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Computer History Museum reopens in California

After a two year, $19m renovation, the museum in Mountain View reopened its doors with a new 25,000 square foot exhibit

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The Computer History Museum is seen on January 19, 2011 in Mountain View, California. After a two year, $19m renovation, the Computer History Museum re-opened its doors with a new 25,000 square foot exhibit called Revolution: The First 2000 Years of Computing (Getty Images)

Vintage Apple computers are displayed at the Computer History Museum. The First 2000 Years of Computing exhibit features over 1,000 artifacts and 100 multimedia stations that explores every major aspect of the history of computing, from the abacus to the smart phone, and every step in between (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Visitors look at a display of a vintage Sage computer at the Computer History Museum on January 19, 2011 in Mountain View, California (Getty Images)

A visitor at the Computer History Museum looks at a display of Reeves electronic analog computer at the Computer History Museum on January 19, 2011 in Mountain View, California (Getty Images)

A display of computer keyboards is seen at the Computer History Museum on January 19, 2011 in Mountain View, California (Getty Images)

A visitor walks through a display of vintage computers at the Computer History Museum on January 19, 2011 in Mountain View, California(Getty Images)

Visitors look at a display of vintage computers at the Computer History Museum on January 19, 2011 in Mountain View, California. The First 2000 Years of Computing. The exhibit features over 1,000 artifacts and 100 multimedia stations that explores every major aspect of the history of computing, from the abacus to the smart phone, and every step in between (Getty Images)

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