Monitor, computer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DUAL IMAGE/COMPARISON
- DATE
- 1968–1971
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0239.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Ampex Corp., Videofile Information Systems Div.
- MODEL
- VIDEOFILE
- LOCATION
- Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL & PLASTIC CASING; METAL, PLASTIC, & GLASS COMPONENT PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 81.0 cm
- Width
- 45.0 cm
- Height
- 59.0 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
- Ampex
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- Sunnyvale
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1971-1988
- Canada
-
USED BY THE RCMP TO COMPILE, SEARCH & STORE THEIRCOLLECTION OF FINGERPRINT IMAGES. RCMP WAS THE FIRST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO USE A COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM OF IDENTIFICATION WHICH STORED FINGERPRINT IMAGES ON TAPE & RETRIEVED THEM FOR COMPARISON ON A VIDEO MONITOR. RCMP OPERATIONS MUCH RESPECTED, & EMULATED BY OTHERS. - Function
-
DISPLAYS DOCUMENT IMAGES. USED WITH A BUFFER UNIT (SEE 880341) COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS CAN BE RECALLED & EXAMINED INDIVIDUALLY (REF. 3, P.12) - Technical
-
FIRST SEMI-AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT SEARCHING, STORAGE & RETRIEVAL SYSTEM IN THE WORLD. NEW TECHNOLOGY PERMITTED REDUCTION OF MANPOWER & SPACE REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE FINGERPRINT BUREAU, AND REDUCED SEARCHING FROM HOURS OR OFTEN DAYS TO A FEW MINUTES. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'AMPEX' INCISED ON PLATE ON FRONT RIGHT/ MFR'S LABEL INSIDE BACK OF CASING: 'SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION/ MODEL VF 151/ 12 DS8 VOLTS 120V/ SYSTEM 9461-943800 AMPS 2.6A/ SERIAL 70-51-008 CYCLES 60 HZ/ AMPEX/ HEADQUARTERS: REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA/ MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'/ LABEL IN LOWER LEFT OF BACK READS 'VFf #5'; STAMPED BESIDE: 'JAN 02 1976'/ NUMEROUS MARKINGS ON COMPONENT PARTS
- Missing
- BACK PANEL/ ACCORDING TO RCMP UNIT IS COMPLETE/ MECHANICAL KEYBOARD ON UNIT REPLACED WITH ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD.
- Finish
- PRIMARILY GREY WRINKLE-FINISH EXTERIOR. BLACK SIDES, BACK & FRAME SURROUNDING SCREEN. SEPIA TINTED SCREEN
- Decoration
- N/A
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Ampex Corp., Videofile Information Systems Div., Monitor, computer, between 1968–1971, Artifact no. 1988.0239, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0239.001/
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