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OBJECT TYPE: COLOR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0451.005

MANUFACTURER: Bytek Electronics Inc.
MODEL: CCI
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 134
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 14
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unknown

Dimensions

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

Length: 48.0 cm
Width: 45.0 cm
Height: 5.0 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: Bytek
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1976 TO C. 1991
Canada: MADE IN CANADA. USED IN THE FIRST TELEVISION BROADCASTING FROM THE CANADIAN HOUSE OF COMMONS WHICH BEGAN IN OCT. 1977.
Function: TO CREATE PAGES OF TEXT FOR CABLE TV SYSTEMS OR TO CREATE RUNNING LINES OF TEXT OR TITLES FOR TELEVISION DISPLAYS.
Technical: ONE OF THE FIRST CHARACTER GENERATORS TO USE A COMPUTER CHIP (INTEL 8080A) AS CONTROLLER & TO BE ABLE TO STORE THE INFORMATION ON DUAL 8 IN. FLOPPY DISKS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE IDENTICAL TO .1 EXCEPT - ‘COLORCODER MODEL CCI/ SERIAL NO. 134'/ FRONT: ‘Vista 80 COLORCODER/ MPB/MPB TECHNOLOGICAL INC.'/ [INSTRUCTIONS AROUND KNOBS]/ TOP: [COLORS MARKED AROUND OPENING FOR ‘LUMINANCE/HUE/SATURATION']
Missing: N/A
Finish: FRONT & REAR PANELS - BLACK WITH SILVER PRINTING/ BLUE TOP, BLACK BOTTOM
Decoration: SILVER TRIM AROUND FRONT & REAR PANELS

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Bytek Electronics Inc., Encoder, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.0451, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0451.005/

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