The Computer Museum of America recently reopened after a pandemic hiatus, showcases technology of our past, present and near future. It’s part history museum, part art exhibition, and part tech convention, with a healthy dose of nostalgia for computer lovers.
Rena Youngblood, the museum’s executive director, recently brought City Lights contributing producer Shelley Kenneavy on a tour of the museum. “You’re not going to find this in the Southeast. We don’t have too many attractions like this, which is really fun for the metro Atlanta area to have, especially with the growing tech sector,” said Youngblood. “When people come to the Computer Museum of America, there’s a bit of nostalgia, because this history does not go back too, too far. So a lot of people have used a punch-card machine. They’re like me, they remember getting their bag phone.”
The interactive element of a visit to the Computer Museum sets it apart from most encounters with historical artifacts. “People would not reach out and touch things in other history museums. They would not reach out and touch that Picasso that’s at the museum, they just wouldn’t. But here, computers – people do reach out. Some of them remember working on them.”
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