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OBJECT TYPE
minicomputer
DATE
1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1993.0188.001
MANUFACTURER
Gerber Scientific Instrument Co.
MODEL
4300
LOCATION
Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
175
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC & METAL TAPE DRIVE CASING, SYNTHETIC HINGED COVER/ SYNTHETIC CONTROLS & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length
83.5 cm
Width
59.4 cm
Height
178.5 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
Gerber
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Connecticut
City
Hartford

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
C.1980-1990
Canada
AMERICAN MADE TECHNOLOGY USED BY CANADIAN FIRM,NORTHWAY HAPPING TECHNOLOGY OF TORONTO, IN GENERATION OF COMPUTERIZED MAPS OF CANADA. IN 1990 SYSTEM WAS PURCHASED BY GENTIAN ELECTRONICS IN ORDER TO REFURBISH & USE IT BUT THIS DID NOT OCCUR.
Function
THE COMPUTERIZED CONTROL UNIT FOR A DRUM PLOTTER USED TO PRODUCE MAPS FROM DIGITIZED DATA. THE MINI COMPUTER ACCEPTS DATA FROM THE MAGNETIC DRIVE & PROCESSES IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PARAMETERS ENTERED BY THE OPERATOR OR INCLUDED IN THE DATA. THE DATA IS OUTPUT BY THE PLOTTER IN THE FORM OF GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS.
Technical
CONTROL UNIT FOR DRUM PLOTTER DESIGNED FOR ENGINEERING DRAFTING BUT ALSO SUITABLE FOR OTHER COMPUTER APPLICATIONS. INTEGRAL HP-1000 MINI COMPUTER WAS STATE-OF-THE-ART MACHINE & WAS GOOD CHOICE FOR THE APPLICATION.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
WHITE LETTERING ON BLACK SYNTHETIC PLATE ON FRONT READS '[LOGO] MODEL 4300'/ PLATE ON BACK READS 'THE GERBER SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO./ HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT/ MODEL 4300 SER., NO. 175'/ WHITE LETTERING ON CONTROL PANEL FOR CONTROLS & READING 'GERBER SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO./ HARTFORD CONNECTICUT'/ WHITE & BLUELETTERING ON COMPUTER CONTROL PANEL READS 'HEWLETT-PACKARD/ HP 1000/ M SERIES COMPUTER'/ INTERIOR DECAL ON COMPUTER READS 'HEWLETT-PACKARD/ WARRANTY/ DATA SYSTEMS DIV. (22)/ SHIP. DATE 4-4-80' & 'MADE IN U.S.A.'; PLATE READS '110 V/ 8A MAX./ 47.5-66Hz/ 625 WATTS MAX.'
Missing
N/A
Finish
TEXTURED BUFF PAINTED CASING WITH TEXTURED BLACK PAINTED BACK PANEL/ LIGHT GREY & BLACK TEXTURED TAPE DRIVE CASING, 'SMOKED' SYNTHETIC HINGED COVER, & BLACK CONTROLS/ TEXTURED RED-BROWN PAINTED CONTROL PANEL, 'SMOKED' SYNTHETIC HINGED COVER, RED & BLACK CONTROLS/ TEXTURED BLACK PAINTED FRONT CASING & PANELS, METALLIC TRIM ON FRONT/ BUFF ENAMEL PAINTED COMPUTER CASING FRONT WITH BLACK SYNTHETIC CONTROL PANEL
Decoration
METALLIC HEWLETT-PACKARD LOGO PLATE ON COMPUTER CONTROL PANEL/ WHITE GERBER LOGO ON TAPE DRIVE COVER

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