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OBJECT TYPE: MAINTENANCE/PC/3.5 IN.
DATE: 1987
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0021.001

MANUFACTURER: Travelling Software Inc.
MODEL: BATTERY WATCH
LOCATION: Bothell, Washington, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 62502
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC & METAL DISK/ PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.5 cm
Width: 9.1 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Digital peripheral devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Travelling
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Washington
City: Bothell

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: LATE 1980'S
Canada: SOFTWARE FOR LAPTOP COMPUTER USED IN CANADA FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES BY DONOR, WHO IS FREE-LANCE CANADIAN WRITER WORKING AT HOME. HE HAS ALSOBEEN WRITER FOR CBC IN MONTREAL. COMPUTER WAS TOSHIBA T1000 WHICH MR. LAZAR USED IN 1988-1989.
Function: A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR USE ON LAPTOP COMPUTER; IT MONITORS & INDICATES THE REMAINING CAPACITY OF THE BATTERY POWERING THE COMPUTER, SO THAT THE USER CAN EASILY ASCERTAIN THE AMOUNT OF TIME LEFT BEFORE IT CEASES TO FUNCTION.
Technical: A BATTERY MONITORING & MAINTENANCE PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR LAPTOP COMPUTERS, WHICH ARE USUALLY POWERED BY BATTERIES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE & WHITE LETTERING ON LABEL READS 'BATTERY WATCH/ RELEASE II/ Battery Monitoring and Maintenance/ Software for Laptop Computers./ Travelling Software/ Bothell/ Washington' ON FRONT & ON BACK 'BATTERY WATCH/ RELEASE II/ Ver: 2.0/ Lot: 72-9J02 Ser: 62502'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLUE SYNTHETIC & METALLIC PARTS/ BLUE & WHITE LABEL
Decoration: RED STRIPES ON LABEL

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