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Image of Compact disc,

Compact disc, "The New Microsoft Network," software for MSN internet connection © 1996

Microsoft, a multinational technology company with headquarters located in Redmond, Washington, was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975. The company has grown to become the world's largest software maker. This network software was released in 1996.
ID Number:2013.78.1
Date:1996
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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
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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
Image of Brushed aluminum Microsoft sign, ca. 2000

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
Image of Manufactured model prototype for the StrataVarius, developed for Medtronic by Lucent Medical Systems, ca. 2003

Manufactured model prototype for the StrataVarius, developed for Medtronic by Lucent Medical Systems, ca. 2003

The StrataVarius is a small, hand-held instrument designed to monitor valve adjustments in implanted hydrocephalus shunts. This model, developed by Lucent Medical Systems in Kirkland, was an early prototype in the design process.
ID Number:2014.69.12
Date:Circa 2003
Image of StrataVarius System device developed for Medtronic by Lucent Medical Systems, ca. 2013

StrataVarius System device developed for Medtronic by Lucent Medical Systems, ca. 2013

The StrataVarius is a small, hand-held instrument designed to monitor valve adjustments in implanted hydrocephalus shunts developed by Lucent Medical Systems in Kirkland. This is the most recent model sold in 2013.
ID Number:2014.69.13
Date:Circa 2013
Image of Ouya game console, 2013

Ouya game console, 2013

Ouya is a home video game console first released in 2013. Despite a record-breaking reception on Kickstarter and raising more than a million dollars, the company was purchased two years later by Razer, Inc.
ID Number:2015.OuyaGamingDevice
Date:2013
Image of Peach delivery bag, 2016

Peach delivery bag, 2016

Peach is an online food delivery company in Seattle focusing on delivering local restaurant food to working professionals.
ID Number:2016.48.1
Date:2016
Image of Two original Amazon Fresh delivery bags, ca. 2009

Two original Amazon Fresh delivery bags, ca. 2009

Online retailer Amazon.com offers quick home grocery delivery, with goods often available same day or the next day depending on the time of the order and availability of trucks.
ID Number:2016.71.1
Date:2009
Image of Hard-sided Amazon Fresh delivery bag, ca. 2016

Hard-sided Amazon Fresh delivery bag, ca. 2016

Online retailer Amazon.com offers quick home grocery delivery, with goods often available same day or the next day depending on the time of the order and availability of trucks.
ID Number:2016.71.4
Date:2016
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