General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING WITH SYNTHETIC FRONT, METAL & SYNTHETIC PARTS, GLASS SCREEN, RUBBER FEET

Dimensions

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

Length

43.0 cm

Width

40.0 cm

Height

34.5 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

Fujitsu

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Kawasaki

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 READING 'KEY-EDIT' ON FRONT/ INTERNAL PLATE READS 'DISPLAY UNIT/ J02B-7230-B002 NO. VC18/ FUJITSU LIMITED DATE 1978-1'

Missing

N/A

Finish

TEXTURED-BUFF CASING & BLACK FRONT PANEL, METALLIC KNOBS

Decoration

N/A