Historic computer collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen | Christie's

‘Paul Allen had an insatiable curiosity for technology,’ recalls Stephen Jones, Senior Restoration & Collection Manager, Living Computers. With an aim to run his early software and collect first-generation artifacts from his field, Mr. Allen passionately acquired and restored many historic machines.

In 2012, he opened Living Computers in his native Seattle, which displayed his growing collection, restored and maintained by a team of engineers to working order. ‘Paul put this collection together to inspire the next generation of technologists,’ says Jones, who served as the senior restoration manager of the museum. ‘It represents the history of computing from all sorts of angles. We're talking mainframes, minicomputers, and microcomputers. These are really great examples of breakthrough technology, such as the use of discrete semiconductors to create a central processor and the subsequent miniaturization that integrated circuits afforded, which enabled further micro miniaturization and ultimately the microprocessor.’

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