Disk, storage

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OBJECT TYPE: FLOPPY/3 IN.
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0030.001

MANUFACTURER: Amdek Corp.
MODEL: AMDISK III
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC DISKS/ PAPER LABELS/ PLASTIC SLEEVES

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.1 cm
Width: 8.1 cm
Height: N/A
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: Amdek
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: MEDIUM UPON WHICH COMPUTER DATA IS STORED MAGNETICALLY BY A DISK DRIVE, USUALLY FOR LARGE SCALE AND/OR LONG TERM STORAGE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF RARELY USED 3 INCH FLOPPY DISK TYPE OF MICRO COMPUTER DATA STORAGE MEDIUM.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE PRINTING ON EACH SIDE OF LABEL READS "AMDEK/ AMDISK III 3" FLOPPY DISK" WITH LOGO/ BLACK "Made in Japan"/ BLUE BALLPOINT LETTERING READING "CPM SYSTEM/ MASTER" ON ONE SIDE & "DBASE OPINIONS" ON OTHER
Missing: none apparent - only pertains to .001 in this report
Finish: BLACK DISKS WITH WHITE CENTRE, METALLIC PARTS/ WHITE & RED LABELS/ CLEAR COLOURLESS SLEEVES
Decoration: N/A

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Amdek Corp., Disk, storage, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0030, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0030.001/

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