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OBJECT TYPE: PROGRAMMABLE/DESK
DATE: 1973–1976
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0354.001

MANUFACTURER: Hewlett-Packard
MODEL: 9830A
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1144A01702
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING & PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ PAPER INSTRUCTION SHEET & PAPER ROLL/ RUBBER FEET

Dimensions

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

Length: 53.5 cm
Width: 44.9 cm
Height: 16.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mathematics
Category: Calculating devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Hewlett Packard
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1974+
Canada: AMERICAN MADE CALCULATING DEVICE USED AT ALGONQUIN RADIO OBSERVATORY. ARO WAS ESTABLISHED IN LATE 1950S TO PROVIDE NATIONAL RADIO OBSERVATORY PROVIDING FACILITIES TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR SUN IN COLLABORATION WITH DOMINION RADIO ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY(DRAO) ESTABLISHED IN 1957 IN PENTICTON, BC.
Function: DEVICE WHICH ELECTRONICALLY PERFORMS MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS. THIS EXAMPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR SUCH CALCULATIONS AS DETERMINING OBJECTS' POSITIONS ON THE SKY, CORRECTIONS DUE TO THE EARTH'S POSITION IN IT'S ORBIT, PRELIMINARY REDUCTION OF DATA, ETC.
Technical: HP MODEL 9820 CALCULATOR WAS AVAILABLE FROM 1973 TO 1976. IT UTILIZED MAGNETIC STRIPS TO STORE PRE-PROGRAMMED CALCULATIONS: THESE WERE OFTEN USED AT ARO FOR CALCULATIONS WITH FEW DOZEN STEPS INSTEAD OF COMPUTERS SINCE LATTER WERE MUCH IN DEMAND FOR MORE COMPLEX PROBLEMS AT THIS PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK, SILVER & BLUE PLAQUE ON FRONT READS "hp [LOGO] 9820A CALCULATOR/ HEWLETT-PACKARD"/ WHITE LETTERING ON BACK READS "hp [LOGO] 9820A CALCULATOR/ HEWLETT-PACKARD/ 100/120/220/240 + 5%-10%/ 48-66 150VA MAX/ MADE/ IN U.S.A./ SERIAL NUMBER "1144A01702"/ WHITE & GREY LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS/ WHITE LETTERING ON MODULE READS "20 TRIGONOMETRIC/ 11221A"; WHITE LETTERING ON MODULE KEYPAD READS "TRIGONOMETRIC/ 11221A"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: TEXTURED BUFF CASING WITH MEDIUM GREY FRONT PANEL/ YELLOW, LIGHT GREY & WHITE KEYS/ BLACK FEET/ PINK & GREY MODULE CASING & PINK LINES ON TRIGONOMETRIC KEYPAD
Decoration: N/A

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Hewlett-Packard, Calculator, between 1973–1976, Artifact no. 1999.0354, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0354.001/

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