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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
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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.
- "The Mother Earth News," January 1970 - <em>The Mother Earth News</em> appealed to young, "hip" readers who invested in back-to-the-land philosophies and do-it-yourself approaches. Launched in January 1970, it remains in publication as the longest-running magazine devoted to readers who want to live in a more sustainable way.
- January 01, 1970
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"The Mother Earth News," January 1970
The Mother Earth News appealed to young, "hip" readers who invested in back-to-the-land philosophies and do-it-yourself approaches. Launched in January 1970, it remains in publication as the longest-running magazine devoted to readers who want to live in a more sustainable way.
- "You Can Make It for Profit," U.S. Department of Commerce Wood Utilization Bulletin, 1931 -
- 1931
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"You Can Make It for Profit," U.S. Department of Commerce Wood Utilization Bulletin, 1931
- Charlie Magdefrau Replacing Joists for the New Living Room Floor in the Kelley House, Rockville, Connecticut, 1949 -
- August 29, 1949
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Charlie Magdefrau Replacing Joists for the New Living Room Floor in the Kelley House, Rockville, Connecticut, 1949
- Circuit Bent "Speak & Spell," 2018 - This "circuit bent" instrument is made from an iconic Speak n' Spell educational toy. Circuit benders salvage cheap battery-powered electronics from second-hand stores, open their covers, and make permanent short circuits with jumper wires. Billy Prosise transformed this device in ways that the original manufacturer never intended, allowing sounds to loop, unpredictably glitch, and distort.
- 2018
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Circuit Bent "Speak & Spell," 2018
This "circuit bent" instrument is made from an iconic Speak n' Spell educational toy. Circuit benders salvage cheap battery-powered electronics from second-hand stores, open their covers, and make permanent short circuits with jumper wires. Billy Prosise transformed this device in ways that the original manufacturer never intended, allowing sounds to loop, unpredictably glitch, and distort.
- Bob Kelley Removing Plaster during Firepace Restoration in the Kelley Home, Andover, Connecticut, 1954 -
- 1954
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Bob Kelley Removing Plaster during Firepace Restoration in the Kelley Home, Andover, Connecticut, 1954
- "Bird Houses and How to Build Them," Farmers' Bulletin 609, 1922 - "Bird Houses and How to Build Them" was a guide to building shelters for specific insectivore bird species. The U.S. Department of Agriculture published this booklet to help landowners attract birds to their property as a form of pest control. The author, Ned Dearborn (1865-1945), wrote multiple birding and fur farming guides on behalf of the U.S. government.
- 1922
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"Bird Houses and How to Build Them," Farmers' Bulletin 609, 1922
"Bird Houses and How to Build Them" was a guide to building shelters for specific insectivore bird species. The U.S. Department of Agriculture published this booklet to help landowners attract birds to their property as a form of pest control. The author, Ned Dearborn (1865-1945), wrote multiple birding and fur farming guides on behalf of the U.S. government.
- Bob Kelley Maintaining the Heating Stove in the Kelley Farmhouse, Andover, Connecticut, 1955 -
- 1955
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Bob Kelley Maintaining the Heating Stove in the Kelley Farmhouse, Andover, Connecticut, 1955
- Bob Kelley near the Kitchen Heating Stove in the Kelley House in Rockville, Connecticut, 1948 -
- 1948
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Bob Kelley near the Kitchen Heating Stove in the Kelley House in Rockville, Connecticut, 1948