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Title: CHM packaged software collection
Contributing Institution:
Computer History Museum
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
52.5 Linear feet,
42 record cartons
Date (inclusive): 1962-2003
Abstract: The CHM packaged software collection contains commercially produced software primarily for the personal computer dated between
1962 and 2003.
The collection is open for research.
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 as owner of the material.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The collection contains media that has not been read by CHM staff. Contact the CHM archives staff for more information.
[Identification of Item], [Date], CHM packaged software collection, Lot [#], Box [#], Folder [#], Catalog [#], Computer History
Museum.
Scope and Content of the Collection
The CHM packaged software collection contains commercially produced software programs produced by a variety of software and
computing firms, including Lotus, Apple, Electronic Arts, Borland, Grid, Novell, IBM and others. The collection is a wide-ranging
sample of primarily personal computer software of different kinds and different eras and includes business applications, educational
programs, and games from large and small publishers. Formats are primarily 5.25 and 3.5 inch disks, with a small amount of
CD-ROM, cartridges and cassette tapes, and a very few 8 inch floppy disks. The collection is arranged alphabetically by title
in the container list.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Microcomputers--Software