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- OBJECT TYPE
- PERSONAL/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
- DATE
- 1975
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0235.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Mini-Peripherals Inc.
- MODEL
- M101
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING; SYNTHETIC CASING FRONT, METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ RUBBER FEET
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 46.4 cm
- Width
- 45.0 cm
- Height
- 15.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Computing Technology
- Category
- Digital computing devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Mini Peripherals
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- MID 1970S-1982
- Canada
-
A COMPUTER SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY A CANADIAN, DR. MCKAY OF OTTAWA, & SOLD BY HIS COMPANY MINI-PERIPHERALS INC. IT WAS USED BY A SMALL CANADIAN COMPUTER SOFTWARE WRITING FIRM OPERATED BY THE GURNEYS, WHO WROTE SOFTWARE UNDER CONTRACT. THEY CEASED USING THIS SYSTEM BECAUSE ITS MEMORY & PROGRAMMING WERE INADEQUATE FOR HANDLING LARGE JOBS. - Function
-
A PROGRAMMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS, PROCESSES, & DISPLAYS DATA. IT CONTAINS A MICROPROCESSOR & WAS USED BY AN INDIVIDUAL FOR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS PURPOSES. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A DISK DRIVE MEMORY DEVICE, & KEYBOARD & MONITOR FOR DATA INPUT & OUTPUT. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED BY A SMALL BUSINESS. - Technical
-
AN EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY PC CONTAINING THE 8080 MICROPROCESSOR. THIS EARLIER VERSION OF MINIPERIPERAL'S PRODUCT USED SWITCHES TO PROGRAM THE OPERATING SYSTEM MANUALLY. IT HAS 18 K RAM. A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE MACHINE WAS THAT THERE WAS A LIMIT TO THE SIZE OF FILE THAT COULD BE OPENED. THIS PC WAS CONTEMPORANEOUS WITH MIT'S ALTAIR. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'M101' & 'MINI-PERIPHERALS INC'/ WHITE LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- TEXTURED BLUE PAINTED CASING; GLOSSY BLACK SYNTHETIC FRONT; GOLD COLOURED CHASSIS; PLATED METAL & BLACK SYNTHETIC SWITCHES
- Decoration
- N/A
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Mini-Peripherals Inc., Computer, circa 1975, Artifact no. 1990.0235, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1990.0235.001/
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