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Museum Wideshot

As we continue to celebrate our 50th anniversary, a retrospective museum exhibit (pictured above) was put on display in our Canton, MA, building for all staff to experience. Everything from our first terminal servers, handheld computers, and reel-to-reel tapes used to load software on site, showcases the span of MEDITECH's impact and evolution. 

However, you don't have to go to Canton to see these.  We bring the same historic pieces and artifacts here — in the form of a virtual museum!  So settle in, take a tour, and immerse yourself in the history and intrigue of 50 years with MEDITECH by scrolling through the images to the right (photos courtesy of Yvonne Germond).  Flash photography is permitted. 
  • 50th Wall
  • 50th Book
  • No Bumpa Da Table
  • No Bumpa Da Machina
    Pre-IBM Development Board (circa 1979).
  • Terminal Adapter
    Terminal switch used in dial-up rooms that allowed a terminal to switch between two modems.
  • Data General Transfer Port
    A dumb terminal (left) and an original terminal adapter (top right), which allowed programmers to attach two monitors. (Second from top to bottom) First Data General Terminal Server, Data General Multiport Transerver, which created MEDITECH's first Ethernet network.
  • MEDITECH Monitor
    Chief Financial Officer Barbara Manzolillo's "first computer" (front left) and a copy of the customer newsletter, the MEDITECH Monitor (front center).
  • Phone Directory
    Staff phone directory.
  • MIIS Machine
    MIIS Machine, retired in 2009.
  • Old Tech Table
  • First Conference Call Speaker
    Founder Neil Pappalardo's first conference call speaker.
  • Handheld Models
    Handheld models.
  • NUR and PtCt Handheld
    Nursing and PtCt (Patient Care Technologies) handheld computers.
  • Reel to reel tapes
    Tapes delivered to customers for loading MIIS and MAGIC software.
  • Cassette
    8mm cassette tape (top) and digital compact cartridge (below) replaced reel to reel technology for software updates/backups
  • Palm Pilot
    Palm Pilot
  • Remote Control
    Devices used to flip through screens which predated touch screen technology.
  • Norwood Drawing
    Architect's illustration of the Norwood, MA building.
  • Westwood Building
    Model of MEDITECH's Westwood, MA building.
  • 25th Anniversary Coins
    25th Anniversary coins.
  • Log Book 1970
    Log book (1970).
  • Trixie
    "Trixie" - MEDITECH's first PC with internet access.
  • 25th Anniversary Card
    25th Anniversary card from staff.
  • Y2K
    Miscellaneous items including a vintage phone used by staff (center) and the sign from the Italian Restaurant which hosted MEDITECH's Y2K support weekend party (back left).
  • Y2K Welcome Card
    Invitation to Y2K weekend coverage party.
  • Y2K Weekend Activities
    List of activities from Y2K coverage party.
  • 30th Year Hat
  • Keyboard Template
    Keyboard template used by staff to identify function keys in Client/Server applications.
  • Shovel
    Shovel used to break ground while building MEDITECH's Southcoast building (Fall River, MA)
  • Hard Hat
    Hard hat (top left) during the construction of the Southcoast building in Fall River, MA.
  • Misc Table
    Miscellaneous items including a golf pass (middle left) from Lost Brook golf course attached to the Norwood, MA building and guides/manuals (far right).
  • Coozie
  • Quick Start Guide