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- 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.
- IBM Automatic Language Translation, New York World's Fair 1964/65 - At the 1964 World's Fair, IBM debuted their Automatic Language Translator. This computer held a high-speed optical "dictionary disk" with 170,000 words in English and Russian. IBM hired typists to input Cyrillic characters on a keyboard, triggering a beam of light to search the dictionary disc for an English counterpart. Translations were produced at 1000 words per minute.
- 1964-1965
- Collections - Artifact
IBM Automatic Language Translation, New York World's Fair 1964/65
At the 1964 World's Fair, IBM debuted their Automatic Language Translator. This computer held a high-speed optical "dictionary disk" with 170,000 words in English and Russian. IBM hired typists to input Cyrillic characters on a keyboard, triggering a beam of light to search the dictionary disc for an English counterpart. Translations were produced at 1000 words per minute.
- 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
- Mouse, IBM Corporation, circa 1990 -
- circa 1990
- Collections - Artifact
Mouse, IBM Corporation, circa 1990
- IBM PCjr Personal Computer, Model 4860,1983-1985 -
- 1983-1985
- Collections - Artifact
IBM PCjr Personal Computer, Model 4860,1983-1985
- IBM Personal Computer, Model 5150, 1984 -
- 1984
- Collections - Artifact
IBM Personal Computer, Model 5150, 1984
- IBM Displaywriter Word Processor and Printer, 1983 -
- 1983
- Collections - Artifact
IBM Displaywriter Word Processor and Printer, 1983
- IBM Selectric Typewriter, 1961 - The 1961 IBM Selectric typewriter was one of the most popular electric typewriters ever produced. On a technological level, the Selectric anticipated computer desktop publication with its interchangeable "type balls." Industrial designer Eliot Noyes created the Selectric’s sleek, die-cast case in eight color options. Now considered a legendary design, this machine visually modernized the office landscape.
- 1961
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IBM Selectric Typewriter, 1961
The 1961 IBM Selectric typewriter was one of the most popular electric typewriters ever produced. On a technological level, the Selectric anticipated computer desktop publication with its interchangeable "type balls." Industrial designer Eliot Noyes created the Selectric’s sleek, die-cast case in eight color options. Now considered a legendary design, this machine visually modernized the office landscape.
- "The IBM Pavilion. New York World's Fair, 1964-1965" - This souvenir booklet was produced by IBM to document the company's pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. The booklet (designed by Paul Rand) includes photographs of the Eames Office-designed "Information Machine" theatre, interactive kiosks, mechanical puppet shows, and demonstrations of new IBM computing technologies. The booklet vividly conveys the dynamic, festive and traditional-yet-futuristic feel of the IBM pavilion.
- 1964-1965
- Collections - Artifact
"The IBM Pavilion. New York World's Fair, 1964-1965"
This souvenir booklet was produced by IBM to document the company's pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. The booklet (designed by Paul Rand) includes photographs of the Eames Office-designed "Information Machine" theatre, interactive kiosks, mechanical puppet shows, and demonstrations of new IBM computing technologies. The booklet vividly conveys the dynamic, festive and traditional-yet-futuristic feel of the IBM pavilion.