Navigation system, marine

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OBJECT TYPE: COMPUTER
DATE: 1990
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0019.001

MANUFACTURER: Barco Industries
MODEL: PINS 9000/CD351 (.1)
LOCATION: Kortrijk, Belgium

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General Information

Serial #: 6010402
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & SYNTHETIC CASINGS; METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 65.0 cm
Width: 45.6 cm
Height: 46.5 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: Barco
Country: Belgium
State/Province: Unknown
City: Kortrijk

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY (1991)
Canada: CANADIAN DESIGNED HIGH TECHNOLOGY MARINE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, REGARDED AS THE BEST & MOST ADVANCED SYSTEM OF ITS KIND (AS PER G.S. WILSON). OFFSHORE SYSTEMS LTD. HAVE PIONEERED MARINE POSITIONING DISPLAY SYSTEMS SINCE 1977, AND ARE CONSIDERED WORLD LEADERS IN THE DEV'T & PRODUCTION OF SUCH SYSTEMS.
Function: MARINE GROUNDING AVOIDANCE SYSTEM. PINS 9000 SYSTEM CONTINUALLY MONITORS A VESSEL'S PROGRESS & ALERTS USER TO ANY DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN MONITORING EQUIPMENT & SYSTEM'S PREPARED CHARTS
Technical: COMPUTERIZED MONITORING AND ALARM SYSTEM FOR MARINE NAVIGATION REPRESENTS THE HIGH-TECH FUTURE OF AN AGE-OLD AND INTENSLY PERSONAL OCCUPATION. AVAILABILITY OF SYSTEM- COMPATABLE INTERNATIONAL MARINE CHARTS (CHART PRODUCTION CURRENTLY UNDERWAY) NOW LIMITS SYSTEM MARKET & INCREASES COSTS TO USERS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 'OSL/ OFFSHORE SYSTEMS LTD' & LOGO APPEAR IN LOWER LEFT FRONT/ ALL FUNCTION KEYS LABELLED. LABEL ON CASING SIDES BEARS FOLLOWING: 'CAUTION DO NOT REMOVE/ SCREWS, SEE BACKCOVER./ [FRENCH TEXT]'. LABEL ON BACK BEARS FOLLOWING: 'BARCO-INDUSTRIES/ MADE IN BELGIUM/ TH. SEVENSLAAN 106/ 8500 KORTRIJK/ MODEL CD351 SERIAL 6010402/ PART NR C9345081 CRT NR NP/ SCAN SYSTEM 525L-60Hz I/ OPTIONS 16-128-203/ VA MAX 200 VA FREQ 60 Hz/ 1 MAX 1, 7 A U NOM AC 120V/ FACTORY SET FOR AC 120V'. SMALL LABELBELOW READS: 'APPROVED BY/ KMM/ [INITIALLED] FINAL CONTROL'. MARKINGS CONT'D IN SUPP. INFO. FILE
Missing: NONE
Finish: LIGHT GREY PEBBLE-TEXTURED CABINET, WITH BLACK FRONTS-PIECE & EXTENDED HOOD. RED & WHITE PRINT ON BLACK PRESSURE-SENSITIVE KEYPAD
Decoration: N/A

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Barco Industries, Navigation system, marine, circa 1990, Artifact no. 1991.0019, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0019.001/

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