Button, Advertising, International Data Group (IDG)
date: label: date made
content: c 1992
notes: label: Description
content: This circular button has a yellow background with black text along the top edge that reads: "America Loves. In the center is a hand holding a sign that reads "FOR DUMMIES." Below the sign in black text it reads: "COMPUTER BOOK SERIES FROM IDG". A mark in red ink on the reverse reads: "Win-OS/2 Conf. 8/19?/92."
label: Description
content: International Data Group (IDG) publishes the "for Dummies" series of books. The first book was "DOS for Dummies" published in 1991. The series expanded beyond technology subjects and by 1998 they had over 350 titles. The books are easily identified by the format of their black and yellow covers.
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content: References:
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content: [Last accessed 2019-07-24]
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content: http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/idg-books-worldwide-inc-history/
label: Description
content: https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1999/03/15/smallb2.html
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Computers
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content: Advertising
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content: Computers & Business Machines
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: David DeJean
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2009.3071.629
label: catalog number
content: 2009.3071.629
label: nonaccession number
content: 2009.3071
objectType: label: Object Name
content: button, advertising
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/16 in x 2 1/4 in; x .508 cm x 5.715 cm