News Release

December 25, 2001

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Oakton Community College's William A. Koehnline Gallery presents "The Computer Revolution," an exhibit gauging the development of the personal computer between the years 1970-1990. The exhibition opens with a reception at 3 p.m. on Monday, January, 14, 2002 at Oakton's Des Plaines campus library, 1600 E. Golf Rd.

The earliest machine on display in the College's library is an IBM Punch Terminal Model 029 from 1969 that used a punch card for information storage. The most recent model is a NeXT Cube from 1988. Designed by Steve Jobs after he left Apple, the computer sold for $6,500.

Among the other 17 machines on display are an IBM Personal Computer (PC) Model 5150; a Commodore PET 2001; and a Texas Instruments 99/4A that was introduced in 1979 and sold for $1,150.

The exhibit runs through February 28, 2002. For more information, call (847) 635-2633.

Media Contact: Gian Galassi (847) 635-1810

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