General Information

Serial #

2457 33-1

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PART CASING, PARTS/ RUBBER FEET/ PLASTIC COVER

Dimensions

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

Length

42.4 cm

Width

20.5 cm

Height

8.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital peripheral devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Radio Shack

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C.1981-1986

Canada

AMERICAN DESIGNED & MANUFACTURED COMPUTER PERIPHERAL, PART OF MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEM USED IN CANADIAN HOME FOR RECREATIONAL & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES

Function

AUXILIARY DATA STORAGE DEVICE USED FOR LARGE QUANTITY AND/OR LONG TERM STORAGE ON MAGNETIC DISK, PART OF MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEM.

Technical

PART OF RADIO SHACK TRS-80 MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEM, WHICH WITH COMMODORE PET & APPLE II FORMEDFIRST GENERATION OF PCS WHICH SUCCEEDED COMPUTER KITS LIKE ALTAIR, & TOGETHER LAUNCHED PC INDUSTRY IN 1977. THIS DISK DRIVE REPLACED CASSETTE TAPE UNIT WHICH WAS ORIGINAL TRS-80 STORAGE UNIT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

LABEL ON FRONT READS 'Radio Shack/ TRS-80/ MINI DISK'/ LABEL ON BACK READS 'CAT. NO. 26-1160'/ BLACK LETTERING ON COVER READS 'Radio Shack TRS-80 MINIDISK/ DRIVE'/ LABELS ON UNDERSIDE READ 'Radio Shack/ DIV. OF TANDY ELECTRONICS LTD./ BARRIE, ONTARIO L4M 4W5/ CAT. NO./ 26-1160/ 120V 60HZ.5A' & 'SERIAL NO./ 245733-1'

Missing

N/A

Finish

FLAT BLACK PAINTED CASING WITH TEXTURED BLACK PAINTED FRONT/ BLACK SYNTHETIC PARTS/ RED LAMP/ BLACK CABLE/ GREY RIBBON CABLE/ WHITE & BLACK COVER

Decoration

N/A