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OBJECT TYPE
PORTABLE/LAPTOP/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
DATE
1988
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1996.0017.001
MANUFACTURER
Toshiba
MODEL
T1000
LOCATION
Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
.1 SYNTHETIC CASING & PARTS/ METAL PARTS/.2 SYNTHETIC CASING, CORD, METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length
31.0 cm
Width
28.0 cm
Height
5.5 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
Toshiba
Country
Japan
State/Province
Unknown
City
Tokyo

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Quebec
Period
1988-1989
Canada
JAPANESE-MADE COMPUTER USED IN CANADA FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES BY DONOR, WHO IS FREE-LANCE CANADIAN WRITER WORKING AT HOME. HE HAS ALSO BEEN WRITER FOR CBC IN MONTREAL. THIS COMPUTER REPLACED HIS OSBORNE-1 IN 1988 (960014), & WAS ITSELF REPLACED BY MACINTOSH SE IN 1989. IT WAS USED WITH ROLAND DOT-MATRIX PRINTER.
Function
A PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS, PROCESSES, & DISPLAYS DATA, PORTABLE SO AS TO BE USABLE ANYWHERE.
Technical
EXAMPLE OF LATE 1980'S LAPTOP COMPUTER. DEVELOPMENT OF INCREASINGLY SMALLER PCS WAS ENABLED BY INTRODUCTION OF LCD SCREEN & SMALLER DISK DRIVES, BOTH REQUIRING LESS POWER (+ SO SMALLER POWER SUPPLIES ETC.) BATTERY TECHNOLOGY ALSO IMPROVED. UNDER 1986 AGREEMENT WITH IBM, TOSHIBA PRODUCED FIRST PC-COMPATIBLE LAPTOP (SOLD ONLY IN JAPAN). TOSHIBA PORTABLES RAPIDLY BECAME MARKET LEADERS DUE TO FEATURES & PRICE.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
MFR'S LABEL MISSING/ MOULDED 'TOSHIBA' & GREY 'T1000' ON CASE EXTERIOR/ SYNTHETIC PLATE ON SCREEN PANEL READS 'TOSHIBA'/ BLACK HANDWRITTEN LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE READS 'B. LAZAR/ CBC RADIO/ OR CANADA (514) 285-2471/ HOME (514) 488-5235'
Missing
N/A
Finish
BUFF CASING & INTERIOR/ TEXTURED GREY SYNTHETIC SCREEN PANEL/ BUFF & GREY KEYS
Decoration
N/A

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