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OBJECT TYPE
PORTABLE/LAPTOP
DATE
1989
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2000.0050.001
MANUFACTURER
Toshiba Corp.
MODEL
T1200/ PA7048U
LOCATION
Tokyo, Japan

More Information


General Information

Serial #
1019745
Part Number
1
Total Parts
9
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
PLASTIC CASING, SYNTHETIC SCREEN & PARTS, METAL PARTS, RUBBER? FEET

Dimensions

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

Length
31.0 cm
Width
30.5 cm
Height
8.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Computing Technology
Category
Digital computing devices
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Toshiba
Country
Japan
State/Province
Unknown
City
Tokyo

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Quebec
Period
1989-2000?
Canada
JAPANESE MADE LAPTOP, USED IN CANADA BY CURATOR OF DECORATIVE ARTS AT MCCORD MUSEUM IN MONTREAL. LAPTOPS SUCH AS THIS WERE USED BY PROFESSIONALS & ACADEMICS WHO TRAVELLED FOR WORK. DATA COULD BE TRANSFERRED TO/FROM DESKTOP COMPUTERS BUT LAPTOPS WERE NOT THEN POWERFUL ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY REPLACE DESKTOP MACHINES.
Function
PORTABLE PERSONAL COMPUTER. ITS SMALL SIZE, INTEGRAL DISK DRIVE, DISPLAY SCREEN & KEYBOARD, & ACCOMPANYING CARRYING CASE ENABLED IT TO BE TRANSPORTED, SO AS TO PROVIDE ITS USER WITH COMPUTER FACILITIES IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, WHILE TRAVELLING ETC.
Technical
T1200 WAS SUCCESSOR TO TOSHIBA'S T1000 LAPTOP (960017), WHICH WAS FIRST TRULY PORTABLE COMPUTER. T1200 HAD CONSIDERABLY GREATER COMPUTING POWER; LCD SCREEN STILL SMALL BUT ALLOWING 25 LINES OF TEXT 80 CHARACTERS WIDE WITH SIMPLE GRAPHICS; NICD BATTERY PACK.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
WHITE LETTERING INSIDE LID READS "TOSHIBA"; BLACK LETTERING ON KEYS; LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READS "Toshiba [SCRIPT] T1200SYSTEM UNIT/ MODEL NO. PA7048U CW/ DC 12 V/ 2.2A/ SERIAL NO. 01019745/ TOSHIBA CORPORATION/TOKYO JAPAN" WITH WARNING LABEL & HANDWRITTEN LABEL READING "Machine #25".
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
BUFF CASING, GREY SCREEN, BUFF & GREY KEYS; BRUSHED METAL PARTS.
Decoration
"TOSHIBA" LOGO ON LABELS

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