Modem
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DATA/FAX
- DATE
- 1996
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2000.0008.001
- MANUFACTURER
- U.S. Robotics Inc.
- MODEL
- SPORTSTER 144000
- LOCATION
- Skokie, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 7530013877971
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPOSITION
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.6 cm
- Width
- 5.3 cm
- Height
- N/A
- 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
- US Robotics
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Skokie
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS MODEM USED C. 1996-200. THIS TYPE OF MODEM USED C. 1996+
- Canada
-
THIS MODEM WAS USED AT THE CANADA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM TO ACCESS INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET. - Function
-
TO ENABLE DATA TO BE TRANSMITTED BETWEEN COMPUTING DEVICES USING EXISTING TELEPHONE LINES. THIS MODEM DESIGNED FOR USE WITH LAPTOP STYLE COMPUTERS. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF MODEM FOR USE WITH LAPTOP COMPUTER, PERMITTING THE MOVEMENT OF DATA AT THE RATE OF 14.4 KBPS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " Sportster [registered trademark symbol]/14,4000/ V.32 bis/ Fax/Data/ Modem/ USRobotics [registered trademark symbol] PCMCIA 2.1 " printed on modem casing front; " U.S. Robotics, Inc./ 8100 N. McCormick Blvd./ Skokie, Illinois 60076-2999/ USA/ FCC ID:CJE-0276/ Complies with Part 68 FCC rules/ FCC Reg. #: CJEUSA-75811-MM-E/ Ringer Equivalence: 0.2B/ Listed/ [Underwriters Laboratories symbol]/ Information/ Technology/ Equipment/ 70N3/ [Canadian Standards Ass'n symbol]/ LR64979/ DOC/ Load #: 4/ Serial #:/ 0007530013877971 ", "100159/ NMSTC/ SMNST" & "INDUSTRY CANADA/ Industrie Canada/ 550 6316 A" appears on reverse.
- Missing
- CONNECTOR MISSING
- Finish
- SILVER METAL CASING HAS BLACK EDGES; PURPLE & WHITE MFR'S MARKINGS ON FRONT.
- Decoration
- N/A
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U.S. Robotics Inc., Modem, circa 1996, Artifact no. 2000.0008, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2000.0008.001/
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