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OBJECT TYPE: OPTICAL DISK/CD-ROM/WORD PROCESSING
DATE: 1993
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0203.001

MANUFACTURER: WordPerfect Corp.
MODEL: WORDPERFECT 6.0
LOCATION: Orem, Utah, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC DISK/ ALUMINUM-SILVER COATING, POSSIBLY WITH COATING TO PROTECT SURFACE FROM HUMIDITY/ PLASTIC CASE/ PAPER LINER NOTES/ CELLOPHANE WRAPPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.3 cm
Width: 12.6 cm
Height: 1.0 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: Wordperfect
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Utah
City: Orem

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: UNUSED
Canada: AMERICAN MADE WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE WIDELY USED IN CANADA
Function: STORAGE DEVICE FOR COMPUTER DATA THAT PERMANENTLY RECORDS INFORMATION IN DIGITAL FORM AS SERIES OF PITS ETCHED BY LASER ONTO SURFACE OF DISK; CD-ROM IS CAPABLE OF STORING TOGETHER AUDIO, VIDEO, TEXTUAL, & GRAPHICS DATA. THIS DISK IS ADVERTISING SAMPLE USED TO DEMONSTRATE FEATURES & CAPABILITIES OF NEW VERSION OF SOFTWARE PROGRAMME.
Technical: A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF A MULTI-MEDIA CD-ROM, IN THIS CASE, USED TO DEMONSTRATE A NEW VERSION OF A SOFTWARE PACKAGE/ IN THIS TECHNOLOGY, A LASER IS USED TO READ OFF THE PATTERN OF REFLECTIVE ELEMENTS IN THE COATING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DISK.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE LETTERING ON SPINE READS 'INNOVATORS' & 'WordPerfect/ SIX.0/ WINDOWS'/ THESE REPEATED ON FRONT COVER OF LINER WITH RED 'SAM CARDON. KURT BESTOR'/ BLACK & WHITE NOTES, TRACK TITLES, & TRADEMARK & TECHNICAL INFO. ON BACK, WITH SAME 'WordPerfect/ SIX.0/ WINDOWS' ON BACK
Missing: N/A
Finish: COLOURLESS & TRANSPARENT BOX WITH BLACK SPINE/ PRIMARILY BLUE & WHITE LINER NOTE FRONT & BACK COVERS
Decoration: N/A

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WordPerfect Corp., Software, 1993, Artifact no. 1993.0203, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0203.001/

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