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The BYTE Shop

Boston, Massachusetts

This electronics repair store celebrates the history of computers. 

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The BYTE shop is a museum dedicated to computers. When you enter, you see all of your favorite nostalgic computers (as well as some very cool ones you’ve probably never heard of) up and running. If you ask nicely, you can even play Carmen San Diego on an old IBM. The shop also has some old video game systems, AOL disks, and other computerized ephemera from the 70s until this century. 

The BYTE shop is free to enter, so be sure to support the friendly and knowledgeable owner by hiring him for all of your computer repair or part needs. He is also one of the few places in town that will recycle computer parts for free.

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Check the website for store hours.


 

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