Living Computers: Museum + Labs, Technology museum in SoDo neighborhood, Seattle, US
Living Computers: Museum + Labs was a technology museum in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood showcasing vintage computers, mainframes, minicomputers, and contemporary devices across interactive displays and exhibition spaces. The collection spanned multiple rooms, each dedicated to different periods and types of computing technology.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen established the museum in 2006 as the Living Computer Museum, later renamed and expanded in 2016 to broaden its scope. This evolution reflected growing interest in preserving and exhibiting working computers from different computing eras.
The museum encouraged visitors to interact directly with computers from different eras, experiencing how technology evolved through hands-on engagement with working machines.
The museum was accessible by public transportation including King County Metro buses and Link light rail, making it easy to reach from different parts of Seattle. The interactive nature of the displays meant visitors could spend as much time as they wanted engaging with the working machines.
Television productions including Mad Men and Halt and Catch Fire featured equipment from this collection, bringing attention to the museum's functioning vintage machines. This exposure on popular shows introduced many viewers to the place who might not have otherwise sought it out.
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