General Information

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Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

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General Description

Synthetic case and discs with paper sleeves and labels

Dimensions

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

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Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital peripheral devices

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Manufacturer

AKA

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Country

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City

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Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

ADRES EQUIPMENT WAS INTRODUCED CA. 1980 & USED INTO THE MID 1990'S.

Canada

PART OF A CANADIAN DEVELOPED SYSTEM USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE IN ITS RADIOSONDE FORECASTING & RESEARCH PROGRAMME. THE ADRES WAS A COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PROCESSING & ANALYSING INPUT METEOROLOGICAL DATA RECEIVED FROM RADIOSONDES & PRODUCING ENCODED MESSAGES FOR TRANSMISSION.

Function

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Technical

DEVELOPED IN THE LATE 1970'S, THE ADRES REPLACED THE ELECTRO- MECHANICAL SYSTEM OF DATA REDUCTION PREVIOUSLY USED WITH THE GMD, A SYSTEM WHICH REQUIRED CONSIDERABLE MANUAL CALCULATION. IN THE MID 1990'S, THE ADRES WAS REPLACED BY A SINGLE MINI-COMPUTER.

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Details

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Finish

Dark brown synthetic case with faded yellow label and a light blue sticker. Inside are black synthetic discs with grey paper sleeves and white, red and yellow labels.

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