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OBJECT TYPE: DISK CARTRIDGE
DATE: 1970–1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0485.001

MANUFACTURER: Digital Equipment Corp.
MODEL: RK05J-AA
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: WF45861
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING, PARTS/ SYNTHETIC DISK CASING, CONTROLS, COVERING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 68.5 cm
Width: 48.2 cm
Height: 26.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Digital computing devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Digital
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: AN AUXILIARY DATA STORAGE DEVICE USED FOR LARGE QUANTITY AND/OR LONG TERM STORAGE ON MAGNETIC DISK.
Technical: WITH RK11 CONTROLLER (NOT PRESENT), RK05 CARTRIDGE DISK DRIVE FORMED COMPLETE MASS STORAGE SYSTEM, OFFERING ECONOMICAL SOLUTION FOR LARGE- VOLUME, RANDOM-ACCESS DATA STORAGE, PARTICULARLY IN CASES WHERE LARGE VOLUME OF PROGRAMS & DATA ARE MAINTAINED FOR ONE OR MORE USER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT PANEL BLACK LETTERING ON WHITE GROUND READING 'digital' & WHITE 'decpack rk05j'/ PLATES ON BACK READING 'digital/ 115 VOLTS 2 AMPS MODEL RK05J-AA/ 60 HZ 1 PH _ WIRES S.N. WF45861' & 'RK05 DECPACK/ INPUT POWER 60 HZ +-0.5 HZ/ 115 VAC/ 350 VA'/ WHITE & BLACK LETTERING ON DISK CASING READS 'decpack/ 2200BPI-16'
Missing: CASING PARTS REPLACED BY PLEXIGLASS
Finish: TEXTURED BLACK PAINTED CASING FRONT WITH TEXTURED BUFF EDGES/ CLEAR SYNTHETIC FRONT WINDOW WITH BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED FRAME/ GREY, RED,WHITE CONTROL SWITCHES & LIGHTS/ WHITE DISK CASING/ PLATED, BLACK & GREY PAINTED, METALLIC PARTS/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC PARTS/ GOLD COLOURED METAL CHASSIS WITH GREY DRAWER SLIDES ON SIDES/ CLEAR PLEXIGLASS COVER
Decoration: N/A

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Digital Equipment Corp., Drive, disk, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1966.0485, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0485.001/

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