Due to the implementation of a new Collection Management System, CHM staff will not be able to assist researchers and in-person visits until March 2025.
From magnetic tape and rare film to lab notebooks and business plans to early mainframes and source code, our collection is as diverse as the history of computing. It is a rich resource for everyone, comprising historical objects, documents, software titles, ephemera, and photographs and moving images.
Note: CHM's online catalog has been updated through January 23rd, 2025. A new and improved catalog will be launched in Summer 2025.
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Catalog contains over 151,130 records.
Early PDP-1 console
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1959
102749061
PDP-1 with modules
Samuels Studio of Photography; Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1960
102749819
PDP-1 computer
Still Image, Circa 1960
102652239
EN 2249 (PDP-1)
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1962
102749512
Early PDP-1 model
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1964
102749029
PDP-1 color
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1963-09
102753412
Standard PDP-1
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1963-06
102738945
PDP-1 product line
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1969
102759030
History - PDP-1
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1960
102764623
DEC PDP-1 module
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still Image, Circa 1965
102618917
Early PDP-1 model
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still Image, Circa 1960
102618912
MIT computer (PDP-1)
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1961-09-25
102749185
I.T.T. PDP-1
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1962
102749173
Standard PDP-1
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1963-06-21
102753338
PDP-5-1 (DC12)
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1963-05-04
102753275
PDP-1 images
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1964
102738943
PDP-8 Librascope #1
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1966-06-03
102755245
PDP-1 operator console
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still Image, Circa 1961
102618922
History - PDP-1 drawing
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still Image, 1963-10-04
102664956
PDP-1 production model
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image
102680779