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- OBJECT TYPE
- INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
- DATE
- 1976
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.0451.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bytek Electronics Inc.
- MODEL
- VISTA 80
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 125
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 14
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ PAPER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 66.0 cm
- Width
- 48.0 cm
- Height
- 45.0 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
- Bytek
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1976 TO C. 1991
- Canada
-
MADE IN CANADA. USED IN THE FIRST TELEVISION BROADCASTING FROM THE CANADIAN HOUSE OF COMMONS WHICH BEGAN IN OCT. 1977. - Function
-
TO CREATE PAGES OF TEXT FOR CABLE TV SYSTEMS OR TO CREATE RUNNING LINES OF TEXT OR TITLES FOR TELEVISION DISPLAYS. - Technical
-
ONE OF THE FIRST CHARACTER GENERATORS TO USE A COMPUTER CHIP (INTEL 8080A) AS CONTROLLER & TO BE ABLE TO STORE THE INFORMATION ON DUAL 8 IN. FLOPPY DISKS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE: 'MANUFACTURED BY/ BYTEK ELECTRONICS INC./ FOR/ MPB TECHNOLOGIES INC./ VISTA 80 MODEL/ SERIAL NO. 125 REV.'/ FRONT: 'Vista 80/ DISPLAY/ CONTROLLER/ SYSTEM/ MPB [LOGO] MPB TECHNOLOGIES INC.'/ [VARIOUS INSTRUCTIONS & DESIGNATIONS AROUND JACKS, LIGHTS & KNOBS].
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- FRONT & REAR PANELS - BLACK WITH SILVER PRINTING/ GREY TOP
- Decoration
- SILVER TRIM AROUND FRONT & REAR PANELS
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Bytek Electronics Inc., Generator, character, circa 1976, Artifact no. 1992.0451, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.0451.001/
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