Terminal, typewriter

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OBJECT TYPE: KEYBOARD-PAGE PRINTER/PAPER TAPE
DATE: 1956–1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.1676.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: 17628
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY, CASINGS, PARTS/ SYNTHETIC KEYS, CONTROLS, & PARTS/ RUBBER PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 60.0 cm
Width: 54.0 cm
Height: 25.0 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: LATE 1950S +
Canada: AMERICAN MADE PERIPHERAL FOR LGP-30 COMPUTER, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY PRODUCT OF CANADIAN COMPANY ROYAL PRECISIONS LTD. OF MONTREAL. IT WAS SOLD ACROSS CANADA & SERVICE OFFICES WERE OPENED AS WELL TO PROVIDE SUPPORT. IN LATE 1950S, CONTROL DATA CORP. BOUGHT OUT ROYAL PRECISION, CONTINUING TO MARKET LGP-30.
Function: INPUT-OUTPUT DEVICE FOR COMPUTER, WITH TYPEWRITER-KEYBOARD FOR INPUT VIA KEYS & OUTPUT IN PAGE FORMAT, & PAPER TAPE READER-PUNCH TO INPUT & OUTPUT DATA IN FORM OF PUNCED HOLES IN PAPER TAPE.
Technical: ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TYPEWRITER TERMINAL MARKETED WITH 1ST GENERATION SMALL MAINFRAME COMPUTER TO SERVE AS INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE. INPUT OCCURRED VIA STANDARD TYPEWRITER KEYBOARD OR BY PAPER TAPE READER. OUTPUT VIA TYPEWRITER OR PAPER TAPE PUCH, OR BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: METAL PLATE WITH "LPG-30" IN METALLIC LETTERING ON BLACK GROUND ATTACHED TO FRONT/ BROWN & BUFF LETTERING ON KEYS/ BLACK & METALLIC PLATE READING "REPRODUCER-RECORDER/ MODEL FL/ 115 VOLTS 80 CYCLES 2.3 AMPS/ Commercial Controls Corp./ ROCHESTER 2 NEW YORK"/ "RCC" IN BLACK LETTERING ON COVER
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: BROWN WRINKLE FINISH WITH METALLIC PARTS/ BROWN & BUFF SYNTHETIC KEYS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC KNOB & METALLIC SWITCH ON BLUE SYNTHETIC PANEL/ BLACK RUBBER/ BROWN COVER
Decoration: N/A

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Commercial Controls Corp., Terminal, typewriter, circa 1956–1960, Artifact no. 1981.1676, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.1676.001/

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