Terminal, computer

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OBJECT TYPE: KEYBOARD
DATE: 1983
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0099.001

MANUFACTURER: Multiflex Technology Inc.
MODEL: MULTIFLEX INTELLIGENT TERMINAL
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC KEYS & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.7 cm
Width: 31.6 cm
Height: 8.5 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: Multiflex
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PURCHASED 1984, NOT USED
Canada: AN EXAMPLE OF CANADIAN-MADE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, HAVING CIRCUIT BOARDS COPYRIGHTED BY A SMALL CANADIAN FIRM, MULTIFLEX. WITHIN A FEW YEARS MULTIFLEX HAD MOVED OVER TO SELLING PC CLONES (SEE DONOR'S HISTORY FORM IN SUPP.INFO.)
Function: A COMPUTER INPUT DEVICE WHICH (WITH THE ADDITION OF A VIDEO DISPLAY UNIT) COULD BE USED TO ENTER, DISPLAY, TRANSMIT, & RECEIVE DATA TO OR FROM A COMPUTER, PRINTER, MODEM, REMOTE TERMINAL, OR OTHER AUXILIARY DEVICE, IN LOCAL OR REMOTE MODE
Technical: A COMPUTER DEVICE APPARENTLY PURCHASED IN A DISASSEMBLED STATE FOR ASSEMBLY BY THE USER. IT COULD OPERATE INLOCAL MODE AS A STAND-ALONE TERMINAL WITH DATA ENTERED VIA THE KEYBOARD & DISPLAYED ON A SCREEN, OR IN REMOTE MODE WHEREIN THE ENTERED DATA WAS SENT TO A COMPUTER & RETURNED IN A PROCESSED FORM TO BE DISPLAYED ON A SCREEN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PAPER LABEL ON BACK READS 'MULTIFLEX TECHNOLOGY INC./ TORONTO, ONTARIO/ MULTIFLEX INTELLIGENT TERMINAL/ 120 AC.2AMP/ FUSE; 1/2 AMP SLOW GLOW'/ CIRCUIT BOARD MARKED '[COPYRIGHT] 1982 MULTIFLEX TECH. INC. 82091' & '8209K'/ INSPECTION STICKER READS '84.6.22'/ BLACK LETTERING ON KEYS
Missing: TERMINAL WOULD HAVE CONSISTED OF 2 INDEPENDENT SECTIONS: KEYBOARD WITH ASCII ENCODER & VIDEO UNIT CONTAINING Z-80 MICROPROCESSOR - VIDEO UNIT WAS NOT RECEIVED
Finish: TEXTURED OFF-WHITE ENAMEL PAINTED CASING/ WHITE KEYS/ GREY POWER CORD
Decoration: N/A

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Multiflex Technology Inc., Terminal, computer, circa 1983, Artifact no. 1994.0099, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0099.001/

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