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The American Computer Museum, located in Bozeman, MT, is a museum of the history of computing. It was founded in May 1990 as a non-profit organization. Founded by Barbara and George Keremedjiev and originally intended to be located in Princeton, NJ, the museum's location was changed to Bozeman, MT when the museum's founders moved there. It may be the oldest museum dedicated to the history of computers in the world. The Boston Computer museum opened first but closed in 1999.
Awards
The American Computer Museum won the Dibner Award for Excellence in Exhibits in 1994.
The American Computer Museum presents (with the Computer Science Department of Montanta State Univeristy) the George R. Stibitz Computer & Communications Pioneer Awards, named for George R. Stibitz who first used relays for computation in 1937.
- Arthur Burks, Chuan Chu, Jack Kilby, Jerry Merryman, James Van Tassel, Maury Irvine, Eldon Hall, Ted Hoff , Federico Faggin
- Ed Roberts, Doug Engelbart
- James Harris, Vinton G. Cerf, Robert E. Kahn
- Steve Wozniak, Tim Berners-Lee, Ray Tomlinson
- Ted Hoff, Federico Faggin and Stan Mazor
- Ralph Baer, Martin Cooper, Leroy Hood, Klein Gilhousen, James Russell, Jon Titus
Items in the Museum's Collection
- Arithmometer
- Model K computer (replica)
- Historical documents related to the history of computing such as original copies of Newton's The Enlightenment and Locke's Humane Understanding
- Telegraph, telephone, cash registers, and office equipment
- Mechanical and electronic calculators
- The IBM 1620, IBM 360, Univac 1004, and other mainframe hardware from the 1960's and 1970's
- Analog computers
- Minicomputers
- Signed microcomputing artifacts
- Personal computers
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