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