Keyboard, typesetter

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OBJECT TYPE: STRIKE-ON/DESK-TOP
DATE: 1970–1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0263.001

MANUFACTURER: IBM Nederland NV
MODEL: 82 COMPOSER
LOCATION: Amsterdam, Netherlands

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 70.0 cm
Width: 46.0 cm
Height: 25.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typesetting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: IBM
Country: Netherlands
State/Province: Unknown
City: Amsterdam

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MACHINE USED MID-1960S+.
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO SET TYPE FOR PRINTING.
Technical: IBM COMPOSER 82 OF 1972 IS A LATE MODEL OF THE IBM COMPOSER SERIES INTRODUCED IN 1966. THESE MACHINES EMPLOYED THE "SELECTRIC" GOLF-BALL TYPE ELEMENT SYSTEM (1961), INCORPORATING A MEMORY AND SPECIALIZED COMPOSITION COMMAND KEYBOARD, TO PRODUCE CAMERA READY HARD COPY FOR PRINTERS. 'COMPOSER' DEV'D TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BOTH SMALL BUSINESS (INCLUDING NON-PRINT ESTABLISHEMENTS) AS WELL AS COMMERICAL TYPESETTERS. (AS PER DGR)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " IBM/ 82 Composer " appears on small synthetic plate inset on casing top & back. Silver decal applied to base of machine reads " IBM/ Electronic Composer/ Model 6375/ VV 220/ A 0.7/ Hz 50/ W 195/ IBM Nederland, N.V./ Amsterdam, The Netherlands ". Second decal, in lower right, reads " Fuse Rating/ 100-123.5 V 3A/ 200-240 V 2A ".
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: FLATBLACK PEBBLE-TEXTURED FINISH ON MACHINE CASING; BLACK KEYS HAVE OFF-WHITE TEXT MARKINGS.
Decoration: N/A

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IBM Nederland NV, Keyboard, typesetter, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1996.0263, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0263.001/

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