Description: Many of us read, write and send emails every day, but when did it all start at the Smithsonian? In 1980 Smithsonian staff had typewriters and telephones on their desk, with one or two FAX machines per office. The Smithsonian operated a single general purpose computer, the Honeywell mainframe, for all Smithsonian data processing applications and which did not include an email
Description: [view in English]La exposición de la que proviene este website fue exhibida en la Galería del Centro Cultural del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo en 1996 para conmemorar el 150 aniversario de la institución Smithsonian.Esta exhibición electrónica fue creada y escrita por un grupo de trabajo constituído por la Dra. Jane MacLaren Walsh, Dra. Pamela M. Henson, y Dra. Margaret
Description: A brief history on the invention and implementation of microfilm and our acquisition of a new, modern microfilm reader/scanner that enables us to provide digital access to and enhance the quality of SIA’s microfilm collections.