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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NMAH Web Site Documentation Binder
- Description
- This white loose-leaf binder contains information about the design, configuration and installation of the files and servers needed to power the redesigned National Museum of American History website (americanhistory.si.edu). Included is information on how the page appearance was constructed using ColdFusion custom tags and an example of how each page would look. In addition to 185 pages of text, it includes 2 cd-rom disks entitled "Web Site Phase I Final File Set".
- The NMAH website was created by Mediatrope Interactive Studio of San Francisco, CA.
- The entire Smithsonian website is preserved by the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 2005
- 2005-04
- ID Number
- 2017.3148.01
- nonaccession number
- 2017.3148
- catalog number
- 2017.3148.01
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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FileMaker Pro 4.1 Software
- Description
- This compact disc (cd-rom, a compact disc that functions as read-only memory) contains the FileMaker Pro 4.1 relational database software used by the NMAH web program. Descriptions of objects displayed in an exhibition were forward to the web program in a FileMaker file which they formatted for posting to the website.
- Web designer David McOwen, a member of the New Media Office at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, used these materials when designing sections of the NMAH website.
- The entire Smithsonian website is preserved by the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1984-1998
- ID Number
- 2017.3148.02
- nonaccession number
- 2017.3148
- catalog number
- 2017.3148.02
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Diskette with Text for First Ladies Exhibit Web Page
- Description
- This 3 1/2" diskette contains the text used for the First Ladies page on the NMAH website.
- Web designer David McOwen, a member of the New Media Office at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, used these materials when designing sections of the NMAH website.
- The entire Smithsonian website is preserved by the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2017.3148.04
- nonaccession number
- 2017.3148
- catalog number
- 2017.3148.04
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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HOSC Web disk
- Description
- This zip disk has a capacity of 100mb. It contains the text used for the Hands On Science Center page on the NMAH website.
- Web designer David McOwen, as a member of the New Media Office at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, used these materials in designing sections of the NMAH website. The entire Smithsonian website is preserved by the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 2000-2002
- ID Number
- 2017.3148.06
- nonaccession number
- 2017.3148
- catalog number
- 2017.3148.06
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Diskette with Text for September 11 Witness Story Web Page
- Description
- This 3 1/2" diskette contains the text used for the September 11 Witness Story page on the NMAH website.
- Web designer David McOwen, a member of the New Media Office at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, used these materials when designing sections of the NMAH website.
- The entire Smithsonian website is preserved by the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 2002
- ID Number
- 2017.3148.03
- nonaccession number
- 2017.3148
- catalog number
- 2017.3148.03
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Disk with Text for Our Stories Web Page
- Description
- This zip disk contains the text used for the "Our Stories" page on the NMAH website.
- Web designer David McOwen, a member of the New Media Office at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, used these materials when designing sections of the NMAH website.
- The entire Smithsonian website is preserved by the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2017.3148.05
- nonaccession number
- 2017.3148
- catalog number
- 2017.3148.05
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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CD with Lift for Dreamweaver Software
- Description
- This gold colored compact disc (cd-r, a recordable compact disc) contains a copy of “Lift” software. This software was an add-on product used with Dreamweaver to ensure websites were compliant with U.S. government accessibility and usability regulations.
- Web designer David McOwen, a member of the New Media Office at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, used these materials when designing sections of the NMAH website.
- The entire Smithsonian website is preserved by the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 2002-2006
- ID Number
- 2017.3148.07
- nonaccession number
- 2017.3148
- catalog number
- 2017.3148.07
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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