Terminal, typewriter

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OBJECT TYPE: KEYBOARD-PAGE PRINTER/PAPER TAPE
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0012.001

MANUFACTURER: Commercial Controls Corp.
MODEL: FRIDEN FPC5P
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 16388
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FRAMES, CAST ALUMINUM WITH SHEET STEEL INSPECTION COVERS/ MECHANICAL PARTS, PUNCHED AND/OR MACHINED STEEL/ TABLE ASSEMBLY SHEET STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 91.4 cm
Width: 102.0 cm
Height: 60.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Commercial
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: MID 1960'S TO MID 1970'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED AS A COMPUTER TERMINAL INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE.
Technical: ELECTRO MECHANICAL TELEPRINTERS FROM WHICH THIS MACHINE WAS DEVELOPED PROVIDED THE FIRST KEYBOARD AND PRE-PUNCHED TAPE DATA ENTRY INTO COMPUTERS. PRIOR TO THESE DEVICES, IBM DATA CARDS PROVIDED INPUT TO MOST COMPUTERS. THE PUNCHED TAPE PROVIDED SOME PORTABILITY BETWEEN SYSTEMS SIMILAR TO PRESENT DISKS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'FRIDEN' LABEL FRONT TOP CENTRE/ OPERATING INFO ON SWITCHES ABOVE KEYBOARD/ MFR'S LABEL: 'RECORDER-REPRODUCER/ MODEL FPC5P/ 115 VOLTS 60 CYCLES 1.2AMPS/ CSA APP. NO. 6693/ Commercial Controls Canada Ltd./ TORONTO, ONTARIO/MADE BY Commercial Controls Corporation/ ROCHESTER 2, NEW YORK'/ 'MADE IN USA' LABEL
Missing: N/A
Finish: BEIGE WRINKLE FINISH ENAMEL
Decoration: N/A

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Commercial Controls Corp., Terminal, typewriter, circa 1965, Artifact no. 1975.0012, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0012.001/

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