Bloomberg Computer Keyboard
notes: label: Description
content: Michael Bloomberg formed Innovative Market Systems (IMS) in 1982 to develop a computer terminal that provided access to real-time market data, analytics, and news. The computer terminal required a subscription service to Bloomberg data, came with dedicated hardware, and a customized keyboard. In 1986 IMS was renamed Bloomberg L.P. and by 1988 the terminal could buy and sell stocks and bonds via the electronic trading system.
label: Description
content: This keyboard was made in 1989, and is similar to other QWERTY keyboards in its layout, but it replaces many of the generic function keys with finance-specific hotkeys that can access real-time security options for a variety of sectors. There are also specific keys for calling up quotes, and selling or buying stocks and bonds. The keyboard is color-coded in red, green, and yellow to help traders quickly identify the keys they need. While a Bloomberg subscription remains necessary, there are now Windows clients used in conjunction with the keyboard, removing the need for the original Bloomberg terminal hardware.
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content: Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
label: Exhibition
content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Bloomberg L.P.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0144.02
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0144.02
label: accession number
content: 2014.0144
label: serial number
content: 62010
objectType: label: Object Name
content: computer keyboard
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal; plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 12 3/8 in x 5 1/8 in; 6.35 cm x 31.4325 cm x 13.0175 cm