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OBJECT TYPE: CARTRIDGE
DATE: 1985
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1577.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CARTRIDGE & RIBBON?/ RUBBER BELT/ CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 13.2 cm
Height: 2.4 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: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: LATE 1980'S
Canada: COMPONENT FOR PRINTER OF OTHERWISE CANADIAN DESIGNED & MADE AES PLUS WORD PROCESSING SYSTEM (SEE 871157). ORIGINAL VERSION, AES-90 (781045, 880552) WAS DEVELOPED BY AES DATA LTD. IN 1974 &WAS EARLY SCREEN TEXT EDITING SYSTEM OF WORLD CLASS QUALITY. INTENSE COMPETITION IN COMPUTER FIELD IN 1980'S LED TO DEMISE OF AES.
Function: AN ELEMENT OF A COMPUTER PRINTER CONSISTING OF A BAND OF INKED MATERIAL THAT SUPPLIES INK FOR PRINTING A CHARACTER ON THE STRIKING TYPEFACE ON TO THE PAPER BENEATH IT.
Technical: RIBBON FOR AMERICAN MADE QUME DAISY WHEEL PRINTER, WHICH FORMED PART OF AES PLUS WORD PROCESSOR SYSTEM MADE BE AES DATA LTD. OF MONTREAL. LIKE MANY COMPANIES, AES INCORPORATED PERIPHERAL COMPONENTS FROM OTHER MFR'S INTO ITS SYSTEM.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED 'tr' ON CARTRIDGE/ BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON BOX READS 'for Qume(R)/ Daisywheel Printer/ Drop-In/ Cartridge/ HIGH-YIELD/ MULTI-STRIKE' & 'Reorder/ #TR 410263/ (300,000 characters)/ Made in USA'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BROWN CARTRIDGE/ BLACK RIBBON & BELT/ BUFF & BROWN BOX
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Ribbon, printer, 1985, Artifact no. 1992.1577, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1577.002/

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