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- OBJECT TYPE
- PERSONAL/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT/64K
- DATE
- 1984
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0004.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Hewlett-Packard
- MODEL
- 86B
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2522A48049
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC CASING, KEYS; METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ METAL & SYNTHETIC CABLES
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 48.0 cm
- Width
- 41.2 cm
- Height
- 12.2 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
- Hewlett Packard
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1980'S
- Canada
-
COMPUTER WHICH CONTROLLED CANADA'S PRIMARY BALANCE USED TO MAKE KILOGRAM MASS COMPARISONS. THIS NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL BALANCE WAS MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN ITS TIME IN CANADA FOR MASS MEASUREMENT, AS ALL MASS STANDARDS IN CANADA WERE REFERENCED BACK TO RESULTS ACHIEVED WITH IT. - Function
-
PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE CAPABLE OF ACCEPTING, PROCESSING & DISPLAYING DATA. THIS EXAMPLE WAS PROGRAMMED TO CONTROL AUTOMATED PRIMARY BALANCE USED TO MAKE KILOGRAM MASS COMPARISONS. - Technical
-
IN DEC. 1982 HP INTRODUCED MODEL HP-86 OF SERIES 80 PCS FOR SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS; 86B WAS ONE OF LAST TWO OF SERIES & APPEARS IN HP CATALOGUES 1984-1987. 86 WAS MARKETED AS BASIC, LOW COST MEMBER OF 80 SERIES FAMILY. THESE PCS HAD LARGER MEMORIES THAN PREDECESSORS, DUE TO DROP IN COST OF RAM & LOGIC BOARD IMPROVEMENTS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- LABEL ON FRONT READS "hp HEWLETT. PACKARD 86B"; LABEL ON BACK READS "SERIAL NO./ 2522A48049/ HEWLETT PACKARD/ MADE IN U.S.A."; LETTERING ON 2 COMPONENTS READS "hp 82936A ROM DRAWER/ HEWLETT PACKARD MADE IN U.S.A."; LETTERING ON ATTACHED PART READS "HP86/87/ TYPING AID"; BLACK OR YELLOW LETTERING ON KEYS.
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 06/04/2001 by Myles Bailey: No - Complete
- Finish
- DISCOLOURED BUFF? CASING WITH BROWN BACK; LIGHT GREY & BROWN KEYS; BROWN COMPONENTS ATTACHED AT BACK.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Hewlett-Packard, Computer, circa 1984, Artifact no. 2001.0004, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0004.001/
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