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OBJECT TYPE
STAND ALONE/MICRO/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
DATE
1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1994.0085.001
MANUFACTURER
Xerox Corp.
MODEL
XEROX 850
LOCATION
Carrollton, Texas, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
X832-014854
Part Number
1
Total Parts
4
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
FERROUS METAL CASING WITH SYNTHETIC DISC UNIT & CONTROLS, PARTS/ METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length
72.0 cm
Width
51.0 cm
Height
76.0 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
Xerox
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Texas
City
Carrollton

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1980-1990
Canada
THE DONOR IS A NOTED CANADIAN NOVELIST & NOMINEE FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD IN FICTION. HE BELIEVES HE WAS THE FIRST WRITER IN CANADA TO USE A WORD PROCESSOR./ ALTHOUGH COMPUTER RESEARCHERS IN CANADA HAD BEEN WORKING ON PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO XEROX'S GRAPHICAL MODE, NO CANADIAN PRODUCTS FOR WORD PROCESSING OR HOME USE WERE SOLD IN THIS PERIOD THAT SUPPLIED SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY.
Function
A PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS, PROCESSES, & DISPLAYS DATA. IT IS A SPECIALIZED COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH ENABLES THE USER TO CREATE, STORE, REVISE, & OUTPUT TEXT (OFTEN IN THE FORM OF A PRINTED DOCUMENT).
Technical
THE CONCEPT & SOFTWARE FOR THE XEROX 850 WERE DEVELOPED IN THE EARLY 1970'S & THE 850 WAS INTRODUCED IN 1977. IT HAS A POINTING TABLET TO MOVE THE CURSOR ABOUT THE SCREEN TO PERFORM FUNCTIONS PREVIOUSLY INSTIGATED BY ENTERING INSTRUCTIONS VIA CODE, BIT MAPPED GRAPHICS, & ICONS TO PERMIT EXECUTION OF COMMANDS.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
INSET BROWN SYNTHETIC STRIP READING IN BEIGE 'XEROX' & IN BLACK '850'; 3 PLATES UNDER CASING TOP READ 'XEROX [PATENT INFO.]/ CARROLLTON, TEXAS MADE IN USA/ 850-21/ PRODUCT CODE X832A', 'XEROX/ SER # X832-014854', & 'XEROX/ BLOCK # 01 MODEL # A'
Missing
NONE APPARENT
Finish
TEXTURED OFF-WHITE PAINTED CASING WITH TEXTURED BROWN PAINTED FRONT & BACK PANELS; BLACK SYNTHETIC PARTS & CABLES; BLACK PAINTED PARTS; RED SYNTHETIC LIGHTS
Decoration
N/A

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