Terminal, computer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- non-processing/LCD screen-keyboard-acoustic modem
- DATE
- 1975
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0102.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MITS Inc.
- MODEL
- CT 256
- LOCATION
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- CT 01308
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING WITH SYNTHETIC DISPLAY SCREEN & FRAME/ METAL & SYNTHETIC PARTS/ RUBBER? FEET
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 36.4 cm
- Width
- 31.5 cm
- Height
- 13.0 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
- MITS
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Mexico
- City
- Albuquerque
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
AMERICAN DEVELOPED & MANUFACTURED TECHNOLOGY MARKETED IN CANADA. THIS TERMINALWAS PURCHASED & USED BY DONOR'S FATHER. - Function
-
A COMPUTER INPUT-OUTPUT & COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WHICH COULD BE USED AS A MODEM TO CONNECT TO A REMOTE COMPUTER VIA TELEPHONE LINES, OR BE CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO AN ON-SITE COMPUTER. THE KEYBOARD & DISPLAY SCREEN WERE USED TO ENTER & DISPLAY DATA TRANSMITTED TO OR RECEIVED FROM THE COMPUTER. - Technical
-
Example of mid 1970's passive / nonprogrammable terminal containing modem which enabled it to be connected to a remote computer. It was made by MITS Inc., maker of the Altair 8800, the first successful personal computer. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STICKER ON BACK READS 'MITS, inc./ ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, U.S.A./ SERIAL NO./ CT 01308'/ WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'MITS/ CT256'/ WHITE LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS OF FRONT & BACK
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- SLIGHTLY TEXTURED LIGHT GREY PAINTED CASING TOP & SIDES, DARK GREY FRONT & BACK/ BLACK SYNTHETIC SCREEN FRAME, SWITCHES, TELEPHONE RECEPTACLES, POWER CORD, FEET
- Decoration
- N/A
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MITS Inc., Terminal, computer, circa 1975, Artifact no. 1994.0102, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0102.001/
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