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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
More Information
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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