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Aldus software package, "SnapShot," 1987

Aldus Corporation was a software company founded in Seattle in 1984 that developed one of the earliest products of desktop publishing (DTP) software. The company is named after 15th-century Venetian printer Aldus Manutius. SnapShot, an instant electronic photography software, was released in 1987. Three of the founders of Aldus left the company in 1990 to establish Visio Corporation and created…
ID Number:2018.93.2
Date:1987
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Aldus software package, "PrePrint," 1990

Aldus Corporation was a software company founded in Seattle in 1984 that developed one of the earliest products of desktop publishing (DTP) software. The company is named after 15th-century Venetian printer Aldus Manutius. PrePrint, an image processing software, was released in 1990. Three of the founders of Aldus left the company in 1990 to establish Visio Corporation and created a…
ID Number:2018.93.3
Date:1990
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Aldus software package, "PageMaker Version 4.2," 1991

Aldus Corporation was a software company founded in Seattle in 1984 that developed one of the earliest products of desktop publishing (DTP) software. The company is named after 15th-century Venetian printer Aldus Manutius. PageMaker 4.2 was released in 1991. Three of the founders of Aldus left the company in 1990 to establish Visio Corporation and created a product which later…
ID Number:2018.93.4
Date:1991
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Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device, "Casio Cassiopeia E-10 Pocket PC," 1998

This early PDA device or Pocket PC (Personal Computer), released in 1998, is part of a collection donated by a Microsoft employee who worked at the software company from 1999 to 2004. Microsoft would develop the software and prototype devices and then work with a manufacturing company, like Cassio, to build the PDA. The Cassiopeia E-10 used a Microsoft Windows…
ID Number:2018.99.1
Date:1998
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Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device, "Hewlett Packard (HP) Jornada 420 Palm-Size PC," 1999

This early PDA device or Pocket PC (Personal Computer), released in 1999, is part of a collection donated by a Microsoft employee who worked at the software company from 1999 to 2004. Microsoft would develop the software and prototype devices and then work with a manufacturing company, like Hewlett Packard, to build the PDA. The Jornada 420 used a Microsoft…
ID Number:2018.99.2
Date:1999
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Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device, "Hewlett Packard (HP) Jornada 548 Pocket PC," 2000

This early PDA device or Pocket PC (Personal Computer), released in 2000, is part of a collection donated by a Microsoft employee who worked at the software company from 1999 to 2004. Microsoft would develop the software and prototype devices and then work with a manufacturing company, like Hewlett Packard, to build the PDA. The Jornada 548 was an version…
ID Number:2018.99.3
Date:2000
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Windows Mobile Smartphone, ca. 2003

This early Smartphone, developed in 2003, is part of a collection donated by a Microsoft employee who worked at the software company from 1999 to 2004. Microsoft would develop the software and prototype devices and then work with a manufacturing company to build the phones. This was Microsoft's first Smartphone and was only used by employees.
ID Number:2018.99.8
Date:2003
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Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device, "Compaq iPAQ 3135 Pocket PC," 1999

This early PDA device or Pocket PC (Personal Computer), released in 1999, is part of a collection donated by a Microsoft employee who worked at the software company from 1999 to 2004. Microsoft would develop the software and prototype devices and then work with a manufacturing company, like Compaq, to build the PDA. The iPAQ uses a Windows Mobile interface…
ID Number:2018.99.RefiPAQ
Date:1999
Image of Seafoam green jeans from Seattle company Code Bleu Japan, 1980s

Seafoam green jeans from Seattle company Code Bleu Japan, 1980s

In the 1980s Seattle was a hub for jeans and casualwear companies. The trend began with Brittania and Shah Safari in the 1970s and quickly multiplied. These jeans are from Code Bleu Japan, a Seattle company started by Mel Matsui, Tom Herman and Carol Jones in 1984. All the founders had formerly worked for Brittania.
ID Number:2018.Jeans.2
Date:Circa 1980-1989
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Highline College Nursing School uniform, 1964-1967

Marilyn Hale was part of Highline College's first class of nursing students, enrolling in 1964 and graduating in December of 1967. The uniform was made locally by the Arcadian Uniform Company.
ID Number:2019.14.4
Date:1964-1967
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