Events

Every Saturday - Members' Workshop

Every Saturday the Museum is open for members to work on restorations or personal projects.

9 West Street,
CROYDON, NSW, 2132

Visitors are welcome to come in, look around and have a chat!

WozFest - Ongoing bi-monthly events

WOzFest is an informal gathering of Apple ][ enthusiasts – they usually start at around midday on a Saturday and go into the evening. Contact WozFest via the links for more information. This is external to the ACMS.

The Canberra Vintage Computer Enthusiasts - CANBERRA ACT

Huge Two Day Event!
Saturday 19th of July – Open to the Public – Time: 10am – 3pm
Sunday 20th of July – Registered attendees – Vintage Computer Enthusiasts

Location: Daramalan College, McCowage Hall, Dickson

Supported by the Australian Computer Museum Society and in association with the Vintage Computer Federation.

Join us for a journey through computing history, featuring iconic machines from the 1960s through to the early 2000s — all functional and ready for you to experience (handle with care!). Play classic games, explore vintage software, and see how today’s maker community is keeping retro technology alive with modern enhancements.

Past Events

June 2024 - The Canberra Vintage Computer Enthusiasts - CANBERRA ACT

The ACMS and VCF presented the Canberra Vintage Computer Enthusiasts exhibition at Radford College in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Check out K-Man’s video on YouTube

August 2022 - Amiga (and Commodore) Day

Saturday 6th of the 8th Month or as they say 68K day. This was held at the ACMS West St Botany There were a large amount of Commodore and Amiga machines being demonstrated and on display and even a machine that helped build the Amiga.

Video tour on YouTube

June 2024 - Amstrad Australia Day

The ACMS celebrated 40 years of Amstrad computers with a day of presentations, games and hardware from the original CPC 464, through the CPC Plus and Spectrum+ models, to a wide range of PC-compatibles, with a short detour into the Soviet Union along the way…

See the full presentation on YouTube

March 2022 - March of the Microbee

This event was a major success with over 40 attendees in person and on our live stream! Thank you to all the attended these incredible and informative sessions to learn about Microbee’s past from Owen Hill, Monte Chan, Craig Southern, Raymon Han, Gordon Rowell and Gerard Hill. The future of Microbee was presented by Ewan Wordsworth.

Watch Ewan’s presentation on YouTube

October 2023 - TEC1-G Launch Event

40 years after the original Talking Electronics Computer kit brought cheap computing to Australian hobbyists, an all-new revision G was launched at the ACMS with presentations by the people behind both the new kit and the beloved original.

See the full presentation on YouTube

June 2022 –

On June 3, the ACMS celebrated Graeme Philipson’s legacy by opening the Graeme Philipson History of Computing Library. The specialized collection in the Graeme Philipson Library brings together key resources on the history of computing in Australia including work by John Dean, Trevor Pearcey, John Bennett and others. It offers a focal point to ongoing research into Australia’s achievements in Computing.

On June 18 The ACMS 2022 AGM was held. President – Adrian Franulovich. Vice President – Riley Tipton Perry. Treasurer – Murray Irwin. Secretary Michael Mulhern. And board members Sebastian Boell (Graeme Philipson Award recipient 2022), Roy Antwah and Joe Lemura retained / entered the board for the 2022/2023 period.

January 2022 – IBM 1401 Day! Happy 90th IBM Australia
Check out our IBM 90th Birthday Zoom chat – a recording is available here

October Retrochallenge 2021 – National

The Retrochallenge is a global event. The ACMS Sponsored a grant of $500 for Australian entrants which lead to more than half of global participants being from Australia! Nice!! The grant Winner, Sydneysider computer technician, Shane (ShaneMcRetro) rebuilt and fixed tens of thousands of nested and broken links in a Geocities restoration. Read about his efforts here

May 15/16 2021 – Croydon NSW (Sydney)
Itching to see some rare and intriguing Australian mini computers? Touch and play with some retro gaming history with an Aussie twist? Our first event is now live on the 15-16th of May! Don’t forget, NSW residents can use their Dine & Discover vouchers to purchase tickets. Be quick, limited spaces available!

2021 Easter Long Weekend – Portland NSW (Central Tablelands)

The exhibit was carried in partnership between the ACMS and the Portland School of Arts. In the vicinity of 500-800 people attended the pop-up location in the Annex of the old Portland cement works, now known as “The Foundations”. The exhibit was so popular that the event organiser has offered a potential opportunity for additional pop up museums at the location.