Operators Coinola O-Roll Rollography
Over 700 of the total 1270 “O” Rolls estimated ever made by QRS, Columbia, Capitol and Clark are catalogued and presented including tune composers.
Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Rollography and “Reference Set” Recut Roll Project
The complete catalog of all 933 music rolls ever originally produced by Hupfeld for the Phonoliszt-Violina: Catalog Sorted by Roll Number Catalog Sorted by Composer. Also provided is the catalog of the 268 rolls chosen from over 20 collections and museums...
The 1966 SDS 940 and the Internet
First computer host to connect to the Internet; SDS 930; Scientific Data Systems; Stanford Research Institute (SRI); Bolt, Berenak & Newman IMP, IMP2; ARPA Network; Where the Wizards Stay Up Late;
Evolution of the American Coin-op Orchestrion
The heyday of American coin-operated automatic music instruments was from 1898 – 1928. Perforated-paper music rolls were an important medium for national distribution of music including blues, jazz, rags and dance tunes. The Coinola SO “super orchestrion,”...
Pelstar, LLC: 91 Years evolution of the Health o meter Doctors beam scale; Rick Crandall, Executive Chairman.
Pelstar, LLC: 97 Years of evolution from the original invention of the Health o meter™ doctor’s beam scale.
In 2016 Pelstar was honored with the Private Company Board of the Year Award, growing at triple the market rate and achieving top market...
Cash Register History
James Ritty invention of the cash register 1878; Incorruptible Cashier; Cash Recording Machine first cash register; National Cash Register Company (NCR) founded by John Patterson, history of marketing; Thomas Watson Sr. fired from NCR, founded IBM based...
Rick Crandall BIO by IEEE Annals of Computing
Founding of Comshare 1966; Rick Crandall timesharing pioneer; joint development with Tymshare, U. Cal. Berkeley; interactive computing; SDS930; SDS940; Scientific Data Systems Sigma 9; timesharing operating systems; early tech IPO in 1968; Crandall Chairman...
Corporate BOARD MEMBER – Giga Chairman
Giga Information Group; new-model technology advisory; separation of Chairman and CEO positions.
The Caille Silver Cup – A Break from the 3-Reelers
Created by Charles Fey circa 1907 and followed by Caille in 1911, both seeking a departure from the onslaught of 3-reel slot machines. Fancy graphics and interesting play kept this machine in the lineup for over a decade.
The DOMINO – A Blend of European Design and American Taste for Mechanized Entertainment
The Domino is a payout gambling machine that was invented by an Englishman, based in France, manufactured in Germany and sold mainly for the U.S. market in the 1920’s.