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OBJECT TYPE: STAND ALONE/MICRO/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
DATE: 1978
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0676.001

MANUFACTURER: Consolidated Computer Inc.
MODEL: KEY-EDIT 20
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING WITH WOOD PRODUCT TOP, SYNTHETIC DISK DRIVE DOORS, CONTROLS, PARTS, METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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Length: 77.5 cm
Width: 38.0 cm
Height: 72.0 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: Consolidated
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1978-1984
Canada: CANADIAN DESIGNED & ASSEMBLED MACHINE WITH COMPONENTS MADE IN JAPAN BY FUJITSU. CCI WAS FORMED IN 1967 TO MAKE & MARKET KEY-EDIT KEY-TO-DRUM DATA ENTRY COMPUTER USING DEC PDP-8 MINICOMPUTER (840768-772). KEY-EDIT 20 WAS CCI'S ENTRY INTO STAND ALONE WORD PROCESSOR MARKET. CCI WAS PURCHASED BY NABU CORP. IN 1982 & CEASED OPERATION IN 1984.
Function: A PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS, PROCESSES, & DISPLAYS DATA. A WORD PROCESSOR IS A SPECIALIZED COMPUTER WHICH CREATES, DISPLAYS, EDITS, STORES, & PRINTS TEXT.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF STAND ALONE WORD PROCESSOR FROM LATE 1970'S WHEN SUCH SYSTEMS WERE POPULAR OFFICE EQUIPMENT. HOWEVER INTRODUCTION OF PC'S WITH WIDE RANGE OF SOFTWARE & AVAILABILITY OF HIGH QUALITY PRINTERS MADE PURPOSE BUILD WORD PROCESSORS UNNECESSARY & COMPETITION FROM PC'S MADE BY IBM, APPLE ETC. PUT SMALLER SPECIALIZED COMPANIES OUT OF BUSINESS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE ON FRONT READS 'KEY-EDIT 20'; INTERNAL PLATES READ 'SHELF UNIT/ D04B-2720-C303/ NO. MP33 DATE 1977-12/ FUJITSU LIMITED' & 'POWER SUPPLY/ D14L-4001-0117/ NO. 0022 (7424314-11)/ DATE 1977-12/ SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MFG. CO. LTD. JAPAN'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BROWN ENAMEL PAINTED CASING SIDES & BACK, BUFF ENAMEL FRONT; TEXTURED BUFF & GREY DRIVE DOORS; MULTICOLOURED CONTROLS; SIMULATED WOOD GRAIN COVERED TOP WITH BUFF SIDES
Decoration: N/A

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Consolidated Computer Inc., Word processor, 1978, Artifact no. 1995.0676, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0676.001/

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