Terminal, computer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- KEYBOARD
- DATE
- 1986
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0363.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Transcom Inc.
- MODEL
- E-COM/ IT-160-200
- LOCATION
- Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 20876
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC AND METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 44.0 cm
- Width
- 35.0 cm
- Height
- 15.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telephony
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Transcom
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Connecticut
- City
- Windsor Locks
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- USED BETWEEN 1986 AND 1992
- Canada
-
REPRESENTS THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BY A LARGE CORPORATION TO AUTOMATE AND EXPEDITE TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN A CENTRALIZED WAREHOUSE AND NUMEROUS, DISPERSAL RETAIL OUTLETS. - Function
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USED TO ORDER PARTS FROM A CENTRAL COMPUTER VIA A TELEPHONE LINE. KEYBOARD ENTRY, VOICE CONFIRMATION. THE TERMINAL ACTUALLY COMMUNICATES WITH A MINI-COMPUTER WHICH IN TURN ACCESSES THE MAIN COMPUTER TO READ FILES AND PROCESS ORDERS. - Technical
-
AN EXAMPLE OF A SPECIAL PURPOSE, USER-FRIENDLY DATA COMMUNICATION TERMINAL. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG'S PLATE: '[LOGO] TRANSCOM INC. WINDSOR LOCK, CT./ MODEL NO./ IT-160-200/ SERIAL NO./ 20876/ POWER/ 115V 60HZ'/ MFG PLATE ABOVE KEYBOARD: 'E-COM EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS/ Massey Ferguson'/ DYNATAPE: '1-800-268-8083 96400-61'/ LABEL ON TOP OF LID 'MF'/ STANDARD COMPUTER KEYBOARD MARKINGS
- Missing
- ELECTRIC CORD
- Finish
- LID BLACK WITH WHITE LOCO; BASE BLACK WITH LIGHT BLUE AROUND KEYBOARD; LIGHT GREY, DARK GREY, WHITE AND RED KEYS WITH EITHER WHITE OR BLACK PRINTING
- Decoration
- METAL STRIPAROUND BASE
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Transcom Inc., Terminal, computer, circa 1986, Artifact no. 1997.0363, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0363.001/
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