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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stan Augarten computer history collection
source:
Augarten, Stan
creator:
Augarten, Stan
Identifier/Call Number: M1477
Physical Description:
4.5 Linear Feet
(7 boxes, 1 map-folder)
Date (inclusive): circa 1965-1994
Abstract: Collection consists of video and photographic material assembled for book and CD-ROM projects, especially "Bit by Bit."
Augarten also donated the collection "Momenta International : documentation, press releases, etc., 1991" (M1289):
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4725114
Augarten is an american author of two books on the history of computing, "State of the art : a photographic history of the
integrated circuit" (1983) and "Bit by bit : an illustrated history of computers" (1984). He has worked as an employee at
Steve Jobs's company NeXT and authored "The NeXT user's reference manual" (1989). Since 2002 he has lived in Paris, France.
Videotapes in Box 1 are available but must be transferred beforehand; please allow for advanced notice. Videos in Boxes 2-5
are damaged and not available. An unpublished listing is available from the department. Other material (Boxes 6-8) is open
for research.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Stan Augarten, 2001. Accession 2001-349.
[identification of item], Stan Augarten computer history collection (M1477). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Science -- History.
Computers -- History.
Augarten, Stan
Augarten, Stan