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- Fairchild Videocart-11 Game, "Backgammon, Acey-Deucey," 1977 - The Fairchild Channel F Video Entertainment System is the first home video game console to include interchangeable cartridges. Jerry Lawson, Fairchild's head of engineering and hardware, co-invented the cartridge, which continues to be adapted into systems today. Lawson was one of the first Black engineers to work in Silicon Valley and was an early member of the Homebrew Computer Club.
- 1977
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Fairchild Videocart-11 Game, "Backgammon, Acey-Deucey," 1977
The Fairchild Channel F Video Entertainment System is the first home video game console to include interchangeable cartridges. Jerry Lawson, Fairchild's head of engineering and hardware, co-invented the cartridge, which continues to be adapted into systems today. Lawson was one of the first Black engineers to work in Silicon Valley and was an early member of the Homebrew Computer Club.
- Olivetti Inkjet Printer, Model PR2300, circa 1985 -
- circa 1985
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Olivetti Inkjet Printer, Model PR2300, circa 1985
- Pillowcase, 1993 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
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Pillowcase, 1993
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Apple Personal Computer, Model IIGS, 1986-1992 - The Apple IIGS improved upon Apple's first mass market PC, the Apple II. The "GS" relates to its excellent graphics and sound capabilities. It was also one of the first Apples to use a mouse and a color graphical user interface. This system was popular among educators; this IIGS was used in a Detroit classroom in the late 1980s.
- 1986-1992
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Apple Personal Computer, Model IIGS, 1986-1992
The Apple IIGS improved upon Apple's first mass market PC, the Apple II. The "GS" relates to its excellent graphics and sound capabilities. It was also one of the first Apples to use a mouse and a color graphical user interface. This system was popular among educators; this IIGS was used in a Detroit classroom in the late 1980s.
- Fairchild Videocart-1 Game, "Tic-Tac-Toe, Shooting Gallery, Doodle, Quadra-Doodle," 1976 - The Fairchild Channel F Video Entertainment System is the first home video game console to include interchangeable cartridges. Jerry Lawson, Fairchild's head of engineering and hardware, co-invented the cartridge, which continues to be adapted into systems today. Lawson was one of the first Black engineers to work in Silicon Valley and was an early member of the Homebrew Computer Club.
- 1976
- Collections - Artifact
Fairchild Videocart-1 Game, "Tic-Tac-Toe, Shooting Gallery, Doodle, Quadra-Doodle," 1976
The Fairchild Channel F Video Entertainment System is the first home video game console to include interchangeable cartridges. Jerry Lawson, Fairchild's head of engineering and hardware, co-invented the cartridge, which continues to be adapted into systems today. Lawson was one of the first Black engineers to work in Silicon Valley and was an early member of the Homebrew Computer Club.
- Creative Technology "Creative Nomad Jukebox," 2000 -
- 2000
- Collections - Artifact
Creative Technology "Creative Nomad Jukebox," 2000
- Fairchild Videocart-9 Game, "Drag Race," 1977 - The Fairchild Channel F Video Entertainment System is the first home video game console to include interchangeable cartridges. Jerry Lawson, Fairchild's head of engineering and hardware, co-invented the cartridge, which continues to be adapted into systems today. Lawson was one of the first Black engineers to work in Silicon Valley and was an early member of the Homebrew Computer Club.
- 1977
- Collections - Artifact
Fairchild Videocart-9 Game, "Drag Race," 1977
The Fairchild Channel F Video Entertainment System is the first home video game console to include interchangeable cartridges. Jerry Lawson, Fairchild's head of engineering and hardware, co-invented the cartridge, which continues to be adapted into systems today. Lawson was one of the first Black engineers to work in Silicon Valley and was an early member of the Homebrew Computer Club.
- Fairchild Videocart-8 Game, "Magic Numbers, Mind Reader, Nim," 1977 - The Fairchild Channel F Video Entertainment System is the first home video game console to include interchangeable cartridges. Jerry Lawson, Fairchild's head of engineering and hardware, co-invented the cartridge, which continues to be adapted into systems today. Lawson was one of the first Black engineers to work in Silicon Valley and was an early member of the Homebrew Computer Club.
- 1977
- Collections - Artifact
Fairchild Videocart-8 Game, "Magic Numbers, Mind Reader, Nim," 1977
The Fairchild Channel F Video Entertainment System is the first home video game console to include interchangeable cartridges. Jerry Lawson, Fairchild's head of engineering and hardware, co-invented the cartridge, which continues to be adapted into systems today. Lawson was one of the first Black engineers to work in Silicon Valley and was an early member of the Homebrew Computer Club.
- Hewlett Packard 320LX Personal Digital Assistant Notebook Computer, 1997 - Pocket, or palmtop, computers were popular in the late 1990s, filling a category somewhere between PC and PDA. They were light and powerful, with a full keyboard. Users synced files and calendars between their palmtops and their PCs. This HP 320LX, from 1997 was the first palmtop to run Windows. It had wireless internet capability and ran Microsoft Office applications.
- 1997
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Hewlett Packard 320LX Personal Digital Assistant Notebook Computer, 1997
Pocket, or palmtop, computers were popular in the late 1990s, filling a category somewhere between PC and PDA. They were light and powerful, with a full keyboard. Users synced files and calendars between their palmtops and their PCs. This HP 320LX, from 1997 was the first palmtop to run Windows. It had wireless internet capability and ran Microsoft Office applications.
- Fairchild Videocart-16 Game, "Dodge' It," 1978 - The Fairchild Channel F Video Entertainment System is the first home video game console to include interchangeable cartridges. Jerry Lawson, Fairchild's head of engineering and hardware, co-invented the cartridge, which continues to be adapted into systems today. Lawson was one of the first Black engineers to work in Silicon Valley and was an early member of the Homebrew Computer Club.
- 1978
- Collections - Artifact
Fairchild Videocart-16 Game, "Dodge' It," 1978
The Fairchild Channel F Video Entertainment System is the first home video game console to include interchangeable cartridges. Jerry Lawson, Fairchild's head of engineering and hardware, co-invented the cartridge, which continues to be adapted into systems today. Lawson was one of the first Black engineers to work in Silicon Valley and was an early member of the Homebrew Computer Club.