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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0676.008
- MANUFACTURER
- Consolidated Computer Inc.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 8
- Total Parts
- 8
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC DISK; PAPER LABEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
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- Width
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- Height
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- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
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- 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
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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
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A PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS, PROCESSES, & DISPLAYS DATA. A WORD PROCESSOR IS A SPECIALIZED COMPUTER WHICH CREATES, DISPLAYS, EDITS, STORES, & PRINTS TEXT. - Technical
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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
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- LABEL READS: 'DISKETTE NO./ CONSOLIDATED/ COMPUTER/ CCI PART NO. 97331001'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK SYNTHETIC DISKS WITH WHITE PAPER LABELS, PINK, GREY OR GREEN SLEEVES, PINK OR BLUE BOXES
- Decoration
- N/A
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Consolidated Computer Inc., Software, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0676, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0676.008/
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