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OBJECT TYPE: DIAGNOSTIC/DISK CARTRIDGE
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0209.001

MANUFACTURER: Digital Equipment Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Maynard, Massachusetts, 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 CASING/ METAL DISK

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 38.3 cm
Height: 6.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Development & maintenance equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Digital
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Maynard

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1980
Canada: Unknown
Function: A COMPUTER PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP DETERMINE WHETHER THERE ARE HARDWARE FAULTS IN A COMPUTER OR ERRORS IN USER SOFTWARE, STORED ON MAGNETIC DISK
Technical: EXAMPLE OF DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE FOR DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP. COMPUTER, POSSIBLY PDP-11/34 MINICOMPUTER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INDENTED 'digital' ON HANDLE/ BLACK LABEL WITH WHITE 'DATA CARTRIDGE/ RL01K-DC/ PAT. PEND.'/ BLACK & WHITE 'digital' LOGO PLATE ON BACK
Missing: N/A
Finish: LIGHT GREY CASING WITH CHARCOAL & LIGHT GREY HANDLE
Decoration: N/A

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