Cassette, tape

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OBJECT TYPE: MAGNETIC
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0423.001

MANUFACTURER: IBM
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING WITH SYNTHETIC ENDS, WINDOW/ METAL REELS & MAGNETIC TAPE

Dimensions

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

Length: 43.1 cm
Width: 25.1 cm
Height: 5.4 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: IBM
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: CIRCA 1970-1975
Canada: USED IN GOVERNMENT OF CANADA COMPUTING SERVICES BUREAU
Function: STORAGE MEDIUM USED TO STORE LARGE QUANTITIES OF COMPUTER DATA
Technical: ALTERNATE MEANS OF STORING LARGE QUANTITIES OF DATA. OTHER METHODS INCLUDED PAPER TAPE, PUNCH CARD, OR OPEN REEL MAGNETIC TAPE, WHICH WERE LESS EXPENSIVE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE LABEL WITH WHITE 'IBM' ON ONE END/ BLACK LABEL WITH WHITE 'CARL BUCKLEY'
Missing: N/A
Finish: TEXTURED GREY PAINTED CASING WITH BLACK END PIECES, BRUSHED METAL HANDLE, COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT WINDOW WITH BROWN SYNTHETIC FRAME/ BLACK PAINTED INTERIOR/ BRUSHED METAL REELS
Decoration: N/A

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IBM, Cassette, tape, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1991.0423, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0423.001/

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