Software with Documentation, United Connection
date: label: Date made
content: 1995
name: label: maker
content: United Airlines
notes: label: Description
content: In the mid-1990s, United Airlines introduced this software to assist customers wishing to make and to alter airline reservationsusing a modem attached to their personal computer. This is an example of the software, as distributed on five 3 ½" diskettes. The software offered the ability to compare and book flights, reserve hotels and rental cars and view an itinerary. Documentation includes a Quick Reference Guide, a letter from the Senior Vice President of Marketing offering bonus miles for each reservation, an ad for bonus miles for making reservations with the system, an advertisement for United Connection, and six air currency coupons good for one alcoholic beverage or one movie/audio headset on a United flight.
label: Description
content: According to the welcome letter, through March 1996 theairline company's $2.50 per hour line charge for using United Connection was waived.
label: Description
content: In 2001, United discontinued use of the software, in preference for reservations made over its website.
label: Description
content: This example of the software shows no signs of use and is in its original box.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Computers
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Jon Eklund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0132.24
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0132.24
label: accession number
content: 2006.0132
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Software
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/4 in x 4 in x 1 3/4 in; 10.795 cm x 10.16 cm x 4.445 cm