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- Bank One ATM Screen Displaying Y2K Readiness Disclosure, December 28, 1999 -
- December 28, 1999
- Collections - Artifact
Bank One ATM Screen Displaying Y2K Readiness Disclosure, December 28, 1999
- INVAC Paper Punch Tape Reader, circa 1968 -
- circa 1968
- Collections - Artifact
INVAC Paper Punch Tape Reader, circa 1968
- Unisys InfoImage Image Item Processing System (IIPS) Advertising Booklet, 1989 - In 1986, the Burroughs and Sperry corporations merged to create Unisys. It was one of the largest mergers in the computer and information technology industry. Both companies had a long lineage of developing cutting-edge computing technology. Burroughs started in the late 1800s producing calculating machines, and Sperry formed in the early 1900s making navigation equipment and later built UNIVAC computers.
- 1989
- Collections - Artifact
Unisys InfoImage Image Item Processing System (IIPS) Advertising Booklet, 1989
In 1986, the Burroughs and Sperry corporations merged to create Unisys. It was one of the largest mergers in the computer and information technology industry. Both companies had a long lineage of developing cutting-edge computing technology. Burroughs started in the late 1800s producing calculating machines, and Sperry formed in the early 1900s making navigation equipment and later built UNIVAC computers.
- Unisys Press Kit, "Payment Systems," 1998 - In 1986, the Burroughs and Sperry corporations merged to create Unisys. It was one of the largest mergers in the computer and information technology industry. Both companies had a long lineage of developing cutting-edge computing technology. Burroughs started in the late 1800s producing calculating machines, and Sperry formed in the early 1900s making navigation equipment and later built UNIVAC computers.
- 1998
- Collections - Artifact
Unisys Press Kit, "Payment Systems," 1998
In 1986, the Burroughs and Sperry corporations merged to create Unisys. It was one of the largest mergers in the computer and information technology industry. Both companies had a long lineage of developing cutting-edge computing technology. Burroughs started in the late 1800s producing calculating machines, and Sperry formed in the early 1900s making navigation equipment and later built UNIVAC computers.
- Burroughs Corporation B21 and B22 Computer Workstations, 1982 - Burroughs Micro-Computer Systems could be networked in clusters, allowing multistation access and real-time editing of shared databases. The company called this "distributed intelligence architecture." The B20 series was modular, with options for hardware, software, expansion, and storage. The psychological and physiological needs of the user were considered, with interfaces that aided ease of use, designs with minimal heat and noise.
- 1982
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Burroughs Corporation B21 and B22 Computer Workstations, 1982
Burroughs Micro-Computer Systems could be networked in clusters, allowing multistation access and real-time editing of shared databases. The company called this "distributed intelligence architecture." The B20 series was modular, with options for hardware, software, expansion, and storage. The psychological and physiological needs of the user were considered, with interfaces that aided ease of use, designs with minimal heat and noise.
- Souvenir Card from IBM Pavilion at the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair, "News Event Reported in the New York Times November 30, 1960" -
- June 14, 1965
- Collections - Artifact
Souvenir Card from IBM Pavilion at the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair, "News Event Reported in the New York Times November 30, 1960"
- "The Hippy Survival Guide to Y2K," 1999 -
- 1999-2000
- Collections - Artifact
"The Hippy Survival Guide to Y2K," 1999
- Souvenir Card from IBM Pavilion at the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair, "News Event Reported in the New York Times February 4, 1926" -
- June 14, 1965
- Collections - Artifact
Souvenir Card from IBM Pavilion at the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair, "News Event Reported in the New York Times February 4, 1926"
- Brochure, "Welcome to the IBM Pavilion," New York World's Fair, 1964-1965 -
- 1964-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Brochure, "Welcome to the IBM Pavilion," New York World's Fair, 1964-1965
- Y2K Snowglobe, 1999 - The advent of the new millennium was an occasion for both anxiety and levity. Fears of a global computer meltdown due to the Y2K bug were gently satirized by the exploding computer parts in this "01-01-00"-branded snowglobe.
- January 01, 2000
- Collections - Artifact
Y2K Snowglobe, 1999
The advent of the new millennium was an occasion for both anxiety and levity. Fears of a global computer meltdown due to the Y2K bug were gently satirized by the exploding computer parts in this "01-01-00"-branded snowglobe.