84 results for: Computers and Technology
Visio software company neon-lighted building sign, ca. 1995
Visio Corporation was a software company based in Seattle, Washington. Its principle product was a diagramming application software of the same name. Visio was acquired by Microsoft in 2000 and is now a division of that company. This sign is from the Seattle World Trade Center East building.
ID Number:2016.105.1
Date:Circa 1995
Visio product box, "Drag & Drop Drawing for Everyday Graphics," 1992
Visio Corporation was a software company founded in 1989 in Seattle. Its principal product was a diagramming application software of the same name. Visio was acquired by Microsoft in 2000 and became a division of that company.
ID Number:2016.105.2
Date:1992
DNA Synthesizer 3900, designed and built in 1998
This DNA Synthesizer was designed by Gary McLuen, a local engineer and innovator, and it was used for the human genome project (1984-2003). It is one of the first and most successful automated DNA synthesizers on the market.
ID Number:2017.32.1
Date:1998
Central control panel from "Bertha," the Seattle Tunnel Boring Machine, ca. 2012
The Seattle Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), nicknamed "Bertha" after the city's first female mayor Bertha Knight Landes, was the largest TBM ever built at the time in 2012. For over 4 years, Bertha dug a nearly 2-mile long tunnel along the city's waterfront, completing it's underground journey in 2019. The control panel was the heart of the machine where the…
ID Number:2017.42.1.1
Date:Circa 2012
Additional cabinet for the central control panel from "Bertha," the Seattle Tunnel Boring Machine, ca. 2012
The Seattle Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), nicknamed "Bertha" after the city's first female mayor Bertha Knight Landes, was the largest TBM ever built at the time in 2012. For over 4 years, Bertha dug a nearly 2-mile long tunnel along the city's waterfront, completing it's underground journey in 2019. The control panel was the heart of the machine where the…
ID Number:2017.42.1.2
Date:Circa 2012
Japanese & English computer keyboard and mouse associated with the Seattle Tunnel Boring Machine computer mainframe, ca. 2012
The Seattle Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), nicknamed "Bertha" after the city's first female mayor Bertha Knight Landes, was the largest TBM ever built at the time. It was made by Hitachi Zosen Sakai Works in Osaka, Japan, and assembly completed in Seattle in 2013. For over four years, Bertha dug a nearly two-mile long tunnel along the city's waterfront, completing…
ID Number:2017.42.Ref.Keyboard
Date:Circa 2012
Dress made of technical fabric, the "Neo-Tech dress" made by Buki Brand, 2018
Buki, co-founded in Seattle in 2016 by employees from UNIONBAY and Tommy Bahama, makes garments with refined casual styles. They engineer their fabrics with properties found in athletic wear, like moisture wicking, and those found in traditional casualwear, like comfort and easy care. The sleek Neo-Tech dress is stretchy and nearly impossible to wrinkle.
ID Number:2018.58.1
Date:2018
Orange and tan "Ada" T-shirt made by YaJoe, 2018
Ya Joe was founded in 2015 to meet the clothing needs of “tech guys.” Ya Joe’s quality separates were designed with details such as personal device pockets, like those on the pant legs. However, the techies seemed to prefer a lower price point for their office-wear basics. As most start-ups do, Ya Joe pivoted. They now concentrate on a different…
ID Number:2018.61.1
Date:2018
Red "Almaz 'Fuss Free' Button Up" shirt made by YaJoe, 2018
Ya Joe was founded in 2015 to meet the clothing needs of “tech guys.” Ya Joe’s quality separates were designed with details such as personal device pockets, like those on the pant legs. However, the techies seemed to prefer a lower price point for their office-wear basics. As most start-ups do, Ya Joe pivoted. They now concentrate on a different…
ID Number:2018.61.2
Date:2018
Dark gray "sindri" vest made by YaJoe, 2018
Ya Joe was founded in 2015 to meet the clothing needs of “tech guys.” Ya Joe’s quality separates were designed with details such as personal device pockets, like those on the pant legs. However, the techies seemed to prefer a lower price point for their office-wear basics. As most start-ups do, Ya Joe pivoted. They now concentrate on a different…
ID Number:2018.61.3
Date:2018