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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1157.002

MANUFACTURER: AES Data Ltd.
MODEL: 103 XD (.2)
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 894 (.2)
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC WITH METAL TRIM, HARDWARE & SOME WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 58.5 cm
Width: 40.5 cm
Height: 28.0 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: AES Data
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: AUXILIARY DATA STORAGE DEVICE, USED FOR LARGE QUANTITY AND/OR LONG TERM STORAGE ON MAGNETIC DISK.
Technical: This exteranl unit provided two drives for eight-inch (20.3 cm) magnetic disks, part of the Extended Disk Option (XD) of the AES Plus word processor. Introduced in July 1980, the XD version's eight-inch disks provided larger data storage capacity than the twin internal 5.25 inch (13.3 cm) disk drives that were standard on the original AES Plus.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT: 'AES'/ MFR'S PLATE ON BOTTOM: 'AES MODEL 103 XD/ 117V 60HZ 4.0A./ Serial No. 894/ AES Data Ltd./Ltee./ Montreal Canada'/ INSTRUCTIONS ON BACK IN BOTH ENGLISH & GERMAN/ PLATE: '115V'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CREAM WITH BLACK TRIM
Decoration: N/A

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AES Data Ltd., Drive, disk, circa 1980, Artifact no. 1987.1157, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.1157.002/

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