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 151,012 records.
PDP-1 Control Panel
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1962
102749568
PDP-1 with CRT
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1962
102749493
Early PDP-1
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1960
102749140
PDP-1 control panel
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1962-11-14
102753312
PDP-1 console
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1963-08-29
102753398
PDP-1 machines
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1963
102764667
PDP-1 and PDP-8/L
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1968-10-28
102769389
PDP-1 at Parachute Contest roll 1
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1962
102749584
Early PDP-1 operator console
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1960
102749139
PDP-1 island control panel
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1962-04-24
102749456
PDP-1-1C-29 J.P.L.
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1963-01-14
102753286
PDP-1 with CRT display
Samuels Studio of Photography; Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1960
102749792
PDP-9-6 CERN #1
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1967-10-27
102756792
PDP-1 paper tape reader
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1962
102749569
PDP-9-66, CERN #1
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1967-10-27
102769168
PDP-1 and PDP-8/L
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1968-10-28
102756880
History - PDP-1 final checkout
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still Image, ca. 1961
102631268
PDP-1 system with peripherals
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, ca. 1962
102749516
PDP-1 images with man
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still image, 1969
102738944
History - PDP-1 at MIT
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Still Image, ca. 1962
102631249