The Computer Museum of America was established in

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and opened in July 2019 to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the

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. It is the largest technology museum on the

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with the opening of Phase I and when completed will be among the largest in the world. The museum was founded by Lonnie Mimms, who originally operated an Apple pop up museum, and includes original technologies including the

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, one of a kind developments, and more, including the contents of the former Bugbook Historical Computer Museum, yet only a fraction of his 300,000 item collection are on display.

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* * Museums in Fulton County, Georgia Computer museums in the United States Museums established in 2019 History museums in Georgia (U.S. state) {{GeorgiaUS-museum-stub