HistoryBit visit

Posted on 5 March 20231 January 2025 by Amedeo Valoroso

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I had the pleasure of hosting Davide Fornasiero and Alberto Fornasiero, from the HistoryBit Museum in Cerro Maggiore (MI), at my collection of vintage computers.

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Visit HistoryBit (Davide Fornasiero, Alberto Fornasiero) from ValorosoIT, computer collection, Apple, IBM, Commodore, Atari

It was a pleasure to meet two retro computer enthusiasts and share our passion.

From Commodore to Atari, from Sinclair to Apple, from Olivetti to IBM: we have traveled back in time to the golden age of computing!

Thank you very much, Davide and Alberto, for visiting!

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