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Computer Music Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1 (February 1977) by John Snell, 1977

Computer Music Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1 (February 1977) Ephemera

Hoek II (Corner II) by Peter Struycken, 1977

Hoek II (Corner II) Plotter

Steven by Unknown, 1977

Steven Dot-Matrix

Faces of Dalí #4 by Jean-Pierre Vasarely, 1977

Faces of Dalí #4 Print

Faces of Dalí #5 by Jean-Pierre Vasarely, 1977

Faces of Dalí #5 Print

Faces of Dalí #3 by Jean-Pierre Vasarely, 1977

Faces of Dalí #3 Print

Faces of Dalí #2 by Jean-Pierre Vasarely, 1977

Faces of Dalí #2 Print

Faces of Dalí #6 by Jean-Pierre Vasarely, 1977

Faces of Dalí #6 Print

Faces of Dalí #1 by Jean-Pierre Vasarely, 1977

Faces of Dalí #1 Print

Faces of Dali (portfolio) by Jean-Pierre Vasarely, 1977

Faces of Dali (portfolio) Print

Yvaral (Pierre Horay, 1977) by Jean-Pierre Vasarely, 1977

Yvaral (Pierre Horay, 1977) Book

Mac Entyre (Galería Rubbers, Exposición 384) by Eduardo Mac Entyre, 1977 (ca)

Mac Entyre (Galería Rubbers, Exposición 384) Book

Harmonices Mundi by Laurie Spiegel, 1977/2003

Harmonices Mundi Sound

Working Information 3 by Peter Beyls, 1978

Working Information 3 Book

Visions: Music for Orchestra, 2 Pianos, and Computer Generated Tape by David Cope, 1978

Visions: Music for Orchestra, 2 Pianos, and Computer Generated Tape Sound

Computer Graphics and Art, Vol. 3, No. 1 (February 1978) by Grace C. Hertlein, 1978

Computer Graphics and Art, Vol. 3, No. 1 (February 1978) Ephemera

Computer Graphics and Art, Vol. 3, No. 3 (August 1978) by Grace C. Hertlein, 1978

Computer Graphics and Art, Vol. 3, No. 3 (August 1978) Ephemera

Computer Graphics and Art, Vol. 3, No. 2 (May 1978) by Grace C. Hertlein, 1978

Computer Graphics and Art, Vol. 3, No. 2 (May 1978) Ephemera

Computer Graphics and Art, Vol. 3, No. 4 (November 1978) by Grace C. Hertlein, 1978

Computer Graphics and Art, Vol. 3, No. 4 (November 1978) Ephemera

Letter from Grace C. Hertlein to G. Verroust, February 19, 1978 by Grace C. Hertlein, 1978

Letter from Grace C. Hertlein to G. Verroust, February 19, 1978 Ephemera

Untitled (letters) by Gerhard Kammerer-Luka, 1978

Untitled (letters) Plotter

David Lamelas: Fifteen Years by David Lamelas, 1978

David Lamelas: Fifteen Years Book

The Long Ride: Around-the-World Adventures of a Self-Propelled Optimist by Lloyd Sumner, 1978

The Long Ride: Around-the-World Adventures of a Self-Propelled Optimist Book

Microphone by David Tudor, 1978

Microphone Sound

Computer Music by Various Artists, 1978

Computer Music Sound

La máquina de cantar by Horacio Vaggione, 1978/2021

La máquina de cantar Sound

The First Computer Design Coloring Book by Stanley Baxendale, 1979

The First Computer Design Coloring Book Book

Latin Girls by Enrique Castro-Cid, 1979

Latin Girls Painting

Harold Cohen: Drawing (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1979) by Harold Cohen, 1979

Harold Cohen: Drawing (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1979) Ephemera

Computer Printed Fleece Dress by Elisabeth De Senneville, 1979

Computer Printed Fleece Dress Drawing

Transjovian Pipeline by David Em, 1979

Transjovian Pipeline Print

Cameraless Photography by Desmond Paul Henry, 1979

Cameraless Photography Oscilloscope

Visual Art, Mathematics and Computers: Selections from the Journal Leonardo by Frank J. Malina, 1979

Visual Art, Mathematics and Computers: Selections from the Journal Leonardo Book

Manfred Mohr: Dimensions. Generative Arbeiten / Generative Works / Travaux génératifs by Manfred Mohr, 1979

Manfred Mohr: Dimensions. Generative Arbeiten / Generative Works / Travaux génératifs Book

Ana Sacerdote de Guthmann (Galería Lagard, Buenos Aires, 1979) by Ana Sacerdote, 1979

Ana Sacerdote de Guthmann (Galería Lagard, Buenos Aires, 1979) Ephemera

Lillian 2 (Picturephone Self Portrait) by Lillian Feldman Schwartz, 1979

Lillian 2 (Picturephone Self Portrait) Print

Unknown Woman (San Fransisco Chinatown) by Unknown, 1979

Unknown Woman (San Fransisco Chinatown) Dot-Matrix

Unknown Man by Unknown, 1979

Unknown Man Dot-Matrix

Unknown Woman (CN Tower Tour) by Unknown, 1979

Unknown Woman (CN Tower Tour) Dot-Matrix

Portrait of Unknown Children (San Francisco Chinatown) by Unknown, 1979

Portrait of Unknown Children (San Francisco Chinatown) Dot-Matrix

Portrait of Louis - July 24, 1979. Tuesday. 35 years old. by Unknown, 1979

Portrait of Louis - July 24, 1979. Tuesday. 35 years old. Dot-Matrix

Unknown Couple (Chicago) by Unknown, 1979

Unknown Couple (Chicago) Dot-Matrix

John F. Kennedy/Abraham Lincoln by Jean-Pierre Vasarely, 1979

John F. Kennedy/Abraham Lincoln Print

Sphere by Jean-Pierre Vasarely, 1979

Sphere Print

Abraham Lincoln by Jean-Pierre Vasarely, 1979

Abraham Lincoln Print

JFK by Jean-Pierre Vasarely, 1979

JFK Print

gerhard von graevenitz: kinetische objekten by Gerhard von Graevenitz, 1979

gerhard von graevenitz: kinetische objekten Book

Computer Music from Colgate, Vol. I by Dexter Morrill, 1979 (ca)

Computer Music from Colgate, Vol. I Sound

Deformed wire‑grid with holes by Wolfgang Beyer, 1980

Deformed wire‑grid with holes Print

Faceted blue/yellow crystal by Christian Cavadia, 1980

Faceted blue/yellow crystal Print

Sechs Computergrafiken (“six computer graphics”) Portfolio by Christian Cavadia, 1980

Sechs Computergrafiken (“six computer graphics”) Portfolio Print

Pink arrow tessellation by Christian Cavadia, 1980

Pink arrow tessellation Print

Man in New York by Elisabeth De Senneville, 1980

Man in New York Dot-Matrix

The Rocker Patti Smith by Elisabeth De Senneville, 1980

The Rocker Patti Smith Textile

Digital Visual Image Series I #10 by Darcy Gerbarg, 1980

Digital Visual Image Series I #10 Print

DES08X3 by Copper Frances Giloth, 1980

DES08X3 Plotter

Computer Graphics and Art, Vol. 4: 1979 Yearbook by Grace C. Hertlein, 1980

Computer Graphics and Art, Vol. 4: 1979 Yearbook Ephemera

Triplet of flowing line surfaces by Fromund Kloppe, 1980

Triplet of flowing line surfaces Print

16 × 16 blue grid of morphing doodles by Norbert Lübbecke, 1980

16 × 16 blue grid of morphing doodles Print

Six stages of a crumpling green sheet by Robert Stoiber, 1980

Six stages of a crumpling green sheet Print

Untitled Plotter by Peter Struycken, 1980

Untitled Plotter Plotter

Tales of the Marvelous Machine: 35 Stories of Computing by Robert Taylor, 1980

Tales of the Marvelous Machine: 35 Stories of Computing Book

Portrait of Louis - August 25, 1980. Monday. 36 years old. by Unknown, 1980

Portrait of Louis - August 25, 1980. Monday. 36 years old. Dot-Matrix

Portrait of Louis (with Hat) - August 25, 1980. Monday. 36 years old. by Unknown, 1980

Portrait of Louis (with Hat) - August 25, 1980. Monday. 36 years old. Dot-Matrix

Washington by Jean-Pierre Vasarely, 1980

Washington Print

Untitled by Enrique Castro-Cid, 1980 (ca)

Untitled Print

Computer Code Lame Shirt by Elisabeth De Senneville, 1980 (ca)

Computer Code Lame Shirt Textile

See the Beautiful Sea XXIV by Margot Lovejoy, 1980 (ca)

See the Beautiful Sea XXIV Print

See the Beautiful Sea XI by Margot Lovejoy, 1980 (ca)

See the Beautiful Sea XI Print

Computer Music from Colgate, Vol. II by Dexter Morrill, 1980 (ca)

Computer Music from Colgate, Vol. II Sound

Dot Matrix Portrait - Kiki Smith, Ellen Cooper, Cara Perlman by Unknown, 1980 (ca)

Dot Matrix Portrait - Kiki Smith, Ellen Cooper, Cara Perlman Dot-Matrix

Dot Matrix Portrait - Kiki Smith and Ellen Cooper by Unknown, 1980 (ca)

Dot Matrix Portrait - Kiki Smith and Ellen Cooper Dot-Matrix

Computer Portrait Operator’s Manual, 1981

Computer Portrait Operator’s Manual Ephemera

The Weaver’s Journal, Vol. VI, No. 1, Issue 21 (Summer 1981) by Clotilde Barrett, 1981

The Weaver’s Journal, Vol. VI, No. 1, Issue 21 (Summer 1981) Ephemera

Countdown by Joseph Beuys, 1981

Countdown Dot-Matrix

Sinusoïde 1981/1982, section sin1_81_1 by Pierre Braun, 1981

Sinusoïde 1981/1982, section sin1_81_1 Plotter

Runway Dress by Elisabeth De Senneville, 1981

Runway Dress Textile

Set, Dress, Pants by Elisabeth De Senneville, 1981

Set, Dress, Pants Textile

Chip Shadow by Sture Johannesson, 1981

Chip Shadow Print

Chip Challenge by Sture Johannesson, 1981

Chip Challenge Print

Computer Imagery (coloring book) by Martin Kahn, 1981

Computer Imagery (coloring book) Book

Boxes #1 and #2 by William Kolomyjec, 1981

Boxes #1 and #2 Plotter

Creature Tunnel by William Kolomyjec, 1981

Creature Tunnel Plotter

Picasso 2 by Duane Palyka, 1981

Picasso 2 Print

Forme Ronde by Jean-Pierre Vasarely, 1981

Forme Ronde Print

Chromo Cube by Holger Bäckström, 1982

Chromo Cube Book

Spirales Carrées 1982/1984, sin_d1 by Pierre Braun, 1982

Spirales Carrées 1982/1984, sin_d1 Plotter

Androgyny (6 Women + 6 Men) by Nancy Burson, 1982

Androgyny (6 Women + 6 Men) Photograph

People 2 by George W. Hart, 1982

People 2 Plotter

The 1982 World's Fair: Official Guide Book by Steve Kruse, 1982

The 1982 World's Fair: Official Guide Book Book

Symmetry Test 11A by Paul Allen Newell, 1982

Symmetry Test 11A Film

Kanji ‘日本’ (Japan) by Tokico ARMSTAR Painting Robot, 1982

Kanji ‘日本’ (Japan) Machine Drawing

1982 World's Fair Japanese Pavilion “Painting Robot” by Tokico ARMSTAR Painting Robot, 1982

1982 World's Fair Japanese Pavilion “Painting Robot” Machine Drawing

Sun Sphere Logo by Tokico ARMSTAR Painting Robot, 1982

Sun Sphere Logo Machine Drawing

Crescent Moon Face by Tokico ARMSTAR Painting Robot, 1982

Crescent Moon Face Machine Drawing

Peace Dove by Tokico ARMSTAR Painting Robot, 1982

Peace Dove Machine Drawing

Portrait of Louis (blue hat, orange shirt) - August 21, 1982. Saturday. 38 years old. by Unknown, 1982

Portrait of Louis (blue hat, orange shirt) - August 21, 1982. Saturday. 38 years old. Dot-Matrix

Computer-Musik: Vertonung im Zeitalter der Prozeßrechner (Sound in the Age of the Micro-processor) by Various Artists, 1982

Computer-Musik: Vertonung im Zeitalter der Prozeßrechner (Sound in the Age of the Micro-processor) Sound

Ideas Imagine Passion by David Benedetti, 1983

Ideas Imagine Passion Prose/Poetry

Compositions by Herbert Brün, 1983

Compositions Sound

AARON at the Tate by Harold Cohen, 1983

AARON at the Tate Plotter

AARON Brooklyn by Harold Cohen, 1983

AARON Brooklyn Plotter

The First Artificial Intelligence Coloring Book by Harold Cohen, 1983

The First Artificial Intelligence Coloring Book Book

Exhibition Poster, Tate Gallery, 1983 by Harold Cohen, 1983

Exhibition Poster, Tate Gallery, 1983 Print

Harold Cohen (Tate Gallery, 1983) by Harold Cohen, 1983

Harold Cohen (Tate Gallery, 1983) Book

Computer Images: State of the Art by Joseph Deken, 1983

Computer Images: State of the Art Book

La máquina estética by Manuel Felguerez, 1983

La máquina estética Book

Tree by Eiichi Izuhara, 1983

Tree Book

Neo James Dean, Photo Stamp Series by Ginny Lloyd, 1983

Neo James Dean, Photo Stamp Series Mail Art

Computer Self Portrait Issue by Ginny Lloyd, 1983

Computer Self Portrait Issue Mail Art

Erotic Rubbers Issue by Ginny Lloyd, 1983

Erotic Rubbers Issue Mail Art

High Performance, No. 22 (Vol. VI, No. 2), 1983 by Sonya Rapoport, 1983

High Performance, No. 22 (Vol. VI, No. 2), 1983 Ephemera

Plons by Peter Struycken, 1983

Plons Book

Time - “Machine of the Year : The Computer Moves In" (Jan 3, 1983) by Time Inc., 1983

Time - “Machine of the Year : The Computer Moves In" (Jan 3, 1983) Ephemera

Skew H36 by Mark Wilson, 1983

Skew H36 Plotter

1. Computer Grafik Wettbewerb 84 (portfolio), 1984

1. Computer Grafik Wettbewerb 84 (portfolio) Print

Japanische Fähre by Ralf Birkenhain, 1984

Japanische Fähre Print

Die Würfel sind gefallen by Jürgen Lit Fischer, 1984

Die Würfel sind gefallen Print

Harmonie der Sphären by Jürgen Lit Fischer, 1984

Harmonie der Sphären Print

Ohne Titel (Untitled) by Matthias Gössmann, 1984

Ohne Titel (Untitled) Print

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