General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC CASSETTE, CASING, CASE/ PAPER LABEL & MANUAL

Dimensions

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

Length

11.0 cm

Width

7.0 cm

Height

1.7 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

Sublogic

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Savoy

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CIRCA 1980-1986

Canada

AMERICAN DESIGNED & MADE SOFTWARE USED IN CANADIAN HOME ON PERSONAL COMPUTER, AT TIME WHEN USE OF PC'S FOR VARIETY OF PURPOSES WAS RAPIDLY INCREASING IN THIS COUNTRY AS ELSEWHERE.

Function

COMPUTER PROGRAMS DEVELOPED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, IN WHICH GAMES WERE PLAYED ON COMPUTER SCREEN, CONTROLLED BY KEYBOARD.

Technical

PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY SOFTWARE MANUFACTURER FOR RADIO SHACK TRS-80 COMPUTER. TRS-80, WITH COMMODORE PET & APPLE II, FORMED FIRST GENERATION OF PC'S WHICH LAUNCHED PC INDUSTRY IN 1977. COMPUTER GAMES WERE ONE OF MOST POPULAR APPLICATIONS OF PC IN THAT ERA. CASSETTE TAPE WAS USEDFOR PC SOFTWARE STORAGE INTO EARLY 1980'S.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK LETTERING ON LABEL READS 'T80-FS1 FLIGHT SIMULATOR', '(C)1980/ B. ARTWICK', 'subLOGIC/ BOX V/ Savoy, IL 61874'

Missing

N/A

Finish

WHITE CASSETTE & LABEL/ BLACK & COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT CASE/ GREEN MANUAL

Decoration

N/A