Retro PC museum in Ukraine was destroyed by a Russian bomb

Retro PC museum in Ukraine was destroyed

We’ve learned a retro PC museum in Ukraine was destroyed by a Russian bomb, due to the ongoing war in the nation between native Ukraine and Russia.

News that a longstanding retro PC museum in Ukraine was destroyed came via the museum’s Facebook page, as well as Twitter.

The Mariupol computer museum had over 500 pieces of retro computing and technology equipment and history. As confirmed in the update, the museum’s owner, Dmitry Cherepanov, is safe but the entire collection and his home are destroyed.

“That’s it, the Mariupol computer museum is no longer there,” the museum said in a new update. “All that is left from my collection that I have been collecting for 15 years is just a fragments of memories on the FB page, website and radio station of the museum.”

They added, “I will try to continue supporting RetroBit website and radio, but life will now have completely different priorities. There is neither my museum nor my house and it hurts, but I will definitely survive it and find a new home!”

While the retro PC museum in Ukraine was destroyed, Cherepanov has been detailing the museum and its pieces on his website for quite some time now. Cherepanov also set up a Paypal account for donations to help him recover, which you can send here.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has taken its toll on countless lives, and has led to a swath of gaming and tech companies responding by cutting the country off.

Major Payment processors cut off services to the country, as well as numerous gaming companies like NintendoMicrosoftSonyEpic GamesElectronic Arts, Activision Blizzard halted sales in Russia, and Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt RED halted their sales in Russia.

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