General Information

Serial #

5690

Part Number

4

Total Parts

12

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Predominantly synthetic keyboard with metal components and power connector.

Dimensions

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

Length

47.5 cm

Width

21.0 cm

Height

5.0 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

Norpak

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Kanata

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1980'S

Canada

Part of Norpak Information Provider System (IPS)-2 designed, developed & built in Canada as part of the Telidon system.

Function

Used to input data into PDP 11/03 computer to create Telidon graphic images as part of IPS-2 system.

Technical

NAPLPS (TELIDON) WAS ADOPTED AS A WORLD GRAPHICS TRANSMISSION PROTOCOL.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.4 STICKER ON BOTTOM READS: ‘norpak Canada/ Model KB5.3/ Serial 5690'/ STANDARD KEYBOARD, WITH TOP ROW READING: ‘CL DEL/ T2/ T1/ T4 T3/ TD TS/ BK WH/ G1 BL/ G2 RD/ G3 GR/ G4 PR/ G5 YE/ COP MOV/ MOD ERA/ EO EE/ D1 DONE'/ SIDE KEYBOARD READS: ‘ENTER/ FAST/ UP MENU/ DOWN NAMES/ ACCEPT HELP/ [SERIES OF KEYS WITH VARIOUS ARROWS]'.

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

VARIOUS SHADES OF GREY PLUS BLACK WITH BLACK & WHITE PRINTING & TRIM.

Decoration

N/A