Disk, cleaning

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OBJECT TYPE: 5.25 IN. FLOPPY
DATE: 1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0816.001

MANUFACTURER: Verbatim Corp.
MODEL: DATALIFE 21146
LOCATION: Sunnyvale, California, 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 DISK CARRIER & CLEANING DISK/ PAPER LABEL/ CARDBOARD PROTECTOR

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.3 cm
Width: 13.4 cm
Height: N/A
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: Verbatim
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Sunnyvale

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1980'S
Canada: USED IN CANADIAN HOME ON PERSONAL COMPUTER
Function: USED TO CLEAN READING MECHANISM OF FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
Technical: EXAMPLE OF DEVICE USED FOR HOME MAINTENANCE OF PERSONAL COMPUTER DISK DRIVE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE & PINK LETTERING ON LABEL READS 'Datalife(TM)/ 5 1/4" CLEANING DISK CARRIER/ For use with Datalife cleaning disk 21146/ disk no: verbatim(TM)'/ WHITE LETTERING ON PROTECTOR READS: 'Minidisk/ Datalife/ By Verbatim' ON FRONT & ON BACK 'Verbatim(R)/ Verbatim Corp./ Sunnyvale, CA/ Verbatin Ltd./ Limerick, Ireland'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK DISK CARRIER/ WHITE CLEANING DISK/ PINK & WHITE LABEL & PROTECTOR
Decoration: VERBATIM LOGO ON PROTECTOR BACK

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Verbatim Corp., Disk, cleaning, circa 1980, Artifact no. 1995.0816, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0816.001/

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