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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Your challenge – if you choose to accept it – is to explore our museum and find the answers to our clues! With two different scavenger hunt-style worksheets, you’ll have a blast completing these self-guided activities. Plus, if you find our hidden BIT on the 2nd floor, you’ll win a custom 3D-printed BIT to take home for your very own (first 25 found).

No Registration Required

Included with Admission ($18)

All Ages

Jun 1 - Jun 2

Football Weekend

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

We’re celebrating the 31st Anniversary of John Madden football games by bringing you all our football favorites. From software on the exhibit floor to a special pop-up display, you’ll be doing your touchdown dance all across the museum.

No Registration Required
Included with Admission ($18)
All Ages

Jun 6 - Feb 7

FREE First Thursday Evening

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Join Living Computers for their annual FREE First Thursday evenings, featuring free admission to the museum from 5-8pm. Each month we will be featuring a unique theme to guide our public programming.

This June, we'll be featuring Pac-Man Bingo. From arade Ms. Pac-Man to PakuPaku on the TI-99/4A, you can find your favorite yellow character around every corner.

All Ages
No Registration Required.

Jun 8 - Jun 9

Pacific Commodore Expo

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Celebrate forty years of Commodore computers! See demos, meet enthusiasts, and discuss new projects! All Ages.

For more information, click here. For the latest expo updates, check out the forum here.

No Registration Required
Included with Admission ($18)

Jun 11

Closed for Private Event

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

We're closed for a private event. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Jun 16

Light-Up Cards with Paper Circuits

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Join us and discover the wonderful world of paper circuits at Living Computers this Father's Day! In this artsy little activity, students will work with our Labs educators to plan, test, and build a real functional circuit inside a craft creation of their very own. Whether it’s a card, a light-up sign or an even a pop-up book – the possibilities are endless with paper circuits!

LENGTH OF TIME: 90 minutes
AGES: All Ages
TAKE-HOME?: Yes
PRE-REGISTRATION NEEDS: None

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Jun 16

Kit-Build: Bit Badge!

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Get started soldering in this 30-minute workshop! Learn soldering safety and basics with one of our Labs instructors as you put together your very own LED Bit Badge to take home. Kids of under 10 years are welcome but must come with a supervising Adult.

LENGTH OF TIME: 30 minutes
AGES: 10+ years
TAKE-HOME?: Yes
PRE-REGISTRATION NEEDS: Soldering Waiver

Jun 22

Kit-Build: ClockIT!

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Get started soldering in this 2-hour entry level workshop using SparkFun's ClockIt kit that includes LEDs, resistors, and even a microcontroller. Space is limited for this take-home activity. Kids 10+ years are welcome but must come with an Adult.

LENGTH OF TIME: 75 minutes
AGES: 10+ years
TAKE-HOME?: Yes
PRE-REGISTRATION NEEDS: Soldering Waiver

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Jun 22

Curator's Choice Tour

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Join LCM+L’s Curator Aaron Alcorn to learn some of the fascinating stories behind LCM+L’s artifacts. We’ll showcase a slice of computer history in just 5 objects.

All Ages, Included with Admission ($18)

Jun 29

Making Games with Micro:bit

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Discover the power of microcontrollers in this fun, hands-on workshop all about inputs, outputs, and game design. Using a free online, block-based coding interface, students aged 9 and up will learn how to construct, test, and debug their scripts to take classic games to the next level.

LENGTH OF TIME: 75 minutes
AGES: 9+
TAKE-HOME?: Yes
PRE-REGISTRATION NEEDS: None

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Featured News

Renew Your Membership!

We rely on the continued support of our members. Help us continue our mission of connecting people with computers by renewing your membership today. Ready to sign up for another year? Renew today!

Online at https://www.showclix.com/event/lcm-l-membership
Visit us in person at the museum and get a free mug (while supplies last)

Announcing Darkstar, a Xerox Star Emulator

In the late 1970s Xerox attempted to commercialize the Xerox PARC's Alto and the "Office of the Future" by developing and releasing the relatively inexpensive Xerox Star workstation. Released in April of 1981, the Star featured a GUI, mouse, ethernet and a laser printer. As a follow up to the ContrAlto emulator, Living Computers is proud to announce their release of a Xerox Star Emulator called Darkstar.

To read more about this new emulator, visit our Engineering Blog.

To access this emulator, download it on our Github page.

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