American Computer & Robotics Museum — Attraction in Bozeman

Kind of hard to find, it is surrounded by regular businesses and in the same type of building as the businesses. And it doesn't have a big sign to let you know where it is until you are right outside it's door looking through the window at a 2X2 sign in the window. That said once you find the place it is a great museum. They go back to the precursors to computers and electronics all the way to present time. They have a lot of first items (1st handheld gps, dna sequencer, consumer PC, etc). The exhibit on the enigma machine is both big and in depth. The part on womens role in programming was very interesting also It is a smaller museum but most people would spend an hour or 2 here. If you are really interested in computers and robotics they have videos playing and you could easily spend double that time...

Great museum for it's size, with a lot of unique exhibits particularly interesting to someone like me who has worked in IT for nearly 30 years and used many of the items on display. Talk about making you feel old, lol. It was a great experience for our kids to learn about the origins of modern computers and technology. It was perhaps a bit Apple-centric but I suppose that can be forgiven by Steve Wozniak's interest in and involvement with the museum. While the staff was friendly, it was very awkward and odd that the lady giving the introduction asked not to be included in any photos or videos so we were unable to record the introduction and interactions with our kids learning about the origins of technology, which would have been of value. Other than that, we...

A very interesting exhibition showcasing everything from a Babylonian stone tablet to the Apollo mission's onboard computer! Highlights include:

-) The first ever personal calculator (signed by inventors) -) Copy of Altair Basic (signed by Gates and Allen) -) A missile guidance system (onboard computer) -) Many original historic documents including accounts of payments to Samuel Morse by the US government and several original war telegraphs from Lincoln's time -) A NASA ground control mainframe (last of its kind) -) An ant's brain (under a microscope, of course)

Plus an exhibition dedicated to the history of the Enigma machine and the Turing Bombe.

The staff were extremely friendly! Admission was free but donations...