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Navajo vase by artist Mary Saxon that was in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, apartment shared by the individuals who started Microsoft in the 1970s
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in a garage in Albuquerque in 1975. They shared an apartment with early Microsoft employee Ric Weiland and this vase was part of the decor. This vase was made by Mary "Ah-so-bah" Saxon, who was an accomplished Navajo potter in the Southwest.
ID Number:2023.33.1
Date:Circa 1970-1979
Xbox 360 S console and controllers, 2012
The Xbox 360 S, or Xbox 360 Slim, is a video game console created and marketed by Microsoft in 2010. It is a slimmer redesign of the Xbox 360 and includes a 250 GB hard drivie, integrated Wi-Fi functionality, and redesigned internal hardware.
ID Number:2023.Xbox360
Date:2012
IBM Thinkpad notebook computer used by Bill Nye, ca. 1993
This IBM Thinkpad computer was used by Bill Nye (b. 1955) to write for the “Bill Nye the Science Guy” TV show. The show was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. Nye grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing but also became interested in the local…
ID Number:2024.39.33
Date:Circa 1990-1999
Floppy diskettes (3.5 in) from Almost Live! and Bill Nye the Science Guy tv shows, 1990s
The TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. Bill Nye (b. 1955) grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing but also became interested in the local comedy scene. Nye became a writer and performer on the King 5 TV…
ID Number:2024.39.Ref03
Date:Circa 1990-1999