72 results for: Microsoft
Button, "Unofficial Seafairy 1984"
The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the gay and lesbian community. This button is most likely from the annual Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay. The button…
ID Number:2016.10.12
Date:1984
"RITA" hand fan which belonged to Ric Weiland, 1984
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee hired by Bill Gates and Paul Allen at the newly founded Microsoft company. He retired in 1988 at age 35 and devoted his time to using his wealth to support the LGBTQ+ social justice…
ID Number:2016.10.RefFan
Date:1984
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
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
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
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
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
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
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