72 results for: Microsoft
Product box, "Microsoft Publisher" © 1995
This Windows 95 version of Microsoft Publisher was the last one released individually before Microsoft included it as part of Microsoft Office.
ID Number:2013.78.3
Date:1995
Box light "Microsoft" sign, ca. 1987-2012
This sign graced one of the buildings on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. This was Microsoft's fourth logo in the history of the company and was used from 1987 to 2012. Scott Baker, the creator of this Helvetica italic typeface logo, described the slash between the 'o' and 's' as a way to emphasize the 'soft' part of the…
ID Number:2014.16.1
Date:Circa 1990-2010
Brushed aluminum Microsoft sign, ca. 2000
Microsoft was founded by Paul Allen and Bill Gates on April 4, 1975, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Allen and Gates were childhood friends who attended Seattle's Lakeside School together, and grew up to found the multinational technology company based in Redmond, Washington. This particular logo was used from 1987 to 2012, when it was replaced with a newer design, and…
ID Number:2014.16.2
Date:Circa 2000
Pegasus costume made and worn by Ric Weiland, 1983
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Weiland enjoyed creating costumes and dressing up for LGBTQ parties in Seattle. He made this body-revealing Pegasus costume for a 1983 Halloween party. It consisted of a horse head made of foam and built over a helmet, a leather harness, a pair…
ID Number:2016.10.1.ONLINE
Date:1983
Teal T-shirt from Gay Games Opening Ceremonies, 1990
Ric Weiland (1953-2006) wore this T-shirt as a Team Seattle athlete at the Opening Ceremonies of the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver, BC. The Gay Games are an Olympics-like event that promotes athletes who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, sexually-fluid or gender-variant. Weiland was the first lead programmer for Microsoft, retiring at 35 in 1988. As the value of…
ID Number:2016.10.2.1
Date:1990
Tyvek jacket,"Team Seattle," from Gay Games Opening Ceremonies, 1990
Ric Weiland (1953-2006) wore this jacket as a Team Seattle athlete at the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver, BC. The Gay Games are an Olympics-like event that promotes athletes who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, sexually-fluid or gender-variant. Weiland was the first lead programmer for Microsoft, retiring at 35 in 1988. As the value of his stock holdings grew,…
ID Number:2016.10.2.2
Date:1990
White tank top from Gay Games, 1990
Ric Weiland (1953-2006) wore this tank top as a Team Seattle athlete at the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver, BC. The Gay Games are an Olympics-like event that promotes athletes who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, sexually-fluid or gender-variant. Weiland was the first lead programmer for Microsoft, retiring at 35 in 1988. As the value of his stock holdings…
ID Number:2016.10.2RefTankTop
Date:1990
Ric Weiland ID badge from the Gay Games, 1990
This is Ric Weiland’s (1953-2006) ID badge from his participation in the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver, BC. The Gay Games are an Olympics-like event that promotes athletes who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, sexually-fluid or gender-variant. Weiland was the first lead programmer for Microsoft, retiring at 35 in 1988. As the value of his stock holdings grew, Weiland…
ID Number:2016.10.3
Date:1990
Medal won by Ric Weiland at the Gay Games, 1990
The Gay Games, originally founded as the Gay Olympics in San Francisco in 1982, is a sports and cultural event held every four years that promotes acceptance of sexual diversity, and features lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes, artists and other individuals. The 1990 games took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, where approximately 7,300 athletes competed in 27 sports.…
ID Number:2016.10.4
Date:1990
Gold bathing suit worn by Ric Weiland, 1970s
This gold bathing suit belonged to Ric Weiland (1953-2006) and was sometimes worn with Olympic-style medals as part of a Mark Spitz costume. It was purchased from the “Ah Men” catalog, which was a West Hollywood company that catered to gay men. A copy of the catalog, sent to Weiland’s Albuquerque address, is also in the MOHAI collection. Weiland was…
ID Number:2016.10.5.1
Date:Circa 1970-1980