Cover, battery compartment

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0115.002

MANUFACTURER: AASTRA Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: North York, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: MOULDED SYNTHETIC.

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.8 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height: 2.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telephony
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: AASTRA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: North York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF DEVICE USED IN 1990S. (REF. 1)
Canada: CALLER ID WAS A SERVICE PROVIDED BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES TO SUBSCRIBERS WISHING TO IDENTIFY THE CALLER BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE. MANY USERS EMPLOYED IT AS A PRIVACY FEATURE TO AVOID UNWANTED CALLS OR TRACE MALICIOUS CALLERS. VOICE 8000 WAS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BELL CANADA'S 'CALL DISPLAY' SERVICE.
Function: TO ANNOUNCE, DISPLAY AND RECORD THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND NAMES OF CALLERS, ALONG WITH DATES AND TIMES OF CALLS.
Technical: VOICE 8000 IS CALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER "THE WORLD'S FIRST TALKING CALLER ID". VOICE IS RECORDED AND SYNTHESIZED USING DIGITAL MEANS. CALLER ID SERVICES DEPEND ON AN OUT-OF-BAND SIGNALLING SYSTEM ADOPTED BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES IN THE LATE 1980S. CALLED SS7 OR CCS7, THIS SYSTEM SEGREGATES THE VOICE CALL & SIGNALLING INFO. ON THE PHONE LINE INTO SEPARATE CHANNELS THAT CAN OPERATE INDEPENDANTLY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible
Missing: N/A
Finish: FINELY WRINKLE TEXTURED BLACK SYNTHETIC FINISH PREDOMINATES/ HAS OPAQUE PUSH BUTTONS AND VIEW SCREEN.
Decoration: N/A

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AASTRA Corp., Cover, battery compartment, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0115, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2001.0115.002/

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