About the STARTUP Gallery
STARTUP is the first museum exhibition dedicated to the microcomputer - the little machine that revolutionized the way we live, work and play. The gallery features one-of-a-kind artifacts, video and interactive displays, including “Rise of the Machines” - an immersive multimedia theatre experience.
In the STARTUP Gallery
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Icons

The ubiquitous signposts of personal computing.
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The Magazine That Changed the World

Personal computing’s most famous magazine cover, featuring the Altair 8800.
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What do You Think?

Can you imagine life without computers?

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Open to the public 11.18.06

Today's Artifact
Commodore 64

Commodore 64

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Did You Know?
In 1963 Douglas Engelbart and Bill English at Stanford Research Institute invented the computer mouse. According to Engelbart, the name “mouse” was adopted because the cord looked like a tail.
STARTUP: Albuquerque and the Personal Computer Revolution was conceived and generously funded
by Paul G. Allen and Jo Allen Patton. Additional support for the gallery was provided by the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Microsoft, and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation.
Opening events and programs were funded by presenting sponsor Intel and sponsor Bank of America.