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  1. Ampex 8-track Stereo Tape of Judy Garland's 16 Greatest Hits - Tape, Eight-Track

    Ampex 8-track Stereo Tape of Judy Garland's 16 Greatest Hits, c.1970s. Plastic Ampex 8 track stereo cassette tape in a rectangular format, front cover featuring a photographic color portrait of a young Judy Garland in a blue top and the text "8-Track Stereo Tape" at top, followed by "Judy Garland's / 16 Greatest Hits". Wrapped in original cellophane packaging.

    Record Type: Object

    Ampex 8-track Stereo Tape of Judy Garland's 16 Greatest Hits, c.1970s
  2. Ampex Audio Cassette, The Grass Roots Their 16 Greatest Hits Album - Audiocassette

    The Grass Roots Their 16 Greatest Hits Album, 1971-1976. Ampex audio cassette in rectangular format featuring color photograph of the Grass Roots musicians on cover with a listing of their greatest hits. Includes cassette (.001) and plastic cover (.002).

    Record Type: Object

    The Grass Roots Their 16 Greatest Hits Album, 1971-1976
  3. Ampex Demonstration Tape Reel and Box - Tape, Magnetic

    Ampex Demonstration Tape Reel and Box, c. 1970s. Ampex tape reel (.001) and box (.002) features reel box in square format with white paper label on front showing illustration of a right human ear and the text, "Get an / Earful / Ampex is the Most!! / The Most in Quality / The Most in Selection..." printed in brown and black inks.

    Record Type: Object

    Ampex Demonstration Tape Reel and Box, c. 1970s
  4. Ampex Micro 87R Compact Modular Stereo Music Center - Recorder, Audio Tape

    Ampex Micro 87R Compact Modular Stereo Music Center, 1971. Ampex Micro 87 cassette 4-track, stereo recorder and player in rectangular walnut wood case with reflective plastic black panel and a power cord. Logo stamped in white and red pigment on front at lower right corner, "Ampex / Micro87." The Ampex Micro 87R features a stereo cassette tape player/recorder, FM Stereo, FM or AM tuner and a stereo control center with 50 watts of peak music pow...

    Record Type: Object

    Ampex Micro 87 Cassette Tape Player and Recorder, 1971
  5. Ampex Recording Tape 541 - Tape, Audio Reel

    Ampex Recording Tape 541, c. 1970s. Ampex recording tape features a transparent, hinged plastic case in a square format enclosing a paper cover printed in a repeated pattern of dark blue-and-hot pink diagonal stripes, superimposed with text in white ink, "AMPEX / recording / tape / 541" at top left corner and "Mylar by Du Pont" at bottom left corner.

    Record Type: Object

    Ampex Recording Tape 541, c. 1970s
  6. Apple II Mouse - Mouse

    Apple II Mouse, 1984. A rectangular, boxy beige, plastic mouse with a single large control button on the front and built-in cable with attached port at back. The Apple logo-mark stamped in relief at lower left front, and "Apple Computers, Inc." in molded in plastic in raised letters on back. Bottom of mouse contains at trackball encased in a grey grooved dial and an attached label that reads, "Mouse // Model No. A2M4015 // Serial No. 0087...

    Record Type: Object

    Apple IIc Mouse
  7. Capacitance-Impedance Calculator, 1963 - Calculator, Capacitor Impedance

    Capacitance-Impedance Calculator, 1963. Slide rule style capacitance-impedance calculator is made from three layers of cardboard printed with black and orange ink. The front and back pieces are attached together with metal rivets at each rounded corner. The front piece of cardboard has measurement markings printed on the surface and two rectangular pieces cut out on the left side. A slightly smaller piece of cardboard that has corresponding mark...

    Record Type: Object

    Capacitance-Impedance Calculator, 1963
  8. Copy Print of Silicon Valley Pioneers - Print, Digital

    Copy Print of Silicon Valley Pioneers, 2016. Color digital copy print on Epson Professional paper shows a second generation image of "Silicon Valley Pioneers" by Robert K. Semans. The original oil painting was completed in 2002 and has an overall size of 9' x 18'. The painting shows portraits of 14 electronics industry pioneers set against the east wall of the Stanford University quad with the Memorial Church in the background. Individuals from...

    Record Type: Photo

    Copy Print of Silicon Valley Pioneers, 2016
  9. Copy Print of Silicon Valley Pioneers with Captions - Print, Digital

    Copy Print of Silicon Valley Pioneers with Captions, 2016. Black and white digital copy print shows a second generation image of "Silicon Valley Pioneers" by Robert K. Semans. The original oil painting was completed in 2002 and has an overall size of 9' x 18'. The painting shows portraits of 14 electronics industry pioneers set against the east wall of the Stanford University quad with the Memorial Church in the background. The 8.5" x 10" copy pr...

    Record Type: Photo

    Copy Print of Silicon Valley Pioneers with Captions, 2016
  10. Electron Beam Generator Electron Tube, 1957 - Tube, Electron

    Electron Beam Generator Electron Tube, 1957. This electron accelerator beam tube was stored for use as spare parts for "Beam 1", the first electron beam generator produced by General Electric for the Raychem Corporation. "Beam 1" was used by the Raychem Corporation in Menlo Park, California, and later by Tyco Electronics when it bought Raychem in 1999. It was the first electron beam accelerator ever put into commercial use. "Beam 1" was still in ...

    Record Type: Object

    Raychem Electron Accelerator Beam Tube, c. 1957-1958
  11. Electron Beam Generator Electron Tube, 1957 - Tube, Electron

    Electron Beam Generator Electron Tube, 1957. This electron accelerator beam tube was stored for use as spare parts for "Beam 1", the first electron beam generator produced by General Electric for the Raychem Corporation. "Beam 1" was used by the Raychem Corporation in Menlo Park, California, and later by Tyco Electronics when it bought Raychem in 1999. It was the first electron beam accelerator ever put into commercial use. "Beam 1" was still in ...

    Record Type: Object

    Electron Beam Generator Electron Tube
  12. Electronic Arts Timothy Leary's Mind Mirror Game,1986. - Game

    Electronic Arts Timothy Leary's Mind Mirror Game,1986. Timothy Leary's Mind Mirror Game square format, album style cover for IBM-PC features a full color image on front of Timothy Leary looking into a glass ball with sky as backdrop and text printed in orange ink at top, "Timothy Leary's / Mind Mirror." Five photos of Tim Leary with quotes by Leary included inside of box.

    Record Type: Object

    Electronic Arts Timothy Leary's Mind Mirror Game,1986.
  13. Electronic Recording Equipment at Ampex in Redwood City, 1960 - Negative

    Electronic Recording Equipment at Ampex in Redwood City, 1960. Black and white negative of an engineer working with electronic recording equipment at Ampex Corporation in Redwood City, California. The worker stands in front of a large panel of electronics equipment that has wires, circuits, cables, gauges, switches, and other mechanical parts. There is a panel next to the wires and circuits listing the functions of the circuits with arrows pointi...

    Record Type: Photo

    Electronic Recording Equipment at Ampex in Redwood City, 1960
  14. IBM PS-Note 425 Laptop Computer, 1983 - Computer, Digital

    IBM PS-Note 425 Laptop Computer, 1983. IBM PS-Note 425 black rectangular laptop computer features (A) keypad, screen with a flip-top cover and (B) a power supply. IBM blue and silver-colored circular logo stamped at top left above screen.

    Record Type: Object

    IBM PS-Note 425 Laptop Computer, 1983
  15. John Madden Football Game package, published by Electronic Arts (EA) - Game

    Electronic Arts (EA) John Madden Football Game, 1988. Created in Redwood City. John Madden Football game box features full color image printed on cover of John Madden bursting through a play board, superimposed with the text printed in white ink, "John Madden / Football" at top, and at bottom, the stylized logo printed in orange and white inks, "EA / Electronic Arts" followed by "Robin Antonick and John Madden" printed in white ink.

    Record Type: Object

    John Madden Football Game package, published by Electronic Arts (EA),
  16. MTC Mil-STD 1553B Commemorative Statue - Sculpture

    MTC Mil-STD 1553B Commemorative Statue, c. 2000s. Acrylic sculpture commemorates Raychem MTC components produced by Tyco Electronics that meet the criteria of military standard 1553B. The overall shape of the sculpture is a right trapezoid, and eleven devices are visible "floating" in the center of clear acrylic. "Tyco / Electronics" is printed in blue at top center. The bottom of the sculpture is made with black opaque acrylic; white text printe...

    Record Type: Object

    MTC Mil-STD 1553B Commemorative Statue, c. 2000s
  17. Pulses and Currents - Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park

    Five issues of a quarterly Raychem Corporation newsletter titled "Pulses and Currents: The Electronics Group Newsletter." Unknown publication run. Issues in the collection date from 1987-1989. 1st Issue, 1987 Fall '87 Winter '88 Summer '89 "Special Edition" - c. 1987-1988

    Record Type: Library

    Pulses and Currents: The Electronics Group Newsletter, 1987-1989
  18. Raw Silicon - Silicon

    Raw Silicon. One of four chunks of raw silicon; shiny gray-colored and irregularly shaped.

    Record Type: Object

    Raw Silicon
  19. Raw Silicon, c.1968-2003 - Silicon

    Raw Silicon, c.1968-2003. Four chunks of manufactured and purified raw siliconslightly; each shiny gray-colored and irregularly shaped, measuring approximately 6" in diameter.

    Record Type: Object

    Raw Silicon, c.1968-2003
  20. Raychem Corporation Cable Display, c. 1980s-1990s - Case, Display

    Raychem Corporation Cable Display, c. 1980s-1990s. Black plastic case printed with a red "Raychem" Corporation logo contains two cable display boards showing pieces of partially stripped cable. Each plastic coated white board is discrete and rests on a piece of red foam lining the case. A red "Raychem" logo is printed on both boards in the upper right corner. The upper board is titled in red, "Multicore cable screening systems" and contains five...

    Record Type: Object

    Raychem Corporation Cable Display, c. 1980s-1990s
  21. Raychem Corporation D-Terminator, c. late 1980s-early 1990s - Terminal, Electrical

    Raychem Corporation D-Terminator, c. late 1980s-early 1990s. D-Terminator produced by the Raychem Corporation for the Telecom Industry. The D-Terminator allows for a cable to enter one end of the unit and distribute wires into multiple electrical hook-ups. The body of the rectangular unit is made with black plastic, and it has 25 hook-ups along its length. The hook-up hardware is made with clear plastic and metal components and held in place with...

    Record Type: Object

    Raychem Corporation D-Terminator, c. late 1980s-early 1990s
  22. Raychem Corporation Electronics Division Pin, c. 1980s-1990s - Button, Souvenir

    Raychem Corporation Electronics Division Pin, c. 1980s-1990s. Rectangular black and red enamel pin with gold-colored metal promotes the Raychem Corporation Electronics Division. The front of the pin has a black background with the "Raychem" logo in red and "ELECTRONICS" in gold. A rectangular geometric pattern in gold appears at lower left in line with "electronics". The back is engraved with a repeating pattern that reads, "S.R.E. / (818) 848-...

    Record Type: Object

    Raychem Corporation Electronics Division Pin, c. 1980s-1990s
  23. Raychem Corporation Electronics Group Prototypes, c. 1990s - Circuit

    Raychem Corporation Electronics Group Prototypes, c. 1990s. Group of Raychem Corporation CCE prototypes including: Pin Grid Array Packages (PGAP); Chip Carrier Mounting Devices (CCMD); SolderQuick; SolderTerm. (A) PGAP - rectangular grid, medium brown, 2.375" x 2" x 0.125" (B) PGAP - rectangular grid, medium brown, 1.875" x 1.5" x 0.125" (C) PGAP - rectangular grid, light brown, 1.875" x 1.5" x 0.125" (D) PGAP - rectangular grid, medium...

    Record Type: Object

    Raychem Corporation Electronics Group Prototypes, c. 1990s
  24. Raychem Corporation Electronics Products Catalog, July 1993 - Archive

    Raychem Corporation Electronics Products Catalog, July 1993. Perfect bound (adhesive) Raychem Corporation product catalog titled, "Raychem Electronics Products Catalog: Inventive Solutions for Electronics." The cover has a black and white photograph of various products and text is printed with red and black ink. "A. Henesian" is handwritten in blue ballpoint pen at top right. "Effective: August 1993" is printed on the spine. The print date at the...

    Record Type: Archive

    Raychem Corporation Electronics Products Catalog, July 1993
  25. Raychem Corporation End Piece for a Splice Case, c. 1980s-1990s - Case, Splice

    Raychem Corporation End Piece for a Splice Case, c. 1980s-1990s. Black plastic dual wall wraparound end piece for a splice case produced by the Raychem Corporation. This sample has two curved sections connected by a plastic hinge. Blow mold construction with overall dimensions of 2.875" x 7.25" x 2.125".

    Record Type: Object

    Raychem Corporation Splice Case, c. 1980s-1990s

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