Decoder, videotext

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OBJECT TYPE: VIDEOTEX/TELIDON
DATE: 1982
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0947.001

MANUFACTURER: Hemton Corp.
MODEL: EPS 1
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 8607
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CABINET/ SYNTHETIC CORDS & BUTTON/ 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: 48.5 cm
Width: 35.0 cm
Height: 8.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Communications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Hemton
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: IF USED - AT NMST OTTAWA, CA. 1983
Canada: Part of videotex technology system designed, developed & built in Canada. Artefact was purchased by the National Museum of Science and Technology on October 28th, 1982 as operational equipment for $4050. The object was wither used very little or never used.
Function: Used to decode Telidon information or to present information stored on cassette tapes onto a color monitor.
Technical: One model of early Telidon decoder that was used & current in 1982.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STICKER ON BACK: 'LR 49159/ MODEL EPS-1/ SERIAL 8607/ PRINTED ON BACK: 'HEMTON/ NO USER SERVICEABLE/ PARTS INSIDE/ POWER 120 VAC/ 60Hz/ 160W/ UNSWITCHED/ 100 WATTS MAX/ 3 AMP/ COMM/ KPD/ KBD/ SYNC/ XPAR/ TV/ RED/ GRN/ BLU/ REC/ PLY/ WR'/ 'HEMTON/ EPS 1/ STICKER ON BOTTOM: 'norpak/ UNIT EPS+/ BAUDRATE/ TX COMM 1200/ RX 1200/ PARITY/ 0DD/ EVEN/ SPACE/ MARK X/ MODULE/ 36- 05376-01/ 36-05375-01/ 36-05375-02/ 36-05377-01/ 36-05377-02/ REV RB [5 TIMES]/D3472 R1'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINT ON CABINET
Decoration: LOGO AND MODEL NAME IN LARGE DECORATIVE LETTERS ON FRONT

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Hemton Corp., Decoder, videotext, circa 1982, Artifact no. 1987.0947, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0947.001/

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