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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Sheets, IBM Punched Card Data Processing Principles, 24-26 Card Punch / 56 Verifier Operation: Text. Programmed Instruction Course
- Description
- By the 1960s, programmed instruction had moved from the laboratory into ordinary classrooms and business. One user was IBM Corporation.
- The form number for this manual is R29-0130-0. It was punched and disbound, with the sheets stored in a three-ring binder with several other manuals.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1964
- maker
- IBM
- ID Number
- 1990.3088.01.04
- nonaccession number
- 1990.3088
- catalog number
- 1990.3088.01.04
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Sheets, IBM Punched Card Data Processing Principles 548 Interpreter Operation and Wiring: Text. Programmed Instruction Course
- Description
- By the 1960s, programmed instruction had moved from the laboratory into ordinary classrooms and business. One user was IBM Corporation.
- The form number for this manual is R29-0170-0. The manual was punched with three holes and disbound, with the sheets stored in a three-ring binder with several other manuals.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1964
- maker
- IBM
- ID Number
- 1990.3088.01.01
- nonaccession number
- 1990.3088
- catalog number
- 1990.3088.01.01
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Sheets, IBM Punched Card Data Processing Principles, 548 Interpreter Operation and Wiring: Illustrations. Programmed Instruction Course
- Description
- By the 1960s, programmed instruction had moved from the laboratory into ordinary classrooms and business. One user was IBM Corporation.
- The form number for this manual is R29-0171-0. The sheets were punched with a three-hole punch, disbound, and stored in a three-ring binder with several other manuals.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1964
- maker
- IBM
- ID Number
- 1990.3088.01.02
- nonaccession number
- 1990.3088
- catalog number
- 1990.3088.01.02
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Pamphlet, Glossary for Information Processing
- Description
- This IBM reference manual gives definitions of terms ranging from abacus to zone punch tto ninety-column card. It also has a list of acronyms and other abbreviations. All the text is in capital letters, presumably computer-processed. The document has IBM form number C20-8089-1.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1963
- maker
- IBM
- ID Number
- 1994.3128.07
- nonaccession number
- 1994.3128
- catalog number
- 1994.3128.07
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Sheets, IBM Punched Card Data Processing Principles, 24-26 Card Punch / 56 Verifier Operation: Notebook. Programmed Instruction Course
- Description
- By the 1960s, programmed instruction had moved from the laboratory into ordinary classrooms and business. One user was IBM Corporation.
- The form number for this manual is R29-0132-0. It was disbound, punched with a three-hole punch, and stored in a three-ring binder with several other manuals.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1964
- maker
- IBM
- ID Number
- 1990.3088.01.06
- nonaccession number
- 1990.3088
- catalog number
- 1990.3088.01.06
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
-
Sheets, IBM Punched Card Data Processing Principles, 24-26 Card Punch / 56 Verifier Operation: Illustrations. Programmed Instruction Course
- Description
- By the 1960s, programmed instruction had moved from the laboratory into ordinary classrooms and business. One user was IBM Corporation.
- The form number for this manual is R29-0131-0. It was punched with a three-hole punch and disbound, with the sheets stored in a three-ring binder with several other manuals.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1964
- maker
- IBM
- ID Number
- 1990.3088.01.05
- nonaccession number
- 1990.3088
- catalog number
- 1990.3088.01.05
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
-
Sheets, IBM Punched Card Data Processing Principles, 548 Interpreter Operation and Wiring :Notebook. Programmed Instruction Course
- Description
- By the 1960s, programmed instruction had moved from the laboratory into ordinary classrooms and business. One user was IBM Corporation.
- The form number for this manual is R29-0172-0. It was punched with a three-hole punch and disbound, so that the sheets could be stored in a three-ring binder with several other manuals.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1964
- maker
- IBM
- ID Number
- 1990.3088.01.03
- nonaccession number
- 1990.3088
- catalog number
- 1990.3088.01.03
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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