This external disk drive for the Apple IIGS takes a 3 1/2" disk. A plastic diskette place holder is in a separate plastic bag. The drive is marked A9M0106 and has serial number Y7B05NW. The object is presently in its original package.
This stapled set of sheets is entitled "MCS-112/122 RM12 / RM22 User's Manual, prepared by the Special Systems Group of Tei (Texas Electronic Instruments, Inc.). It describes two TEI microcomputer systems. These may relate to 1998.0234.01.
This lengthy set of sheets, dated May 1980, is entitled "Release Notes Version 4.4." It describes changes and additions that had been made to version 4.4 of the Alpha Microsystem software. For a related microcomputer, see 1998.0234.01.
These are the printer heads from the Epson Stylus Color II Printer. It was the company's second generation color printer. By this time, the quality had improved, while the printer head had become smaller and more compact. One is for black ink, the other for color ink.
This is the reference manual for the VUE: Screen-Oriented Text Editor, Version 2.0, developed by Jim Rea. It was prepared in January 1979 at Alpha Micro in Irvine, California. Received with AM-100 microcomputer 1998.0234.01.
This software (a database) is in its original box on a 5 1/4" disk. For a related set of software, see Easy Working The Writer (a word processing program). The software was received with 1998.0199.01, an Apple GSII microcomputer.
The California firm of Dynabyte began manufacturing microcomputers under the name of the DB 8/1 and disk drives under the name of DB 8/4 in the late 1970s . The devices were intended for business use. On May 1, 1980, they would change the model number for the DB 8/1 to 5100 and of the DB 8/4 to 5010. The DB 8/4 holds two 8-inch disks and has faux wood paneling.There is a power cord.
This example has serial number 1040 and date 10/79.
In addition to the microcomputer and disk drive, this acquisition came with a Hazeltine 1420 video display terminal (1997.0294.03), a NEC spinwriter printer (1997.0294.04)) and a Topaz power conditioner (1997.0294.05).
References
For a manual for the DB 8/1, see https://bitsavers.org/pdf/dynabyte/400676B_5100_Computer_Maintenance_Jun81.pdf. This gives a mailing address of Milpitas, California.
For a related article, see "Micro Handles Floppies," Computerworld, May 14, 1979, p. 66. According to this article. Dynabyte was in Palo Alto, California. In addition to the DB 8/1 and DB 8/4, the company offered software to run on the micro that included BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL, general ledger, accounts payable, and accounts receivable. The DB 8/1 processor sold for $2,295 and the DB 8/4 disk drive for $3,130.
A somewhat later advertisement, aimed specifically at business computer users, shows the microcomputer, the disk drive, and the terminal. It appeared in the British journal Personal Computer World, February, 1980.
This plastic luggage tag has a black fastener with a goldtone metal buckle. One side of the tag has the blue Burroughs logo while the other has a clear plastic pocket in which a business card can be displayed. The card in the pocket belonged to Sherman L. Naidorf, Manager, Washington Branch, Federal and Special Systems Group.
The ETAK Navigator was the first automobile computerized navigation system. The name, Etak, was taken from a Polynesian word for "navigation." Traditionally Polynesian canoeists had navigated by considering the apparent movement of islands against the apparent fixed position of their canoes, an approach that inspired the Stanley K. Honey, who invented the electronic ETAK system.
Unlike later computer systems, the ETAK did not coordinate the car's position with external reference signals. Instead, it used dead reckoning, or tracking the location of the vehicle by calculating its movement from its starting point. Sensors in the car measured movement by scanning strips of magnetic tape mounted inside each of the non-driven wheels, counted wheel revolutions, and used them to calculate measurements of distance.
The cathode-ray tube display showed the car as a fixed point, and moved reference maps behind it. Drivers could enter their planned destination and observe their progress towards it. The maps could be displayed at different levels of resolution, allowing the current location and desination always to be on the map. The system also constantly updated the approximate straight line distance between current position and destination.
Tracking corrections were made by coordinating car movement with details of the stored map. For example, if the car turned at an intersection or followed an "S" curve, the display algorithm automatically corrected its postion relative to the stored map, thus eliminating the problem of accumulated error. The device generally had an error of less than 50 feet. Maps for different areas were stored on cassette tapes, which needed to be loaded into the device when going to a new location.
The JavaRing is a wearable computer. Essentially, it is a Java Button (or iButton) mounted on a ring or another accessory that allows the wearer/user to store and retrieve encrypted data and applets from any Java-equipped computer or piece of technology.
Alpha Microsystems, a firm in Irvine, California, developed both microcomputers and software to be used on them. This is the "AMOS system commands reference manual," as printed May 1, 1980. The documentation was received with AM-100 microcomputer 1998.0234.01.
This black polo-style shirt was a promotional item from Network Solutions, collected by Smithsonian curator David Allison. It is black with white, grey and red embroidery. The front has the Network Solutions logo embroidered in white. The left arm cuff has the term interNIC and the company logo in grey and red embroidery. The shirt has a two-button opening at the neck. It is an extra large size and unworn.
Broderbund Software originally introduced this desktop publishing program in 1984; this is a somewhat later version of the software. It was donated with an AppleIIGS microcomputer (see 1998.0199.01). In addition to the original box and two 3 1/2" diskettes with the software, there is a reference manual, a sampler brochure, and an introductory leaflet.
This is the keyboard for an Apple Lisa II microcomputer. It has both alphabetic and numeric sections. The model number is A6MB101 and the serial number 1018514, For the microcomputer, see 2005.0056.01.
Fodor's 94 Travel Manager memory card for the Apple Newton provided information about "top U.S. cities" These were deemed to be Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.
This cardboard piece was sold by PerSci to insert into diskette drives when being transported, minimizing any damage. Sold with 1998.0234.03. Compare 1998.3072.16 and 1998.3072.17.
This guide for use of the programming language BASIC is stored in a grey-brown padded vinyl binder containing documentation used with a Compaq portable computer. The computer has museum number 1988.0175.01.
This set of sheets, dated April 1979, is entitled "Release Notes Version 4.1." It describes changes and additions that had been made to version 4.1 of the Alpha Micro system software. For a related microcomputer, see 1998.0234.01.