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OBJECT TYPE: STAND ALONE/MICRO/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
DATE: 1974–1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0552.001

MANUFACTURER: AES Data Ltd.
MODEL: AES 90
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1826
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 64.0 cm
Width: 43.0 cm
Height: 43.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Digital computing devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: AES Data
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: MIDDLE 1970'S TO 1980'S
Canada: AN EARLY WORD PROCESSOR SYSTEM, THE FIRST MICROPROCESSOR-CONTROLLED WORD PROCESSOR DEVELOPED IN CANADA. AES DATA LTD. WAS FORMED IN 1974 BY STEVEN DORSEY TO DESIGN & MARKET STAND ALONE SYSTEMS. THE AES 90, POSSIBLY THE WORLD'S FIRST SPECIAL PURPOSE SCREEN TEXT EDITING SYSTEM, WAS INTRODUCED IN 1974.THE ORIGINAL PRICE (WITH PRINTER) WAS $14,900.00 IN 1974. THIS UNIT WAS USED IN OTTAWA, FIRST BY SYSTEMHOUSE GRAPHIC SYSTEMS, THEN BY GEOVISION.
Function: A PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS, PROCESSES, & DISPLAYS DATA. THIS EXAMPLE IS A SPECIALIZED MACHINE WHICH CREATES, DISPLAYS, EDITS, STORES, & PRINTS TEXT (THIS EXAMPLE LACKS PRINTER).
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF A VERY EARLY STAND ALONE WORD PROCESSOR UTILIZING A DISPLAY SCREEN FOR WORD PROCESSING FUNCTIONS. SUCH MACHINES SUCCEEDED EARLIER WORD PROCESSORS WHICH WERE ORIGINALLY ELECTRIC TYPEWRITERS WITH MEMORY; THE PROLIFERATION OF SUCH DEVICES WAS PART OF THE OFFICE AUTOMATION REVOLUTION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LETTERING ON TOP OF SCREEN READS 'AES-90 WORD PROCESSOR AES DATA LIMITED'; LABELS ON KEYBOARD READ 'MADE IN CANADA' 'SERIAL # 1826'; STANDARD KEYBOARD WITH COMMAND KEYPAD
Missing: PRINTER
Finish: BLACK BODY WITH BEIGE TOP & SIDES
Decoration: N/A

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AES Data Ltd., Word processor, between 1974–1979, Artifact no. 1988.0552, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0552.001/

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