Computers & Business Machines
Imagine the loss, 100 years from now, if museums hadn't begun preserving the artifacts of the computer age. The last few decades offer proof positive of why museums must collect continuously—to document technological and social transformations already underway.
The museum's collections contain mainframes, minicomputers, microcomputers, and handheld devices. Computers range from the pioneering ENIAC to microcomputers like the Altair and the Apple I. A Cray2 supercomputer is part of the collections, along with one of the towers of IBM's Deep Blue, the computer that defeated reigning champion Garry Kasparov in a chess match in 1997. Computer components and peripherals, games, software, manuals, and other documents are part of the collections. Some of the instruments of business include adding machines, calculators, typewriters, dictating machines, fax machines, cash registers, and photocopiers
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Advertising Button, Artisoft
- Description
- This circular button has black text along the border that reads: LANtastic. End RAM Hunger. It includes an illustration of a goat (ram) eating. Surrounding the ram is a red circle with a slash through it. A mark in black ink on the reverse reads: from Artisoft 9/89.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1989
- ID Number
- 2009.3071.061
- catalog number
- 2009.3071.061
- nonaccession number
- 2009.3071
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Advertising Button, Logitech
- Description
- This square button has an orange image of man with spear and a mouse on a black background. It has the Logitech logo in black and white in the upper right hand corner.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- c 1990s
- ID Number
- 2009.3071.093
- catalog number
- 2009.3071.093
- nonaccession number
- 2009.3071
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Microspeed Computer button
- Description
- This circular button has black text on a white background that reads: Don't Be Fooled by an Imposter, Demand Microspeed. It has an image of a mouse dressed in trenchcoat, sunglasses, and hat in the center. At the bottom is a purple Microspeed logo. A mark on the reverse reads: Comdex '93 L.V.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- c 1993
- ID Number
- 2009.3071.220
- catalog number
- 2009.3071.220
- nonaccession number
- 2009.3071
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Advertising Button, Logitech
- Description
- This circular button has black text on a pink and yellow background that reads: Logitech KIDZ Mouse. The letters KIDZ are in blue, yellow, green, and orange and have several grey mice with blue ears crawling on them. It includes a large grey image of a mouse face and nose. A mark on the reverse reads: Comdex L.V. 11/92.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- c 1992
- ID Number
- 2009.3071.088
- catalog number
- 2009.3071.088
- nonaccession number
- 2009.3071
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Advertising Button, Logitech
- Description
- This square button has a red image of man with spear and a mouse on a black background. It has the Logitech logo in black and white in the upper right hand corner. A mark in black ink on the reverse reads: Spring Comdex '91.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- c 1990s
- c 1991
- ID Number
- 2009.3071.094
- catalog number
- 2009.3071.094
- nonaccession number
- 2009.3071
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Advertising Button, Apple, HyperCard
- Description
- This square button has black text on a white background that reads: HyperCard. Freedom to Associate. At the top is a solid black Apple logo and at the bottom are images of a yellow fire hydrant and a white dog. A mark on the reverse reads: MacWorld '87.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- c 1987
- maker
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- ID Number
- 2009.3071.161
- catalog number
- 2009.3071.161
- nonaccession number
- 2009.3071
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Advertising Button, PC Magazine
- Description
- This circular button has blue text on a white background that reads: Loyal Fan. It has a black and white illustration of a cat with blue eyes wearing a suit and tie. Across the bottom is a blue bar with a white PC Week logo.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- c 1990s
- ID Number
- 2009.3071.112
- catalog number
- 2009.3071.112
- nonaccession number
- 2009.3071
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Advertising Button, Logitech
- Description
- This circular button has black text on a pink and yellow background that reads: Logitech KIDZ Mouse. The letters KIDZ are blue, yellow, green, and orange and has several grey mice with blue ears crawling on them. It includes a large grey image of a mouse face and nose. A mark on the reverse reads: Comdex Spring 5/93.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- c 1993
- ID Number
- 2009.3071.089
- catalog number
- 2009.3071.089
- nonaccession number
- 2009.3071
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Advertising Button, IBM
- Description
- This circular button has white and blue text written on a white background. It reads: I Found a Whole New Shade of BLUE at the IBM Booth. An image shows of blue cat eyes with the IBM logo on the eyes. Text written in black permanent ink on the reverse side of the button read: Comdex L.V. 11/92.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- c 1992
- maker
- IBM
- ID Number
- 2009.3071.013
- catalog number
- 2009.3071.013
- nonaccession number
- 2009.3071
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Advertising Button, Logitech, Scanman
- Description
- This circular button has white and yellow text in a black box on a red background that reads: Scanman by Logitech. It includes an image of a purple mouse with a white piece of computer equipment. A mark in black ink on the reverse reads: Spring Comdex '91.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- c 1991
- ID Number
- 2009.3071.086
- catalog number
- 2009.3071.086
- nonaccession number
- 2009.3071
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Microsoft Button, Blaze Through Windows
- Description
- This rectangular button has an image of flowers with the outline of a path from a pink hummingbird flying across them. On the path in black text it reads: Blaze Through Windows. It has a white Paradise logo on a purple background. A mark in black ink on the reverse reads: Comdex Spring 5/93.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- c 1993
- maker
- Microsoft Corporation
- ID Number
- 2009.3071.261
- catalog number
- 2009.3071.261
- nonaccession number
- 2009.3071
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
