Terminal, computer

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OBJECT TYPE: non-processing/CRT screen-light pen
DATE: 1977
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.1319.001

MANUFACTURER: Digital Equipment Corp.
MODEL: VR17-LC
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: WF05931
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ GLASS SCREEN

Dimensions

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

Length: 89.3 cm
Width: 54.2 cm
Height: 37.8 cm
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: Digital
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1978-1984
Canada: PART OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM USED BY NMST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES. IT WAS ALSO USED FOR COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ARTIFACT DATABASE UTILIZING A DATA RETRIEVAL SYSTEM DEVELOPED IN-HOUSE.
Function: A VIDEO MONITOR USED TO DISPLAY DATA FROM A MINI COMPUTER, WITH A LIGHT PEN, A DEVICE USED FOR DATA INPUT OR CONTROL BY TOUCHING IT TO THE SCREEN.
Technical: A PERIPHERAL UNIT FOR A PDP-11/34A MINI COMPUTER, ONE OF DEC'S 16 BIT PDP-11 FAMILY OF THE 1970'S. BY THE END OF THEDECADE, THE PDP-11 WAS DEC'S MAIN PRODUCT FAMILY & THE MOST WIDELY USED MINI COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE IN THE WORLD
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON CHASSIS BACK READING 'digital EQUIPMENT/ CORPORATION/ 115 VOLTS 5 AMPS MODEL VR17-LC/ 50/60 Hz _PH _WIRES SN WF05931'/ WHITE LINES & LETTERING ON FRONT FOR CONTROLS/ DECAL ON FRONT READING 'N.M.C./M.N.C./ 30971'
Missing: N/A
Finish: TEXTURED BUFF PAINTED CASING WITH BLACK TEXTURED SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL/ BLACK SYNTHETIC & METAL CONTROLS
Decoration: N/A

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Digital Equipment Corp., Terminal, computer, circa 1977, Artifact no. 1984.1319, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1984.1319.001/

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