There was more diversity in paradigms and technologies before Wintel stamped it out. In particular, non-American companies were more prominent. I can't speak for Intel but I feel that Microsoft held the industry back with their remarkable commitment to shoddiness and tastelessness.
I feel a tinge of sadness reflecting on this fact when I walk through the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley.
Go to Living Computers in Seattle when they figure out how to reopen. CHM is a shadow of Living Computers.
There's things like Xerox Altos and Apple 1s there that you can use. Sit at and actually do things with.
They sadly do not have a Pixar image computer which is a remarkably obscure little thing I've wanted to see working for a while. I've seen 2 of them but they were just in display cases. There's a few rips online with demos https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PhhGfdkK9Ek but nothing really going over the machine
I don’t think there’s been any indication that anyone is trying to figure out how to reopen Living Computers.
Likely some other philanthropist would need to buy it and fund it in order for it to reopen.
Paul Allen’s sister seems to have little interest in continuing to fund his smaller philanthropies / interests after his death (Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum: closed 2020, sold 2022, reopened by new owner; Cinerama: closed 2020, sold 2023, reopening planned by new owner; Living Computers: closed 2020, no public updates)
I feel a tinge of sadness reflecting on this fact when I walk through the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley.