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[Trade catalogs from Sota Chromatography Inc.]

Company Name:
Sota Chromatography Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
State of the Art Chromatography, Inc.  Search this
Notes content:
Sotaphase high performance columns for liquid chromatography ; other chromatography products ; Axxiom high performance liquid chromatography ; Model 711 HPLC Programmer Microcomputer-based HPLC System Controller ; Model 710 HPLC Programmer Microprocessor HPLC System Controller ; Axxiom HPLC systems and instrument components
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
10 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Crompond, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Computers and computer equipment  Search this
Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment  Search this
Topic:
"Laboratories -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Computers  Search this
Optical equipment  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_21065
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_21065

Manuals Relating to the Intel 8080 Microprocessor and Its Applications

Maker:
Intel Corporation  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 28 cm x 27.8 cm x 10.8 cm; 11 1/32 in x 10 15/16 in x 4 1/4 in
Object Name:
documentation
documentation, computer
Place made:
United States: California, Santa Clara
Date made:
1975
1972-1976
Credit Line:
Gift of Jonathan A. Titus
ID Number:
1991.3201.25
Nonaccession number:
1991.3201
Catalog number:
1991.3201.25
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-3cf5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1401237

Ralph H. Baer Papers

Creator:
Baer, Ralph H., 1922-2014  Search this
Extent:
16 Cubic feet (45 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Audiotapes
Audiocassettes
Cd-roms
Diagrams
Drawings
Interviews
Videotapes
Correspondence
Sketches
Photographs
Oral history
Notes
Manuals
Date:
1943 - 2015
Summary:
Ralph H. Baer was a German-born ordnance specialist, inventor, and engineer. He was a pioneer of early videogame technology. The papers include autobiographical materials; firearms notes, manuscripts, and photographs; and videogame and television engineering notes, diagrams, schematics, and video documentation.
Scope and Contents:
The Ralph Baer Papers include autobiographical materials and an extended oral history interview. The Papers also include materials about military small arms created by Baer during his World War II service. The largest portion of the collection documents Baer's work on video games.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into 12 series.

Series 1: Autobiographical Documents, 1962-2006

Subseries 1.1: Manuscript, book and other documents, 1962-2006

Subseries 1.2: Other Media: CDs, VHS videos, periodical, 1991, 2000-2003

Series 2: WW II Small Arms Documents, 1943-1953

Subseries 2.1: Correspondence, 1950-1953

Subseries 2.2: Writings and notes, 1943-1948

Subseries 2.3: Drawings and schematics, undated

Subseries 2.4: Manuals and encyclopedias, 1943

Subseries 2.5: Photographs, 1945

Series 3: Hans Otto Mauksch Materials, 1944-1964

Subseries 3.1: Personal background information, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1964

Subseries 3.2: Instructional materials, 1944-1946, undated

Subseries 3.3: Ft. Riley, Kansas, 1946, 1953

Series 4: TV Game Documents, 1966-1972

Subseries 4.1: Working notes, diagrams and schematics, 1966-1971

Subseries 4.2: Administrative documents, 1966-1972 Subseries 4.3: Notebooks, 1966-1968

Subseries 4.4: TV game development documentation, 1966-1968

Series 5: Sanders Associates, Transitron, and Van Norman Industries, 1952-2003

Series 6: Product Development Documents, 1974-2015

Series 7: Product Guides and Technical Support, 1943-2011

Series 8: Legal and Patent Documents, 1966-2014

Series 9: Writings and Notes, 1946-1999

Series 10: Miscellaneous, 1961-2012

Series 11: Correspondence, 1983-2014

Series 12: Publicity and Awards, 1979-2015
Biographical / Historical:
Ralph H. Baer (1922-2014) was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1938. A graduate of the National Radio Institute (1940), Baer worked as a radio technician in the New York City area, servicing all types of home and auto radios. During World War II, Baer served in the United States Army, one year stateside, and two years in Europe. He was assigned to Military Intelligence and became an expert on military small arms. Baer returned to the United States with eighteen tons of foreign small arms for use in exhibits at Aberdeen, Maryland; Springfield, Massachusetts Armory; and Ft. Riley, Kansas.

After the war, Baer attended the American Television Institute of Technology in Chicago, graduating with a BS in television engineering. In 1949, Baer joined a small electro medical equipment firm, Wappler, Inc., as their chief engineer. He designed and built surgical cutting machines, epilators, and low frequency pulse generating muscle-toning equipment. In 1951, Baer moved to Loral Electronics of Bronx, New York as a senior engineer, designing power line carrier signaling equipment for IBM. During 1952-1956, Baer worked at Transitron, Inc., in New York City as a chief engineer and later as vice president. In 1956, Baer joined Sanders Associates in Nashua, New Hampshire building airborne radar components. He became manager of the Electronic Design Department at Sanders and eventually Division Manager and Chief Engineer for Equipment Design. Baer retired in 1987.

At Sanders in 1966, Baer began an independent project experimenting with ways for consumers to interact with standard home television sets. Development of interactive TV Game (TVG) ideas became a company-supported project continued by Baer and assisted by William H. Harrison and William T. Rusch (download the TV Game chronology prepared by Ralph Baer in 2006). By mid-1967, ping pong videogames were played inside Sanders, patent disclosures were applied for, and hardware was designed. Baer and his associates called the devices they were developing "boxes" and numbered the various versions one through seven. In 1971, Magnavox became Sanders Associates's first videogame licensee. Between 1972 and 1975, Magnavox produced and sold over 700,000 units of Odyssey, a set of games played on its television receivers. Atari became a licensee in 1976 after the first of many lawsuits won by Sanders in pursuit of patent infringements.

During his tenure at Sanders and thereafter, Baer was a prolific inventor. His creations included many electronic toys and games and other consumer electronic products. Among the better known products based on Baer's work are Milton Bradley's Simon, Galoob's Smarty Bear Video, and Kenner's Laser Command. In 2004 President George W. Bush awarded Baer the National Medal of Technology.

Baer married Dena Whinston in 1952 and they had three children, James, Mark, and Nancy. Ralph Baer died on December 6, 2014, at the age of 92.
Related Materials:
Materials at the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Ralph H. Baer Innovative Lives Presentation, August 15, 2009 (NMAH.AC.1179)

The presentation documents a moderated conversation about Baer's life and work. Baer reenacts, with his partner William Harrison, the first time he played "Odyssey," the first home video game for the consumer market, which he invented, and answers questions from the audience. Materials include original video (born digital), master videos, and reference videos.

Materials at Other Organizations

Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong

Ralph H. Baer Papers, 1968-2010 inclusive; 1975-1998 bulk

The Ralph H. Baer papers are a compilation of correspondence, game designs, drawings, notes, reference materials, photographs, product descriptions, digital videos, schematics, electronic components, and manuals utilized by Ralph H. Baer throughout his lengthy career in the toy and game industry. The bulk of the materials are from 1975 through 1998.

U.S. Ordnance Museum, Fort Lee, Virginia

Materials consist of data on foreign small arms brought back from Europe in 1946 by Ralph H. Baer.

Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, New York

Holdings include set of seven recreations of "TV game" prototypes originally created between 1966 and 1969, donated by pioneering game developer Ralph Baer. One of Baer's game prototypes, known as the "Brown Box," was licensed by Magnavox and released in 1972 as the Magnavox Odyssey, the world's first commercial home video game console.

University of Texas, Austin, Briscoe Center for American History

Ralph H. Baer "Brown Box" replica, 1952-1983, 2006-2012

The Ralph H. Baer "Brown Box" replica includes a fully-functional replica of Ralph Baer's "Brown Box," the prototype video game console that was used as the basis of the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972. The collection also contains related research materials.
Separated Materials:
The Division of Medicine and Science holds artifacts related to this collection including early video game prototypes and TV Game products.

TV Game Unit #1 (TVG#1); 1966; vacuum tube spot generator with Heathkit IG-62 Generator (See Accession 2006.0102.01)

Heathkit IG-62; used with TVG #1 (See Accession 2006.0102.02)

TV Game Unit #2 (TVG #2), aka the "Pump Unit," 1967; large aluminum chassis with wooden "pump" handle (See Accession 2006.0102.03)

TV Game Unit #7 (TVG#7), aka "Brown Box," 1967/1968; prototype for Magnavox Odyssey (See Accession 2006.0102.04)

Cardboard program cards for use with Brown Box (See Accession 2006.0102.05)

Lightgun, 1967/1968; game accessory for Brown Box (See Accession 2006.0102.06)

TV Game Unit #8, 1968; "de/dt" (velocity responsive) ballgame chassis for use with Brown Box (See Accession 2006.0102.07)

Magnavox Odyssey (Model ITL200) video game unit, 1972; with all accessories in the original carton (See Accession 2006.0102.08)

Milton-Bradley Company SIMON handheld microprocessor-control game, 1978 (See Accession 2006.0102.09)

Ideal Toy Company MANIAC microprocessor-control game, 1979, in original box with game instructions (See Accession 2006.0102.10)

Golf Game accessory, 1968; golf ball mounted on joystick handle for use with Brown Box (See Accession 2006.0102.11

"Brown Box" programming card, target shooting, 1967 (See Accession 2006.0102.12)
Provenance:
The collection was donated by Ralph H. Baer in 2003.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Copyright held by the Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Books  Search this
Firearms  Search this
Games  Search this
Litigation  Search this
Inventions -- 20th century  Search this
Machine guns  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Weapons  Search this
Video games  Search this
Toys -- 20th century  Search this
Television -- History  Search this
Rifles  Search this
Pistols  Search this
Military intelligence  Search this
Genre/Form:
Audiotapes
Audiocassettes
CD-ROMs
Diagrams
Drawings -- 1940-1950
Interviews -- 2000-2010
Videotapes
Correspondence -- 1950-2000
Sketches
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1940-1950
Photographs -- 20th century
Oral history -- 2000-2010
Notes
Manuals -- 1940-1950
Citation:
Ralph H. Baer Papers, 1943-2015, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0854
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Ralph H. Baer Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82f137fe4-60d3-4527-aa78-fed55d4b4fef
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0854
Online Media:

Experimental Microcomputer Board, Digital Group 6800

Maker:
Digital Group  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 1/2 in x 12 in x 5 3/8 in; 1.27 cm x 30.48 cm x 13.6525 cm
Object Name:
Microcomputer Board
Credit Line:
Jon Titus
ID Number:
1991.0891.26
Catalog number:
1991.0891.26
Accession number:
1991.0891
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-6bb7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1105968
Online Media:

Experimental Microcomputer Board, Digital Group 6502

Maker:
Digital Group  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 1/2 in x 12 in x 5 3/8 in; 1.27 cm x 30.48 cm x 13.6525 cm
Object Name:
Microcomputer Board
Credit Line:
Jon Titus
ID Number:
1991.0891.27
Catalog number:
1991.0891.27
Accession number:
1991.0891
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-7bb0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1105970
Online Media:

Experimental Microcomputer Board, Digital Group 8080

Maker:
Digital Group  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 3/8 in x 12 in x 5 1/2 in; .9525 cm x 30.48 cm x 13.97 cm
Object Name:
Microcomputer Board
Credit Line:
Jon Titus
ID Number:
1991.0891.28
Catalog number:
1991.0891.28
Accession number:
1991.0891
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-7bb2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1105972
Online Media:

MIKE 2 Modular Microcomputer

Maker:
Martin Research  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 3/4 in x 7 in x 7 1/2 in; 9.525 cm x 17.78 cm x 19.05 cm
Object Name:
Microcomputer
microcomputer
Place made:
United States: Illinois, Chicago
Date made:
1975
Credit Line:
Jon Titus
ID Number:
1991.0891.29
Catalog number:
1991.0891.29
Accession number:
1991.0891
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-7bb3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1105974
Online Media:

INTEL SDK-86 Sixteen Bit Development System

Maker:
Intel Corporation  Search this
Measurements:
average spatial: 1 7/8 in x 13 1/2 in x 12 in; 4.7625 cm x 34.29 cm x 30.48 cm
Object Name:
Microcomputer Development System
microcomputer development system
Date made:
1978
Credit Line:
Jon Titus
ID Number:
1991.0891.18
Catalog number:
1991.0891.18
Accession number:
1991.0891
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-68ee-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1104836
Online Media:

MOS KIM-1 Microcomputer Single Board Computer Trainer

Maker:
Mostek  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 1/2 in x 10 3/4 in x 8 1/4 in; 1.27 cm x 27.305 cm x 20.955 cm
Object Name:
Microcomputer Board
Date made:
ca 1976
Credit Line:
Jon Titus
ID Number:
1991.0891.20
Catalog number:
1991.0891.20
Accession number:
1991.0891
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-5bd8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1104851
Online Media:

Keyboard for a National Semiconducto Experimental Kit

Maker:
National Semiconductor Corporation  Search this
Measurements:
average spatial: 1 in x 2 3/4 in x 5 1/4 in; 2.54 cm x 6.985 cm x 13.335 cm
Object Name:
Microcomputer Component
Date made:
ca 1976
Credit Line:
Jon Titus
ID Number:
1991.0891.21
Catalog number:
1991.0891.21
Accession number:
1991.0891
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-6d82-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1105728
Online Media:

Microcomputer Board, National Semiconductor SCMP Experimental Board

Maker:
National Semiconductor Corporation  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 1 in x 4 3/4 in x 4 3/8 in; 2.54 cm x 12.065 cm x 11.1125 cm
Object Name:
Microcomputer Board
Date made:
1976
Credit Line:
Jon Titus
ID Number:
1991.0891.23
Catalog number:
1991.0891.23
Accession number:
1991.0891
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-6d87-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1105734
Online Media:

Single-Board Microcomputer Development Trainer, Texas Instruments TM990/100M

Maker:
Texas Instruments  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in x 11 in x 7 3/4 in; 1.905 cm x 27.94 cm x 19.685 cm
Object Name:
Microcomputer
Place made:
United States
Date made:
ca 1978
Credit Line:
Jon Titus
ID Number:
1991.0891.24
Catalog number:
1991.0891.24
Accession number:
1991.0891
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-6ab8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1105735
Online Media:

KIM-1 Microcomputer Module

Measurements:
overall: 1.5 cm x 21 cm x 27.5 cm; 19/32 in x 8 9/32 in x 10 13/16 in
Object Name:
microcomputer
microcomputer
Date made:
ca 1976
Credit Line:
Louis Mittelman, Jr.
ID Number:
1985.0591.03
Catalog number:
1985.0591.03
Accession number:
1985.0591
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-3851-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_334376

Microcomputer Processor Board, Electronic Voting Equipment Corporation

Measurements:
overall: 1/2 in x 8 1/4 in x 6 5/8 in; 1.27 cm x 20.955 cm x 16.8275 cm
Object Name:
Microcomputer Board
Date made:
ca 1975
Credit Line:
Jon Titus
ID Number:
1991.0891.31
Catalog number:
1991.0891.31
Accession number:
1991.0891
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-7193-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1105984
Online Media:

Documentation, Microsoft BASIC Reference Manual

Maker:
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems  Search this
Object Name:
documentation
Credit Line:
Gift of Barry S. Berg
ID Number:
2012.3060.18
Catalog number:
2012.3060.18
Nonaccession number:
2012.3060
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Computers & Business Machines
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-a16c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1423460

Here Comes the Second Computer Revolution

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 11 in x 8 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 21.59 cm
Object Name:
sheets, set of
Date made:
1975
Credit Line:
Centurion Industries
ID Number:
1986.3081.10
Catalog number:
1986.3081.10
Nonaccession number:
1986.3081
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0066-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1368803

Invasion of the Microcomputers, an Article by Gene Bylinsky

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 11 in x 8 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 21.59 cm
Object Name:
sheets, set of
Place made:
United States: Illinois, Chicago
Date made:
1977
Credit Line:
Centurion Industries
ID Number:
1986.3081.11
Catalog number:
1986.3081.11
Nonaccession number:
1986.3081
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0067-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1368804

GRiD CASE 1530 Laptop Computer

Maker:
GRiD Systems  Search this
Animator:
Dope, John  Search this
Measurements:
overall (closed): 2 1/2 in x 12 in x 15 1/4 in; 6.35 cm x 30.48 cm x 38.735 cm
overall (open): 10 in x 12 in x 15 1/4 in; 25.4 cm x 30.48 cm x 38.735 cm
Object Name:
portable computer
Place made:
United States: California, Fremont
Date made:
ca 1989
Approx. 1989
Subject:
Mathematics  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Victor Yuliano
ID Number:
1997.0124.01
Accession number:
1997.0124
Catalog number:
1997.0124.01
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Computers & Business Machines
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-ea14-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_211365
Online Media:

Computer Component, ST-1 Flip-Flop

Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 1 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in x 2 in; 3.175 cm x 3.175 cm x 5.08 cm
Object Name:
program card
computer element
computer component
Place made:
Hungary
Date made:
1970s
Credit Line:
Laszlo Kutor
ID Number:
2010.0209.4
Catalog number:
2010.0209.4
Accession number:
2010.0209
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-331e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1395695
Online Media:

Documentation on PASCAL, BASIC, and FLEX for SWTPC Microcomputers

Maker:
Southwest Technical Products Corp.  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 1/2 in x 11 in; x 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm
Object Name:
Documentation
Date made:
1978 - 1979
Credit Line:
Lamont Wood
ID Number:
2007.3008.02
Catalog number:
2007.3008.02
Nonaccession number:
2007.3008
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-0a69-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1318735

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