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OBJECT TYPE: DOS/PC/8 IN. FLOPPY DISK/SINGLE-SIDED
DATE: 1981
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0001.001

MANUFACTURER: Sorrento Valley Associates
MODEL: DOS 3.3
LOCATION: San Diego, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 85
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC DISK/ PAPER LABELS & PROTECTOR

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.5 cm
Width: 20.5 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: Sorrento
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: San Diego

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: AFTER EARLY 1980S
Canada: Unknown
Function: DISTRIBUTION SOFTWARE FOR PERSONAL COMPUTER
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SOFTWARE FOR APPLE PERSONAL COMPUTER, IN THIS CASE ON FLOPPY DISK OF A TYPE (8 INCH) WHICH WAS NOT GENERALLY USED WITH APPLE PRODUCTS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING ON TWO LABELS ON DISK READS "Part No. 2305830/ Record Length 128 Bytes/ IBM/ Diskette 1/ U.S. Patent No. 3668658" & "SVA (LOGO)/ SD2-S07-5/ DISK 2+2 Distribution Software/ c 1981/ Ver 4.0-AB/ Single sided/autoboot/ serial number=85/ DOS 3.3 48K SLAVE/ c APPLE COMPUTER, INC./ SORRENTO VALLEY ASSOCIATES/ 11722 SORRENTO VALLEY ROAD SAN DIEGO, CA 92121"/ WHITE LETTERING ON PROTECTOR READS "IBM/ Diskette"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK DISK WITH WHITE LABELS/ GREY PROTECTOR
Decoration: N/A

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