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OBJECT TYPE: WORD PROCESSING/5.25 INCH DISK
DATE: 1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0332.001

MANUFACTURER: Micropro International Corp.
MODEL: WORDSTAR 3.0
LOCATION: San Rafael, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: WU9072EA
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 SYNTHETIC DISK WITH PAPER LABEL/.2 PAPER SLEEVE

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.3 cm
Width: 13.3 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: Micropro
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: San Rafael

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1980+
Canada: EXAMPLE OF COMPUTER PROGRAM WIDELY USED IN CANADA AS ELSEWHERE.
Function: COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT CREATES, DISPLAYS, EDITS, STORES, & PRINTS TEXT ON PERSONAL COMPUTER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF POPULAR WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM OF EARLY 1980S. WORDSTAR VERSION 1 FOR CP/M WAS RELEASED IN SEPT. 1978. IN 1979, MICROPRO ADAPTED WORDSTAR FOR NEW MICROSOFT CP/M BOARD FOR APPLE II COMPUTER (REF. 3).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK DISK WITH WHITE LABEL
Decoration: N/A

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Micropro International Corp., Software, 1980, Artifact no. 2002.0332, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0332.001/

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