Sep 11, 2017
Bit-INN, a "support center" opened by NEC in Akihabara in 1976 after the launch of its TK-80 (a single-board computer kit released the same year). It looks like a mix of a shop and a computer club. Other centers were opened later in Osaka, Nagoya and Yokohama. Sources: https://twitter.com/ogawa_tter/status/607517267794853889 http://www.nec.com/en/global/about/history02.html http://www.eng.kagawa-u.ac.jp/~tarumi/research/museum/ http://blog.livedoor.jp/kmmh9189/archives/1057252288.html http://www.akihabara-radiokaikan.co.jp/gallery.html https://twitter.com/polipofawysu/status/907046349300015104
