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- OBJECT TYPE
- INTEGRATED CIRCUIT/CORE MEMORY/SATELLITE CONTROL
- DATE
- 1971
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0032.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Hewlett-Packard Co.
- MODEL
- ANIK A/ 2114B
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1105A00578
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC LIGHT PANEL, CONTROLS, PARTS/ METAL EQUIPMENT RACK
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 63.0 cm
- Width
- 48.0 cm
- Height
- 31.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Space Technology
- Category
- Communications
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Hewlett Packard
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- British Columbia
- Period
- 1972 - 1985
- Canada
-
AMERICAN-MADE COMPUTER OF TYPE USED IN GROUND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CANADIAN ANIK A-1 SATELLITE. WITH LAUNCH OF ANIK A-1 IN NOV. 1972, CANADA BECAME FIRST COUNTRY TO OPERATE COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, PROVIDING SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS ACROSS CANADA VIA NUMEROUS EARTH STATIONS. ANIK A-1 WAS FIRST DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL SYSTEM BASED ON GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE. - Function
-
PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE CAPABLE OF ACCEPTING & PROCESSING DATA. THIS EXAMPLE WAS PART OF GROUND CONTOL EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE & WAS USED IN CONTROLLING SATELLITE & PROCESSING TELEMETRY RECEIVED FROM IT. - Technical
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CIRCA 1970 MINICOMPUTER, ONE OF SEVERAL MADE BY HEWLETT-PACKARD IN 1970S. IT WAS GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTER PARTICULARLY SUITED IN COMPUTATIONAL POWER & INPUT-OUTPUT FLEXIBILITY TO SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT APPLICATIONS. THIS WAS COMPACT MODEL IN 2114-2116 SERIES (REF. 1). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- HEWLETT-PACKARD LOGO ON FRONT/ BLACK LETTERING ON FRONT READING '2114B' & 'HEWLETT PACKARD'/ WHITE NUMBERS &MARKINGS ON LIGHT PANEL/ WHITE LETTERING ON BUTTONS/ MFR.'S LABEL ON BACK READS 'HEWLETT PACKARD/ SER. # #1105A00578/ MODEL #2114B/ MADE IN U.S.A.' & 'HEWLETT PACKARD/ SYSTEM SERIAL/ NO. 05800/ MADE IN U.S.A.'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- LIGHT GREY ENAMEL PAINTED CASING FRONT/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ PLATED LOCK/ BRUSHED METAL HANDLES/ MOUNTED IN LIGHT BLUE ENAMEL PAINTED RACK WITH LIGHT GREY ENAMEL FRONT
- Decoration
- RACK FRONT HAS BLACK SYNTHETIC & BRUSHED METAL OUTER FRAME & SKY BLUE SYNTHETIC INNER FRAME, & BLACK LETTERED WHITE SIGN READING 'THE ANIK A-1 GROUND CONTROL EQUIPMENT/ USED BY TELESAT CANADA DURING THE/ ANIK A-1 LAUNCH MISSION IN 1972 AND/ SUBSEQUENT YEARS OF COMMERCIAL SERVICE'
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Hewlett-Packard Co., Computer, circa 1971, Artifact no. 1986.0032, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0032.001/
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