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- Smartlink Voice Fax Modem, Archtek America Corporation, 1996-2000 - Modems transmit computer data over telephone lines. They MODulate computer data into sound, and DEModulate it back into translated digital data. Modems held an important role in the home computer revolution. People used them to access information-sharing Bulletin Board Systems, later supplanted by the Internet. Despite abundant wireless Internet availability, "dial-up" modems are popular where DSL and cable services are unavailable.
- 1996-2000
- Collections - Artifact
Smartlink Voice Fax Modem, Archtek America Corporation, 1996-2000
Modems transmit computer data over telephone lines. They MODulate computer data into sound, and DEModulate it back into translated digital data. Modems held an important role in the home computer revolution. People used them to access information-sharing Bulletin Board Systems, later supplanted by the Internet. Despite abundant wireless Internet availability, "dial-up" modems are popular where DSL and cable services are unavailable.
- Mouse, Mouse Systems Corporation, circa 1997 -
- circa 1997
- Collections - Artifact
Mouse, Mouse Systems Corporation, circa 1997
- Mouse, Belkin Components, 1999 -
- 1999
- Collections - Artifact
Mouse, Belkin Components, 1999
- Mouse, Leaguer International Corporation, circa 1990 -
- circa 1990
- Collections - Artifact
Mouse, Leaguer International Corporation, circa 1990
- INVAC Paper Punch Tape Reader, circa 1968 -
- circa 1968
- Collections - Artifact
INVAC Paper Punch Tape Reader, circa 1968
- IMSAI 8080 Microcomputer, Used with Home Built Interface and IBM Selectric Typewriter, Assembled in 1977 - The IMSAI 8080 was a clone of the Altair 8800, the first mass marketed personal computer. It was a popular "kit computer," requiring assembly and programming. With no keyboard, toggle switches allowed input and LED lights signaled output. This could be modified using an IBM I/O typewriter. The donor, O.S. Narayanaswami, was a mechanical engineer interested in the educative power of computers.
- 1977
- Collections - Artifact
IMSAI 8080 Microcomputer, Used with Home Built Interface and IBM Selectric Typewriter, Assembled in 1977
The IMSAI 8080 was a clone of the Altair 8800, the first mass marketed personal computer. It was a popular "kit computer," requiring assembly and programming. With no keyboard, toggle switches allowed input and LED lights signaled output. This could be modified using an IBM I/O typewriter. The donor, O.S. Narayanaswami, was a mechanical engineer interested in the educative power of computers.
- External Disk Drive, Westwind Computer Company, 1982-1985 - This external floppy disk drive was intended for use with the Osborne OCC1 computer, the first mass-produced portable computer. This suitcase-sized "luggable" system could be customized with additional peripheral equipment, including additional disk drives and printers. The combination of Osborne with Westwind technology indicates a time before computer systems were proprietary.
- 1982-1985
- Collections - Artifact
External Disk Drive, Westwind Computer Company, 1982-1985
This external floppy disk drive was intended for use with the Osborne OCC1 computer, the first mass-produced portable computer. This suitcase-sized "luggable" system could be customized with additional peripheral equipment, including additional disk drives and printers. The combination of Osborne with Westwind technology indicates a time before computer systems were proprietary.
- Line Expander, TRA Video Systems, circa 1982 -
- circa 1982
- Collections - Artifact
Line Expander, TRA Video Systems, circa 1982
- Sportster 33.6 External Fax Modem, U.S. Robotics, Inc., 1995 - Modems transmit computer data over telephone lines. They MODulate computer data into sound, and DEModulate it back into translated digital data. Modems held an important role in the home computer revolution. People used them to access information-sharing Bulletin Board Systems, later supplanted by the Internet. Despite abundant wireless Internet availability, "dial-up" modems are popular where DSL and cable services are unavailable.
- 1995
- Collections - Artifact
Sportster 33.6 External Fax Modem, U.S. Robotics, Inc., 1995
Modems transmit computer data over telephone lines. They MODulate computer data into sound, and DEModulate it back into translated digital data. Modems held an important role in the home computer revolution. People used them to access information-sharing Bulletin Board Systems, later supplanted by the Internet. Despite abundant wireless Internet availability, "dial-up" modems are popular where DSL and cable services are unavailable.
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.