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OBJECT TYPE
VIDEOTEX/TELIDON
DATE
1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1985.0378.002
MANUFACTURER
Microtel
MODEL
VTX202
LOCATION
Canada

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General Information

Serial #
857
Part Number
2
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
SYNTHETIC CASING, KEYS/ 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
42.5 cm
Width
16.7 cm
Height
6.4 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
Microtel
Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1980-1985
Canada
This part of a Canadian developed & manufactured Telidon graphics decoder-terminal. The Telidon program began on August 15, 1978 and ended on March 31, 1985.
Function
Used to input data into Microtel VTX202 computer terminal for the Telidon system.
Technical
According to Douglas O'Brien, system engineer on the Telidon project, keyboards were usually used for business, office or laboratory environments as keypads were meant for Telidon home systems. In 1983, the North American Presentation Level Protocol Syntax (NAPLPS) graphics language develop from the Canadian Telidon system was formalized, ratified and adopted as a world standard for graphics transmission by computer.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
DECAL ON UNDERSIDE READS 'VISCOUNT INDUSTRIES LTD./ 104 EAST 69TH AVENUE/ VANCOUVER B.C. CANADA' & 'SERIAL NO. 857/ MADE IN CANADA'/ RED & BLACK DECAL READING 'MICROTEL VTX202'
Missing
N/A
Finish
WHITE & BLACK CASING/ BLACK KEYS/.TAN COLOURED CABLE
Decoration
N/A

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