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
More Information
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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