Object Details
- Description
- This circular button has a bright blue background with white text that reads: 'I Have "ESP".' Beneath the text in white is the Hayes company logo. A mark in black ink on the reverse reads: "Comdex 6/90."
- The Hayes modem was the first one created for personal computers. Dale Heatherington and Dennis C. Hayes designed their modem board in 1977 and assembled it on Hayes' dining room table. The partners formed D.C. Hayes Associates in 1978 and renamed it in 1980 as Hayes Microcomputer Products. During the 1980s and 1990s the Hayes modem was a top-of-the-line modem with a reputation for high compatibility and reliability. The phrase "ESP" on the button stands for "Enhanced Serial Port."
- In 1999 the company exited bankruptcy, liquidated assets, and sold the brand name to Zoom Technologies.
- References:
- [Last accessed 2019-07-18]
- "InfoWorld," October 23, 1989, p81. [Product review of the Hayes V-Series Smartmodem 2400.]
- https://www.networkworld.com/article/2869386/modems--60-years-of-hooking-up.html#slide5
- https://history-computer.com/ModernComputer/Basis/modem.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/07/news/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-modem-king.html
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jan-07-fi-61071-story.html
- http://www.s100computers.com/Hardware%20Folder/DC%20Hayes/History/History.htm
- http://www.hayesmicro.com
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- David DeJean
- c 1990
- ID Number
- 2009.3071.625
- catalog number
- 2009.3071.625
- nonaccession number
- 2009.3071
- Object Name
- button, advertising
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3/16 in x 2 5/16 in; x .508 cm x 5.842 cm
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Computers
- Advertising
- Computers & Business Machines
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1387689
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-1995-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
