Punch, tape

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OBJECT TYPE: PAPER/ASCII/MOTOR DRIVEN
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0893.001

MANUFACTURER: Teletype Corp.
MODEL: BRPEB6
LOCATION: Skokie, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 21401
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SHEET METAL & ALUMINUM CHASSIS & CASINGS/ METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ RUBBER BELT/ PAPER TAPE

Dimensions

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

Length: 50.0 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 29.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Electromechanical & mechanical peripheral devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Teletype
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Skokie

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: C.1963-1977
Canada: AN AMERICAN MADE ACCESSORY COMPONENT OF THE FP6000, THE FIRST CANADIAN DESIGNED & MADE TIME-SHARING & MULTI-PROGRAMMABLE COMPUTER, BUILT BY FERRANTI-PACKARD ELECTRIC LTD. OF TORONTO IN ITS UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO ESTABLISH ITSELF AS A VIABLE CANADIAN COMPUTER MANUFACTURER.
Function: DEVICE WHICH INSCRIBES DATA ON PAPER TAPE IN THE FORM OF PUNCHED HOLES; IT RECEIVES 8 LEVEL (ASCII) DATA & PERFORATES THE TAPE AT SPEEDS UP TO 110 CHARACTERS PER SECOND.
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF THE SECOND? VERSION OF TELETYPE'S SMALL ELECTRO- MECHANICAL HIGH SPEED TAPE PUNCH, MANUFACTURED AFTER 1958/ AN EARLY RECEIVE & STORE DATA HANDLING DEVICE, WHICH PROVIDED SHORT & LONG TERM STORAGE SIMILAR TO PRESENT DAY FLOPPY DISKS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATES ON SIDE READING 'TELETYPE/ CODE/ BRPEB6' & 'TELETYPE/ SERIAL NO./ 21401'/ PLATES ON TOP READING 'TELETYPE/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ MANUFACTURED BY/ TELETYPE CORPORATION/ SKOKIE, ILL., U.S.A.'/ PLATE READING 'TELETYPE/ CODE/ BRPE11'/ PLATE READING 'CODE LMUB/ TELETYPE/ SER. 494865' & '23A/ MOTOR/ UNIT'/ PLATE ON CHASSIS READS 'PATENTS/ APPLIED FOR'
Missing: CASING TOP
Finish: PLATED, METALLIC, & BRUSHED METAL PARTS/ GREY PAINTED MOTOR CASING/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC/ GREEN PAPER
Decoration: N/A

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Teletype Corp., Punch, tape, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1977.0893, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0893.001/

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