Disk, storage

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OBJECT TYPE: floppy/5.25 in./double sided/double density
DATE: 1982
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2008.0175.029

MANUFACTURER: Packaging Industries Group, Inc.
MODEL: Sentinel Diskette 5S-22
LOCATION: Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 29
Total Parts: 31
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Square heavy black paper disk bears off-white and yellow adhesive backed paper label; cut outs in disk reveal dark opaque synthetic synthetic film liner.

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.3 cm
Width: 13.0 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: Sentinel
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Hyannis

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: New Brunswick
Period: Presumably used regularly 1982- 1983.
Canada: Unknown
Function: A medium upon which computer data or software is stored and can be accessed. Specifically, this disk contains "Wordstar" software and/or data.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "5S-22/ SENTINEL®/ [logo]/ DISKETTE/ DOUBLE SIDED/ DOUBLE DENSITY/ SOFT SECTOR" mechanically printed on yellow label. "WORDSTAR" printed by hand in pencil on off-white label
Missing: Unknown.
Finish: Square heavy black paper disk bears off-white and yellow adhesive backed paper label; cut outs in disk reveal dark opaque synthetic synthetic film liner.
Decoration: N/A

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Packaging Industries Group, Inc., Disk, storage, circa 1982, Artifact no. 2008.0175, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2008.0175.029/

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