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OBJECT TYPE
PERSONAL/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
DATE
1978
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1990.0236.001
MANUFACTURER
Mini-Peripherals Inc.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
4
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL CASING, PARTS; SYNTHETIC CASING FRONT, SWITCHES, PARTS/ RUBBER FEET

Dimensions

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

Length
46.3 cm
Width
42.0 cm
Height
15.3 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
Mini Peripherals
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Ottawa

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1978-1982
Canada
A COMPUTER SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY A CANADIAN, DR. MCKAY OF OTTAWA, & SOLD BY HIS COMPANY MINI-PERIPHERALS INC. IT WAS USED BY A SMALL CANADIAN COMPUTER SOFTWARE WRITING FIRM OPERATED BY THE GURNEYS, WHO WROTE SOFTWARE UNDER CONTRACT. THEY CEASED USING THIS SYSTEM BECAUSE ITS MEMORY & PROGRAMMING WERE INADEQUATE FOR HANDLING LARGE JOBS.
Function
A PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS, PROCESSES, & DISPLAYS DATA. IT CONTAINS MICROPROCESSOR & WAS USED BY AN INDIVIDUAL FOR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS PURPOSES. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A DISK DRIVE MEMORY DEVICE, A KEYBOARD & MONITOR FOR DATA INPUT & OUTPUT. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED BY A SMALL BUSINESS.
Technical
AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE FIRST PC'S TO BOOT UP USING AN 8080 MICROPROCESSOR. THIS LATER VERSION OF MINI-PERIPHERAL'S PRODUCT USED A CHIP TO LOAD ITS OPERATING SYSTEM, RATHER THAN PROGRAMMING IT MANUALLY BY MEANS OF SWITCHES. IT HAD 18K RAM. A MAJOR PROBLEM WAS THAT THERE WAS A LIMIT TO THE SIZE OF FILE THAT COULD BE OPENED.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT READS 'MINI-PERIPHERALS', WITH MFR'S LOGO
Missing
N/A
Finish
TEXTURED BLUE PAINTED CASING; GLOSSY BLACK SYNTHETIC CASING FRONT; BLACK PAINTED CHASSIS; SILVER, BLACK, RED & GREY SYNTHETIC CONTROLS & PARTS
Decoration
N/A

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Mini-Peripherals Inc., Computer, circa 1978, Artifact no. 1990.0236, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0236.001/

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