Living_Computer_Museum

Living Computers: Museum + Labs
	Exterior of the Museum
Established	25 October 2012
Location	2245 1st Ave S; Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47.582487°N 122.334708°W
Type	Computer museum
Key holdings	PDP-10, IBM Mainframes, Apple 1, PLATO
Founder	Paul Allen
Curator	Aaron Alcorn
Public transit access	King County Metro, Link light rail
Nearest car park	Onsite and Street Parking
Website	www.livingcomputers.org

Living Computers: Museum + Labs

Computer museum in Seattle, Washington

Living Computers: Museum + Labs (LCM+L) is a computer and technology museum located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. LCM+L showcases vintage computers which provide interactive sessions, either through time-sharing operating systems or single-user interfaces. This gives users a chance to actually use the computers online or in-person in the museum. An expansion adds direct touch experiences with contemporary technologies such as self-driving cars, the internet of things, big data, and robotics. This puts today's computer technology in the context of how it is being used to tackle real-world issues. LCM+L also hosts a wide range of educational programs and events in their state-of-the art classroom and lab spaces.

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According to an archived version of LCM's website, their goal is "to breathe life back into our machines so the public can experience what it was like to see them, hear them, and interact with them. We make our systems accessible by allowing people to come and interact with them, and by making them available over the Internet."^[1]

The current site similarly shares that "Living Computers: Museum + Labs provides a one-of-a-kind, hands-on experience with computer technology from the 1960s to the present. LCM+L honors the history of computing with the world’s largest collection of fully restored—and usable—supercomputers, mainframes, minicomputers and microcomputers."^[2]

As of January 2024, the museum is closed. The museum closed on May 27, 2020, initially due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

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"What is Living Computer Museum?". Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved October 24, 2016.

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"About Living Computers: Museum + Labs". Archived from the original on December 30, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

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"LIVING COMPUTERS: MUSEUM + LABS IS CLOSING FOR NOW". Retrieved 10 July 2022.

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Manufacturer	Model	Type	Year Introduced	Available for public use	Telnet access^[13]
Amazon	Kindle 1^{[citation needed]}	hand-held	2007	Yes	No
Amiga	500^{[citation needed]}	microcomputer	1987	Yes	No
Apple	Apple 1^{[citation needed]}	microcomputer	1976	Yes	No
Apple	II^[14]	microcomputer	1977	Yes	No
Apple	IIe^[14]	microcomputer	1983	Yes	No
Apple	III^{[citation needed]}	microcomputer	1980	Yes	No
Apple	Lisa 2^[14]	microcomputer	1984	Yes	No
Apple	iMac G3^{[citation needed]}	microcomputer	1998	Yes^{[citation needed]}	No
Apple	Macintosh SE^[14]	microcomputer	1987	Yes	No
Apple	Power Mac G4^{[citation needed]}	microcomputer	1999	Yes	No
AT&T	DMD 5620 / 3B2^{[citation needed]}	minicomputer	1983	Yes	Yes
Atari	2600^{[citation needed]}	video game console	1977	Yes	No
Atari	400^[14]	microcomputer	1979	Yes	No
Atari	1040 ST^[14]	microcomputer	1985	Yes	No
Columbia Data Products	MPC 1600^{[citation needed]}	microcomputer	1982	Yes	No
Commodore	PET^[14]	microcomputer	1977	Yes	No
Commodore	64^[14]	microcomputer	1982	Yes	No
Compaq	DeskPro 386S^[14]	microcomputer	1989	Yes	No
Compaq	Portable^[14]	microcomputer	1983	Yes	No
Control Data	CDC 6500^[14]	supercomputer	1967	No	Yes
Control Data	DD60 monitor	operator console	1964	No	No
Control Data	405 card reader	peripheral	1964	No	No
Control Data	CDC 679-6 magnetic tape transport	peripheral	1964	No	No
Cray	Cray-1^[15]	mainframe	1975	No	No
Cromemco	Z-2D^[14]	microcomputer	1978	Yes	No
Data General	Nova^[14]	minicomputer	1969	Yes	No
DEC	PDP-7^[14]	minicomputer	1964	No	No
DEC	PDP-8/E^[14]	minicomputer	1970	Yes	No
DEC	PDP-10 KA10 (DECsystem-10)^[14]	mainframe	1968^[16]	No	No
DEC	PDP-10 KI10 (DECsystem-10)^[14]	mainframe	1971	No	No^{[citation needed]}
DEC	PDP-10 KL10 (DECSYSTEM-2065)^[14]	mainframe	1974	Yes	Yes
DEC	PDP-10 KL10 (DECSYSTEM-1095)^[14]	mainframe	1974	Yes	Yes
DEC	PDP-10 KS10 (DECSYSTEM-2020)^[14]	minicomputer	1979	Yes	Yes^{[citation needed]}
DEC	PDP-11/70^[14]	minicomputer	1975	Yes	Yes
DEC	PDP-12^[14]	minicomputer	1969	No	No
DEC	VAX-11/780-5^[14]	minicomputer	1982	Yes	Yes
DEC	VT131^{[citation needed]}	terminal	1981	Yes^{[citation needed]}	No
Dell	Dimension XPS B733^[14]	microcomputer	1999	Yes	No
E.S.R.	Digi-Comp II reproduction^{[citation needed]}	toy computer	1965 (original patent); 2012 (reproduction)	Yes	No
Honeywell	6180 DPS-8/M maintenance panel and Multics emulator^[14]	peripheral; emulation of mainframe	1973 (mainframe)	No	No
IBM	System/360 Model 30 mainframe	mainframe	1964	No	No
IBM	System/360 Model 91 front panel^{[citation needed]}	peripheral	1966	No	No
IBM	029 card punch^{[citation needed]}	peripheral	1964	Yes^{[citation needed]}	No
IBM	4361^[14]^{[failed verification]}	mainframe	1983	Yes	Yes
IBM	Personal Computer 5150^[14]	microcomputer	1981	Yes	No
IBM	PCjr^[14]	microcomputer	1984	Yes	No
IBM	PC/AT^[14]	microcomputer	1984	Yes	No
IMLAC Corporation	PDS-1 "sImlac" emulator^[14]	emulation of minicomputer	1970s (minicomputer); 2017 (emulator)	Yes	No
IMSAI	8080^[14]	microcomputer	1975	Yes	No
Interdata	7/32^[14]	minicomputer	1974	Yes	Yes^{[citation needed]}
MITS	Altair 8800^[14]	microcomputer	1975	Yes	No
Microsoft	PixelSense^[14]	microcomputer	2007	Yes	No
NeXT	NeXTcube^{[citation needed]}	microcomputer	1990	Yes	No
Nintendo	NES-101^{[citation needed]}	video game console	1993	Yes	No
Osborne	Executive^[14]	microcomputer	1982	Yes	No
PLATO	Terminal V^{[citation needed]}	microcomputer	1976	Yes	No
Processor Technology	Sol-20^[14]	microcomputer	1976	Yes	No
Radio Shack	TRS-80 Model 4^[14]	microcomputer	1983	Yes	No
Sun Microsystems	3/160^[14]	microcomputer	1986	Yes	No
Tandy	1000^[14]	microcomputer	1984	Yes	No
Tandy	Color Computer 3^{[citation needed]}	microcomputer	1986	Yes	No
Teletype	Model 33^{[citation needed]}	terminal	1963	No	No
Teletype	Model 35^{[citation needed]}	terminal	1963	No	No
Teletype	Model 37^{[citation needed]}	terminal	1968	No	No
Texas Instruments	Speak & Spell Compact^{[citation needed]}	hand-held	1982	Yes	No
Texas Instruments	TI-99/4A^{[citation needed]}	microcomputer	1981	Yes	No
Xerox	Sigma 9^[14]	mainframe	1971	Yes	Yes
Xerox	Alto^[14]	minicomputer	1973	Yes	No
Xerox	Alto "ContrAlto" simulator^[14]	emulation of minicomputer	1973 (minicomputer); 2016 (emulator)	Yes	No
XKL	TOAD-1^[14]	mainframe	1995	Yes	No
XKL	TOAD-2^[14]	mainframe	2005	Yes	Yes

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Exterior of the Museum

Established	25 October 2012 (2012-10-25)
Location	2245 1st Ave S Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47.582487°N 122.334708°W / 47.582487; -122.334708
Type	Computer museum
Key holdings	PDP-10, IBM Mainframes, Apple 1, PLATO
Founder	Paul Allen
Curator	Aaron Alcorn
Public transit access	King County Metro, Link light rail
Nearest car park	Onsite and Street Parking
Website	www.livingcomputers.org