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- Apple iMac G3 Personal Computer, 1999 - The iMac G3 was "the computer that saved Apple." This highly successful computer was optimized for education and web-surfing. Steve Jobs declared it married "the excitement of the Internet with the simplicity of a Macintosh." Available in 13 colors, Jonathan Ive designed its distinctive translucent case. Ive's design challenged the notion that computers had to be encased in opaque beige boxes.
- 1999
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Apple iMac G3 Personal Computer, 1999
The iMac G3 was "the computer that saved Apple." This highly successful computer was optimized for education and web-surfing. Steve Jobs declared it married "the excitement of the Internet with the simplicity of a Macintosh." Available in 13 colors, Jonathan Ive designed its distinctive translucent case. Ive's design challenged the notion that computers had to be encased in opaque beige boxes.
- Apple iMac G3 Personal Computer, 2001 - The iMac G3 was "the computer that saved Apple." This highly successful computer was optimized for education and web-surfing. Steve Jobs declared it married "the excitement of the Internet with the simplicity of a Macintosh." Available in 13 colors, Jonathan Ive designed its distinctive translucent case. Ive's design challenged the notion that computers had to be encased in opaque beige boxes.
- 2001
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Apple iMac G3 Personal Computer, 2001
The iMac G3 was "the computer that saved Apple." This highly successful computer was optimized for education and web-surfing. Steve Jobs declared it married "the excitement of the Internet with the simplicity of a Macintosh." Available in 13 colors, Jonathan Ive designed its distinctive translucent case. Ive's design challenged the notion that computers had to be encased in opaque beige boxes.
- Osborne Portable Computer, Model OCC1, 1981-1982 - The Osborne 1 is the first mass-produced portable computer--a suitcase-sized "luggable" system weighing 23.5 pounds. It was one of the first bundled systems, with an inclusive package of hardware and software including word processing, spreadsheet, and BASIC programs. Despite initial success, when Osborne declared bankruptcy in 1983, it became the prototype victim of sudden, devastating, technological crashes in high-tech economies.
- 1981-1982
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Osborne Portable Computer, Model OCC1, 1981-1982
The Osborne 1 is the first mass-produced portable computer--a suitcase-sized "luggable" system weighing 23.5 pounds. It was one of the first bundled systems, with an inclusive package of hardware and software including word processing, spreadsheet, and BASIC programs. Despite initial success, when Osborne declared bankruptcy in 1983, it became the prototype victim of sudden, devastating, technological crashes in high-tech economies.
- 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.
- NCR PC4 Personal Computer, circa 1985 - In the mid-1980s, the IBM PC dominated the personal computer market. A variety of "clones" like the PC-4 competed with IBM products, offering highly compatible software and peripheral hardware at a lower cost to the consumer. NCR's legacy is not in its cost, however, but in its interest to create an aesthetically and ergonomically distinguished clone system.
- circa 1985
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NCR PC4 Personal Computer, circa 1985
In the mid-1980s, the IBM PC dominated the personal computer market. A variety of "clones" like the PC-4 competed with IBM products, offering highly compatible software and peripheral hardware at a lower cost to the consumer. NCR's legacy is not in its cost, however, but in its interest to create an aesthetically and ergonomically distinguished clone system.
- Pied Piper Portable Computer with Sanyo Monitor, 1981-1983 -
- 1981-1983
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Pied Piper Portable Computer with Sanyo Monitor, 1981-1983
- Commodore 64 Personal Computer, 1985 - The Commodore 64 made home computing accessible to a broad public in the 1980s. Released in 1982 as a successor to the VIC-20, the C64 was priced cheaply and was essential in establishing the home computing market. As an early platform for growing consumer-friendly software and game industries, it remains one of the top-selling personal computers of all time.
- 1985
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Commodore 64 Personal Computer, 1985
The Commodore 64 made home computing accessible to a broad public in the 1980s. Released in 1982 as a successor to the VIC-20, the C64 was priced cheaply and was essential in establishing the home computing market. As an early platform for growing consumer-friendly software and game industries, it remains one of the top-selling personal computers of all time.
- Heathkit H88 Computer, 1979 - The Heath Company was founded in the 1920s as a "do-it-yourself" electronics kit provider. "Heathkits" provided simple, accessible instructions understandable to amateurs and experts alike. As hobbyists built radios, televisions, and computers from scratch, they gained electronics skills. These kits were not novelties, but emphasized access to affordable, advanced, high-performance technology. Parallels easily be seen within present-day "Maker" culture.
- 1979
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Heathkit H88 Computer, 1979
The Heath Company was founded in the 1920s as a "do-it-yourself" electronics kit provider. "Heathkits" provided simple, accessible instructions understandable to amateurs and experts alike. As hobbyists built radios, televisions, and computers from scratch, they gained electronics skills. These kits were not novelties, but emphasized access to affordable, advanced, high-performance technology. Parallels easily be seen within present-day "Maker" culture.
- Prodigy Interactive Personal Service Start-up Kit, 1991 - Before the Internet was accessible to the nontechnical public, consumers subscribed to networking services like Prodigy. Along with competitors like CompuServe and America Online, Prodigy promoted the Internet as a tool for information, shopping, and fun. This startup kit included a modem, software, and a free month of access to "a world of continually expanding and updated information and services."
- 1991
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Prodigy Interactive Personal Service Start-up Kit, 1991
Before the Internet was accessible to the nontechnical public, consumers subscribed to networking services like Prodigy. Along with competitors like CompuServe and America Online, Prodigy promoted the Internet as a tool for information, shopping, and fun. This startup kit included a modem, software, and a free month of access to "a world of continually expanding and updated information and services."
- Electric Motor Control Module for Honda Insight Automobile, 2000-2001 - Early hybrid cars relied on the driver to manually switch from one power source to the other. Modern hybrids use computers to manage power. This circuit board was the brains of a 2000 Honda Insight hybrid. It sent signals that controlled how much electric-motor power was added to the internal-combustion-engine output.
- 2000-2001
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Electric Motor Control Module for Honda Insight Automobile, 2000-2001
Early hybrid cars relied on the driver to manually switch from one power source to the other. Modern hybrids use computers to manage power. This circuit board was the brains of a 2000 Honda Insight hybrid. It sent signals that controlled how much electric-motor power was added to the internal-combustion-engine output.