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- OBJECT TYPE
- 5.25 IN./88 MB/REMOVABLE HARD DISK
- DATE
- 1991–1997
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0005.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Syquest Technology Inc.
- MODEL
- SQ800
- LOCATION
- Fremont, California, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- 801F5B8
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC DISK CARTRIDGE & DISK WITH METAL PARTS & PAPER LABEL/ SYNTHETIC CASE WITH PAPER LABELS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.6 cm
- Width
- 16.5 cm
- Height
- 2.6 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
- Syquest
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- Fremont
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- UNUSED - GENERALLY IN 1990S
- Canada
-
AMERICAN MADE DATA STORAGE DISK OF TYPE USED IN CANADA & ELSEWHERE. - Function
-
MEDIUM UPON WHICH COMPUTER DATA IS STORED MAGNETICALLY BY DISK DRIVE UNIT, USUALLY FOR LARGE SCALE AND/OR LONG TERM STORAGE. THIS EXAMPLE IS OF TYPE PRIMARILY USED TO STORE DIGITAL IMAGES & GRAPHICS. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF COMPUTER DATA STORAGE DISK OF THE 1990S, OFTEN USED IN DESIGN & PRINTING INDUSTRIES TO STORE DIGITAL IMAGES. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- WHITE, GREEN & BLACK LETTERING ON LABEL ON CARTRIDGE FRONT READS "SyQuest/ TECHNOLOGY/ 88MB/ 5.25" Removable Cartridge"/ BAR CODE LABEL ON CARTRIDGE BACK READS "S/N 801F5B8 ID# 1853003KS/ (C) 1988-1991 SyQuest Technology"/ EMBOSSED DISK LOGO & "SyQuest" ON CARTRIDGE/ VARIOUS COLOURED LETTERING ON CASE FRONT READS "(LOGO)/ 88MB/ SQ800 (TM)/ 5.25" Removable Hard Disk Cartridge/ 5 YEAR WARRANTY" & ON BACK "(LOGO)/(C) 1991 SyQuest Technology, Inc./ Fremont, CA94538/ Made in Singapore" WITH PATENT & TRADEMARK INFORMATION
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- TEXTURED, COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT DISK CASING WITH BLACK DISK, BRUSHED METAL PARTS, & WHITE & PURPLE LABEL/ WHITECASE WITH MULTICOLOURED PURPLE & PINK FRONT & BACK, YELLOW LABEL INSIDE
- Decoration
- LOGO CONSISTING MULTICOLOURED REPRESENTATION OF DISK ON DISK CARTRIDGE & CASE/ EMBOSSED DISK LOGO & "SYQUEST" ON CARTRIDGE
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Syquest Technology Inc., Cartridge, disk, between 1991–1997, Artifact no. 1997.0005, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0005.001/
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