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OBJECT TYPE
FLOPPY/8 IN./SINGLE/308K
DATE
1975–1977
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1984.0775.001
MANUFACTURER
MITS Inc.
MODEL
ALTAIR 88-DCDD/ FD400
LOCATION
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
DD1134
Part Number
1
Total Parts
5
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
NON-FERROUS METAL CASING/ SYNTHETIC DISK DRIVE PORTAL/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length
43.0 cm
Width
45.5 cm
Height
13.2 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
MITS
Country
United States of America
State/Province
New Mexico
City
Albuquerque

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
C. 1977-1984
Canada
AMERICAN DEVELOPED &MADE TECHNOLOGY USED IN CANADA BY NATIONAL DEFENCE FOR COMPUTER TRAINING.
Function
AUXILIARY DATA STORAGE DEVICE, USED FOR LARGE QUANTITY AND/OR LONG TERM STORAGE ON MAGNETIC DISK. THIS EXAMPLE IS PART OF MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEM USED BY MILITARY TO TRAIN SUPPLY MANAGERS IN COMPUTERIZED SUPPLY SYSTEM.
Technical
ORIGINAL ALTAIR 8800, WHICH APPEARED IN 1975, WAS FIRST FULL-FLEDGED PC ON MARKET & LAUNCHED PC INDUSTRY. IT HAD LIMITED MEMORY & NO PERIPHERALS. THIS DISK DRIVE WAS PERIPHERAL FOR SLIGHTLY LATER ALTAIR 8800B, ONE OF SEVERAL PERIPHERALS & OTHER ACCESSORIES AVAILABLE IN 1977.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
LABEL ON BACK OF EACH READS 'MITS INC./ ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO U.S.A./ SERIAL NO. DD 1134' FOR.1, 'DD 1122' FOR.2/ WHITE HANDWRITTEN ADHESIVE LABELS READING ON.1 'DISK DRIVE #O' & ON.2 'DISK DRIVE #1' ON FRONTS/ WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS/ BLACK LETTERING READING 'ALTAIR DISK' & RAISED 'MITS' ON FRONT/ INTERIOR LABELS READ.1 'PERTEC/ PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT DIVISION/ 9600 IRONDALE AVE., CHATSWOTH, CALIFORNIA 911311/ MODEL NO. FD400/ PART NO. 920063-01/ SERIAL NO. 365507108 A/ POWER 24 VDC'; SAME FOR.2 EXCEPT 'PART NO. 920063-01A/ SERIAL NO. 365506959'
Missing
N/A
Finish
TEXTURED PALE GREY & MEDIUM BLUE PAINTED CASING/ DARK GREY PAINTED CASING FRONT/ WHITE DISK DRIVE/ GREY POWER CORD/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC CABLES
Decoration
METALLIC STRIP ACROSS FRONT

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