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- OBJECT TYPE
- PERSONAL/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT/NETWORK/64K
- DATE
- 1982–1983
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0391.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Nabu Mfg. Corp.
- MODEL
- NPC-2
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1170
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL CASING & CHASSIS, PARTS; SYNTHETIC CONTROLS, POWER CORD, PARTS/ CARDBOARD BOX
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 47.1 cm
- Width
- 30.0 cm
- Height
- 9.6 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
- Nabu
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- CIRCA 1983-1986 AS PART OF NABU NETWORK
- Canada
-
UNSUCCESSFUL CANADIAN INITIATIVE IN COMPUTER INDUSTRY. IN 1981 GROUP OF HIGH TECH COMPANIES IN OTTAWA AREA AMALGAMATED TO FORM NABU MFG. CORP. NABU NETWORK WENT ON LINE IN 1982 IN OTTAWA AREA VIA LOCAL CABLEVISION COMPANIES BUT PLANNED EXPANSION NEVER OCCURRED; NABU CEASED OPERATIONS IN 1986 DUE TO PROBLEMS IN ACQUIRING SOFTWARE & LOW SUBSCRIPTION RATES. - Function
-
A PROGRAMMABLE MACINE THAT ACCEPTS & PROCESSES DATA. IT CONTAINS A MICROPROCESSOR & IS USED BY INDIVIDUAL FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PERSONAL COMPUTER FUNCTIONED AS HOME USER COMPONENT OF ONE WAY COMPUTER NETWORK & RECEIVED PROGRAMMING FROM CENTRAL MINICOMPUTER VIA CABLEVISION LINES. - Technical
-
A NOVEL CONCEPT, INTENDED TO PROVIDE HOME COMPUTER USERS WITH LOW COST ACCESS TO WIDE RANGE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE. IT WAS OVERTAKEN BY RAPID IMPROVEMENTS IN PERSONAL COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, SUCH AS IBM PC & APPLE MACINTOSH. NABU MIGHT BE SEEN AS FORESHADOWING 1990'S INTERNET. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READING 'NABU/ NABU MANUFACTURING/ CORPORATION/ NABU PERSONAL COMPUTER/ 'PROCESSOR UNIT'/ MODEL NPC-2 PART NUMBER 90022900/ SERIAL NUMBER: 001179/ Volts 115V Amps 8 Hz 60/ MADE IN KOREA'; WHITE 'NABU PERSONAL COMPUTER' ON FRONT; BLACK LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS ON BACK/ WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT FOR CONTROLS
- Missing
- TERMINAL INTERFACE THAT ACCESSED CABLE NETWORK/ MONITOR WAS USER'S TELEVISION
- Finish
- TEXTURED DARK GREY PAINTED CASING; METALLIC CHASSIS; BLACK CONTROLS, POWER CORD, PARTS/ NATURAL CARDBOARD BOX
- Decoration
- WHITE NABU LOGO ON FRONT/ BLUE NABU LOGO ON BOX WITH BLACK LETTERING READING 'NABU/PERSONAL/ COMPUTER', 'NABU MANUFACTURING/ CORPORATION/ OTTAWA CANADA', 'DATE CODE OCT. 1983', 'SUPPLIER/001210'; LABEL READING 'NPC SERIAL #: 0001179/ KB SERIAL #: 0001338'
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