The Millenium Electronic Almanac, 1984
date: label: date made
content: 1984
name: label: maker
content: Millennium Group
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content: n 1984, Millennium Group Incorporated of New York City published this set of four 5 1/4" square floppy disks containing an interactive calendar and reference that ran from the first day of spring (March 20), 1984 until the last day of winter 1985 (sic). Two :SeasonDisks" provided calendrical information, two "InfoDisks" were "a compilation of timely and timeless facts, quizzes, acrivities and interactive learning." Documentation stored in a plastic case with the disks not only describes setup procedures but includes a warranty, a description of this and other Millennium Group products, a proof of purchase card , and a command summary. The leaflet describing setup procedures also lists acknowledgments and thanks. The project for the Almanac is said to be Anthony S. Kleckner at Millennium Group. Programming was done by William Ying, director of information services at the New York Blood Center. He held an Sc.D. in operations research from Columbia University.
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content: References:
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content: Acquisition file 1987.3074.
label: Description
content: [Advertisement], <I>Creative Computing</I>, volum. 10 #9, September, 1984, p. 15.
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content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Medicine and Science: Computers
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Millennium Group Inc.
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content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.3074.01
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content: 1987.3074.01
label: nonaccession number
content: 1987.3074
objectType: label: Object Name
content: software
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 cm x 9 cm x 25 cm; 1 3/16 in x 3 9/16 in x 9 13/16 in