| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 6787 |  | Details | The Original Silicon Valley Map and Calendar | 1998 |
| Silicon Valley Historical Perspective Calendar Labeled Map |
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The Original Silicon Valley Map and Calendar |
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| 1998 |
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| $295.00 | The-Original-Silicon-Valley-Map-and-Calendar | Silicon-Valley-Historical-Perspective-Calendar-Labeled-Map | A sponsored calendar listing notable events for the 100 sponsoring firms in the Santa Clara Valley, Silicon Valley, California. Events range over a period from 1891 when Leland Stanford Jr. University opened near Palo Alto, through 1998 when Hexcel Corporation celebrated its 50th anniversary. Satellite photomap of Silicon Valley labeled with a numerical index sourced from the event table at right.
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With large advertisement for the map's primary sponsor, Computer Literacy, that offered "computer and electronics books and related services to its customers through its retail stores and online."
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Copyright 1997 by The Original Silicon Valley Map and Calendar a division of Amen International, San Jose California. Designed by OnTarget and printed by Benjamin Litho.
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Other key events include:
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<li>1970 | Xerox Palo Alto Research Center is founded.</li>
<li>1976 | Wozniak and Jobs found Apple Computer.</li>
<li>1981 | IBM introduces the first IBM PC.</li>
<li>1987 | Microsoft PowerPoint introduced.</li>
<li>1995 | Sun Microsystems introduces Java.</li>
<li>1997 | Apple acquires Next with Steve Jobs.</li>
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