Stephen M. Cabrinety Collection in the History of Microcomputing, circa 1975-1995

Summary

Creators:

Cabrinety, Stephen M.

Extent:

815.5 Linear Feet

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Stephen M. Cabrinety Collection in the History of Microcomputing, M0997, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains software, computer hardware, peripheral devices, hand-held games, and computer industry literature documenting the microcomputing gaming industry during its formative years.

Biographical / historical:

Stephen Cabrinety (born Aug. 4, 1966) was Director of Development of Superior Software, Inc. He founded the non-profit organization, the Computer History Institute for the Preservation of Software (C.H.I.P.S.) in 1989. His dream was to permanently locate his collection where it could serve as a museum, an educational tool and an archive for scholarly research. He died on Oct. 4, 1995.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Patricia Cabrinety and Lawrence Cabrinety, 1998 and 1999.

Processing information:

Last box as of 5/19/2023 is 696, any new boxes should pick up from there.

Physical location:

Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Restrictions:

Access restricted; this collection is stored off-site in commercial storage from which material is not routinely paged. Access to the collection will remain restricted until such time as the collection can be moved to Stanford-owned facilities. Any exemption from this rule requires the written permission of the Head of Special Collections.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Stephen M. Cabrinety Collection in the History of Microcomputing, M0997, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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