the parts of the museum people sometimes miss … check it out and subscribe to his channel too.
Kennett Classic 4
UPDATE: EVENT MOVED INDOORS DUE TO WEATHER. Kennett Classic will be open regular hours. Kennett Classic #4 September 23 2023 DEC Robin (left) and DECMate (right) 4 Year Anniversary Day September 23rdStop by the museum on September 23rd to help…
Michael Dell Recognizes Kennett Classic
Joe Tooman, volunteer at Kennett Classic and employee at Dell thought it might be worth reaching out to Michael Dell, the CEO of Dell Computer Corporation, to see if he would be interested to hear we restored one of his…