General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

4

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS, SYNTHETIC DISK DRIVE DOORS, CONTROLS, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

48.7 cm

Width

37.1 cm

Height

39.5 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

AUXILIARY DATA STORAGE DEVICE, USED FOR LARGE QUANTITY AND/OR LONG TERM STORAGE ON MAGNETIC DISK.

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 SIDE READS 'FLOPPY DISK UNIT/ D04B-2720-B201/ NO. MP78 DATE 1978-3/ FUJITSU LIMITED'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BROWN ENAMEL CASING WITH BUFF FRONT PANEL, BUFF & GREY DRIVE DOORS, MULTICOLOURED CONTROLS

Decoration

N/A