Description
The Bill Scull collection holds materials related to the field of multimedia product design and technology, and its intersection
with higher education, created between 1985 to 1996. About half of the collection is made up of printed materials, such as
technical reports, internal reports, research files, presentation materials, case studies, meeting agendas and notes, and
promotional material. The collection also includes some newsletters and periodicals specifically related to higher education.
The other half of the collection consists of software and its accompanying documentation. Formats include CDs, 3.5 inch floppy
disks, 5.25 floppy disks, and laserdiscs, with a mix of packaged, demonstration, and promotional copies of software. Most
of the software is educational and published between 1988 and 1994.
Background
Bill Scull is a marketing executive, strategic business leader, and consultant who has worked with a number of emerging and
established technology companies over the course of his career. Scull earned a masters degree in engineering from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in 1979 and an MBA from Stanford University in 1981. In the early 1980s, Scull worked as a product
line manager first at Hewlett-Packard and then at Apple Computer. From Apple, he went on to work in business development and
marketing at companies such as Ungermann-Bass, Tandem Computers, ILOG, Sygate Technologies, Nevis Networks, and CloudShield
Technologies. Additionally, he has worked as a marketing and business development consultant for nearly 20 years.
Extent
8.67 Linear feet,
6 record cartons and 1 oversize box
Restrictions
The Computer History Museum (CHM) can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying
any claims of the copyright holder. Requests for copying and permission to publish, quote, or reproduce any portion of the
Computer History Museum's collection must be obtained jointly from both the copyright holder (if applicable) and the Computer
History Museum.
Availability
The collection is open for research.