Terminal, computer

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OBJECT TYPE
non-processing/CRT screen-keyboard
DATE
1988
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.0355.001
MANUFACTURER
Northern Telecom
MODEL
ALEXTEL/NT9G52AA
LOCATION
Canada

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General Information

Serial #
14AA01564
Part Number
1
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
SYNTHETIC CASING, KEYS & PARTS/ GLASS SCREEN/ METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length
27.5 cm
Width
26.6 cm
Height
24.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Communications
Category
Telephony
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Northern Telecom
Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Quebec
Period
1988+
Canada
LAUNCHED BY BELL CANADA IN MONTREAL IN 1989 & TORONTO IN 1990, ALEX WAS LAST MAJOR ATTEMPT TO COMMERCIALIZE VIDEOTEX SERVICE IN CANADA. USING EITHER TERMINAL OR PC, ALEX OFFERED RESIDENTIAL USERS ACCESS TO VARIETY OF INFORMATION, MESSAGING & HOME SHOPPING SERVICES VIA TELEPHONE LINES. ALEX WAS COMMERCIAL FAILURE, DUE IN PART TO HIGH USAGE FEES & PAUCITY OF SERVICES BUT WAS PRECURSOR TO INTERNET & WORLD WIDE WEB.
Function
THIS TERMINAL WAS HOME USER COMPONENT OF VIDEOTEX NETWORK WHICH ENABLED USERS TO HAVE ACCESS TO MANY SERVICES SUCH AS HOME BANKING, SHOPPING, CURRENT EVENTS & INFORMATION, TRAVEL & TRANSPORTATION, GAMES & LOTTERIES ETC.
Technical
DATA ON ALEX WAS FORMATTED FOR NORTH AMERICAN PRESENTATION LEVEL PROTOCOL SYNTAX (NAPLPS), WHICH WAS BASED ON TELIDON SYSTEM DEVELOPED IN CANADA. NAPLPS EXCELLED IN RENDERING OF DIGITAL IMAGES & OFFERED USERS VISUALLY RICHER ON-LINE EXPERIENCE THAN TEXT-ONLY INFORMATION SERVICES EMPLOYING ASCII. ALEX USERS EMPLOYED SPECIAL PURPOSE TERMINAL OR PERSONAL COMPUTER RUNNING NAPLPS EMULATION PROGRAM, WHICH CONNECTED TO SYSTEM BY MODEM OVER TELEPHONE LINES; AT TELEPHONE CENTRAL OFFICE ALEX CALLS WERE HANDED OFF TO VIDEOTEX ACCESS POINT (VAP) WHICH ESTABLISHED LINK OVER DATAPAC, PUBLIC PACKET SWITCHED DATA NETWORK, TO REMOTE COMPUTERS PROVIDING INFORMATION SERVICES.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
MOULDED LETTERING ON CASING FRONT & TERMINAL FRONT READS "Bell" & "ALEXtel"/ MOULDED LETTERING ON BACK READS "nt [LOGO] northern/ telecom", "MADE IN CANADA FABRIQUE AU CANADA", 120 VAC - 60 Hz - 1.0 AMP"/ LABELS READ "MODEL NO./ NT9G52AA", "Communications/ Canada/ 332 2794 A" & "nt [LOGO] northern/ telecom/ NNTM000001/ SER, NO. 14AA01564"/ BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON KEYS & FOR CONTROLS
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
TEXTURED FINISH IN 2 SHADES OF LIGHT GREY/ WHITE KEYS
Decoration
N/A

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