Keypad
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- OBJECT TYPE
- VIDEOTEX/TELIDON
- DATE
- 1980
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0274.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Viscount Industries Ltd.
- MODEL
- VTX202
- LOCATION
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 360
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC/ METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 16.0 cm
- Width
- 8.0 cm
- Height
- 3.6 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
- Viscount
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- British Columbia
- City
- Vancouver
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1980-1985
- Canada
-
Part of Canadian developed & manufactured Telidon graphics decoder-terminal. - Function
-
Used to input data into VTX202 computer terminal. - Technical
-
NAPLPS (Telidon) was adopted as a world graphics transmission protocol. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE: 'VISCOUNT INDUSTRIES LTD./ 105 EAST 69TH AVENUE/ VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA/ V5X 2W9/ (604) 327-9446 Telex 04-508605/ SERIAL NO. 360/ MADE IN CANADA'/ ON BACK ARE PRINTED ALL THE 'ALPHANUMERIC KEYS', 'FUNCTION KEYS' & 'LOCAL COMMAND SEQUENCES'/ ON FRONT: 'MICROTEL' PLUS NUMBER & LETTER FUNCTIONS BY EACH KEY
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK BODY WITH SILVER GREY TOP & BLACK KEY BUTTONS
- Decoration
- COMPANY NAME ON FRONT OF EACH PART.
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