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The museum opened in 1990 as a non-profit 501C(3) corporation. Originally it was planned for Princeton, New Jersey. The founders moved to Bozeman in 1988 and after looking at the tourism in the area - the decision was made to start the museum there. Located in beautiful Montana, the museum draws thousands of visitors from all 50 states and over 50 countries. With Yellowstone National Park to the south and Glacier National Park to the northwest, the museum is being included in sightseeing itineraries by visitors worldwide. From its inception, the American Computer Museum has emphasized the evolution of the information age with an emphasis on the United States. Nevertheless, there are ample displays throughout the museum that showcase the contributions made by other nations and cultures to the rise of the information age. The American Computer Museum has been written about in many publications including, The New York Times, The New Yorker Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, PC Week, QST Magazine, USA Today, etc. and has been featured on television including C-Span.
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This small museum in Bozeman, Montana contains artifacts from and exhibits on the history of computing and the mathematics that have made this technology possible. The online exhibit is relatively small, located to photographs; the site contains about 20 photographs of their exhibits and a series of photographs of computer innovators who have received a "Hall of Fame" award from the museum and its associated institutions. Visitors to the Compuseum's Web site are encouraged to visit the actual museum.