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OBJECT TYPE: INFORMATION MANAGER/3.5 INCH
DATE: 1984
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0328.001

MANUFACTURER: ProVUE Development Corp.
MODEL: OVERVUE
LOCATION: Huntington Beach, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC DISK/ METAL PART/ PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.3 cm
Width: 9.0 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: Provue
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Huntington Beach

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1984+
Canada: SOFTWARE FOR AMERICAN DESIGNED & MANUFACTURED PERSONAL COMPUTER ALSO MARKETED & USED IN CANADA. IT'S OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE GREATLY SIMPLIFIED USE OF MACHINE, ENHANCING ITS MARKETABILITY.
Function: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR MACINTOSH COMPUTER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SOFTWARE DESIGNED FOR USE WITH APPLE MACINTOSH COMPUTER. INTRODUCED IN 1984, MACINTOSH WAS APPLE COMPUTER'S 2ND VERY SUCCESSFUL PRODUCT. BASED ON MOTOROLA'S 68000 MICROPROCESSOR, IT WAS 1ST PC TO USE OBJECT ORIENTED SOFTWARE & MOUSE TO CONTROL CURSOR POSITION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON LABEL FRONT READS "OverVUE/ OverVUE/ Over/ Information manager for the/ Macintosh (TM) personal computer/ PV ProVUE Development Corporation/ 222 22nd Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648"/ BLACK LETTERING ON LABEL BACK READS "Macintosh is a trademark licensed to Apple Computer, Inc ProVUE and/ OverVue are registered trademarks of ProVue Development Corporation"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: BUFF DISK/ METALLIC PART/ PURPLE A& GREY LABEL
Decoration: N/A

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