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- OBJECT TYPE
- EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE/5 IN./20 MB
- DATE
- 1986–1987
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0116.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Apple Computer Inc.
- MODEL
- 20SC/M2603
- LOCATION
- Cupertino, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- F70525XM2603
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC CASING & PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ RUBBER? FEET
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 28.0 cm
- Width
- 24.7 cm
- Height
- 7.9 cm
- 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
- Apple
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- Cupertino
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- CIRCA 1986 TO APPROX. 1990
- Canada
-
AMERICAN DESIGNED & MANUFACTURED COMPUTER PERIPHERAL ALSO MARKETED & USED IN CANADA. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED WITH MAC PLUS PC BY NMST'S DESIGN DEPT. TO CREATE ART WORK FOR EXHIBITS, PUBLISHING, & RELATED WORK. - Function
-
DATA STORAGE DEVICE USED WITH PERSONAL COMPUTER TO SUPPLEMENT PC'S INTERNAL FLOPPY DISK DRIVE BY STORING SYSTEM & APPLICATION SOFTWARE ON MAGNETIC DISK. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF HARD DISK DRIVE FOR APPLE MACINTOSH COMPUTERS. MAC PLUS HAD SINGLE INTERNAL FLOPPY DRIVE BUT OPERATING WITH SYSTEM & PROGRAMME SOFTWARE BEING READ FROM ONE DISK DRIVE COULD CAUSE SYSTEM TO BOMB. THUS EXTERNAL HARD OR FLOPPY DRIVE WAS NECESSARY. HARD DRIVES SUCH AS THIS SUCCEEDED WINCHESTER TYPE & OPERATED ON SIMILAR PRINCIPLES. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READS IN BLACK 'Hard Disk 20SC/ Apple Computer, Inc./ Cupertino, California 95014/ Model No. M2603/ Apple and the Apple Logo are registered/ trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc./ P/N 825-1338-A/ FCC ID: BCG9GRM2604'/ MOULDED LETTERING READS '100-240V/ 50-60Hz/ 1.0A, 50W'/ LABEL READS 'Made in USA'/ BAR CODE LABEL ON BACK READS 'M F 70525XM2603'
- Missing
- POWER CORD
- Finish
- TEXTURED BUFF CASING/ METALLIC PARTS/ GREY FEET
- Decoration
- MULTICOLOURED APPLE LOGO ON FRONT/ PARALLEL GROOVES IN CASING TOP
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Apple Computer Inc., Drive, disk, circa 1986–1987, Artifact no. 1996.0116, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0116.001/
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