The Computer Museum of America was established in
Roswell, Georgia 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
Cray-1, 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)
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