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OBJECT TYPE: MICRO/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT/PROM
DATE: 1974
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0229.001

MANUFACTURER: Intel Corp.
MODEL: INTELLEC 4/140
LOCATION: Santa Clara, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 142
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL, CONTROLS, PARTS

Dimensions

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Length: 43.5 cm
Width: 38.0 cm
Height: 18.0 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: Intel
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Santa Clara

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: CIRCA1974+
Canada: AMERICAN-MADE MICROCOMPUTER USED BY CANADIAN FIRM MULTILEK, OF OTTAWA, POSSIBLY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEMS OR SOFTWARE.
Function: PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS & PROCESSES DATA & INSTRUCTIONS. THIS SPECIALIZED COMPUTER WAS INTENDED FOR MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEM DESIGN & WAS USED TO DEVELOP PROGRAMMING WHICH, WHEN IN ITS FINAL FORM, COULD BE TRANSFERRED ONTO PROMS (PROGRAMABLE-READ-ONLY-MEMORY) MICROCHIPS FOR USE IN OTHER MACHINES.
Technical: INTELLEC 4 PROVIDED FLEXIBLE, INEXPENSIVE, & SIMPLE METHOD FOR DEVELOPING OEM (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MFR.) MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEMS. IT CONTAINS INTEL'S MC-4 MICROCOMPUTER SET COMPRISED OF 5 CHIPS INCLUDING 4004 MICROPROCESSOR, WHICH WAS FIRST MICROPROCESSOR, INTRODUCED IN 1970. UNIT HAS SOCKET ON FRONT FOR PROGRAMMING OF MICROCHIPS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL ON BACK READS 'intel CORP./ 3065 BOWERS AVE./ SANTA CLARA/ CALIF. 95051/ Serial No. 0 00142 intellec 140/ 115/-60 Hz/ Made in U.S.A.'/ WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'mcs' & 'intelle 4', & FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS/ RAISED LETTER ON SOCKET READS 'TEXTOOL' & 'PAT./ -331M/ PEND.'
Missing: FEET/ CASING UNDERSIDE
Finish: TEXTURED BLUE CASING WITH NAVY BLUE SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL/ WHITE SWITCHES/ BLUE & BLACK PARTS/ BRUSHED METAL BACK/ GREEN SYNTHETIC PROGRAM FROM SOCKET/ GREY POWER CORD
Decoration: N/A

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Intel Corp., Central processing unit, circa 1974, Artifact no. 1990.0229, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0229.001/

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