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OBJECT TYPE: REEL-TO-REEL
DATE: 1984
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0267.001

MANUFACTURER: Prime Computer Inc.
MODEL: 2250 P
LOCATION: Bedford, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: FN504634
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CONTROL PANEL, CONTROL BUTTON, ACCESS DOOR TO TAPE AREA, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 78.0 cm
Width: 52.5 cm
Height: 75.0 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: Prime
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Bedford

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1984-1989
Canada: DONOR, CANADIAN ENGINEERING FIRM ADJELEIAN ALLEN RUBELI LTD. OF OTTAWA & TORONTO, USED THIS EQUIPMENT IN DESIGN OF MANY OFFICE BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN OTTAWA. PURCHASED IN 1984 FOR $150,000, SYSTEM WAS ALSO USED TO DESIGN STRUCTURAL & MECHANICALCOMPONENTS OF TORONTO SKYDOME.
Function: AUXILIARY DATA STORAGE DEVICE USED FOR LARGE QUANTITY AND/OR LONG TERM STORAGE ON MAGNETIC TAPE. THIS EXAMPLE WAS PART OF SYSTEM USED BY ENGINEERING FIRM TO DO STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS IN BUILDING PROJECTS IT WAS CONTRACTED TO DESIGN.
Technical: PERIPHERAL FOR PRIME SUPER-MINI COMPUTER, WHICH WAS ONE OF MOST SOPHISTICATED MINICOMPUTERS OF PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL ON BACK READS "PRIME COMPUTER INC./ MODEL NO. 2250P/ SERIAL NO. FN504634/ VAC. 120 A 15/ WIRES + GND HZ 60"/ DECAL ON BACK READS "PRIME/ Quality/ Acceptance/ by/ PRIDE" SUPERIMPOSED ON "1"/ WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT FOR CONTROL LIGHT FUNCTIONS
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: TEXTURED BUFF PAINTED CASING WITH TEXTURED BROWN TOP PANEL/ SMOKED ACCESS DOOR/ BLACK SYNTHETIC PANEL WITH RED BUTTON
Decoration: N/A

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Prime Computer Inc., Drive, tape, 1984, Artifact no. 1997.0267, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0267.001/

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