Keypad

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OBJECT TYPE: VIDEOTEX/TELIDON
DATE: 1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0274.002

MANUFACTURER: Viscount Industries Ltd.
MODEL: VTX202
LOCATION: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 360
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC/ METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 3.6 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: Viscount
Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
City: Vancouver

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1980-1985
Canada: Part of Canadian developed & manufactured Telidon graphics decoder-terminal.
Function: Used to input data into VTX202 computer terminal.
Technical: NAPLPS (Telidon) was adopted as a world graphics transmission protocol.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'VISCOUNT INDUSTRIES LTD./ 105 EAST 69TH AVENUE/ VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA/ V5X 2W9/ (604) 327-9446 Telex 04-508605/ SERIAL NO. 360/ MADE IN CANADA'/ ON BACK ARE PRINTED ALL THE 'ALPHANUMERIC KEYS', 'FUNCTION KEYS' & 'LOCAL COMMAND SEQUENCES'/ ON FRONT: 'MICROTEL' PLUS NUMBER & LETTER FUNCTIONS BY EACH KEY
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK BODY WITH SILVER GREY TOP & BLACK KEY BUTTONS
Decoration: COMPANY NAME ON FRONT OF EACH PART.

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Viscount Industries Ltd., Keypad, circa 1980, Artifact no. 1988.0274, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1988.0274.002/

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