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- OBJECT TYPE
- personal/desktop/integrated circuit
- DATE
- 1985
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0382.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Atari Corp.
- MODEL
- ATARI 130XE
- LOCATION
- Taiwan
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- A16B1149861
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC CASING, KEYS, PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ RUBBER? FEET
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 34.8 cm
- Width
- 23.4 cm
- Height
- 6.2 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
- Atari
- Country
- Taiwan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- MID 1980S
- Canada
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EXAMPLE OF PC FROM COLLECTION OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS & ELECTRONIC GAMES BELONGING TO MR. DANIEL LESSARD, VENDOR'S LATE HUSBAND. HE USED MICROCOMPUTERS (AMIGA & APPLE IIC) FROM 1977 & IN 1995 BEGAN COLLECTING EXAMPLES OF SIGNIFICANT COMPUTERS, PROVIDING INFORMATION ON HIS COLLECTION ON HIS WEB SITE (REF. 2). - Function
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PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS & PROCESSES DATA. IT CONTAINS MICROPROCESSOR & IS USED BY INDIVIDUAL FOR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS COMPUTING PURPOSES. - Technical
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IN 1985 ATARI CORP. REPLACED ITS 800XL & 600XL COMPUTERS WITH 130XE & 65XE. 130XE OFFERED 128K RAM, 256 COLORS, 11GRAPHIC MODES, 4 SOUND VOICES SPANNING 3 1/2 OCTAVES, BUILT IN ATARI BASIC 8 BIT SYSTEM. IT ALSO REPLACED PBI PORT WITH ENHANCED CARTRIDGE INTERFACE (ECI), CONTINUING POWERFUL FEATURE OF DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READS "[LOGO] ATARI/ ATARI 130XE", "ATARI CORP./ MADE IN TAIWAN" & "SERIAL NUMBER "A16B1149861"/ RAISED METALLIC LOGO & LETTERING ON FRONT READS "130 XE" WITH RED "ATARI"
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- LIGHT GRAY CASING/ BUFF KEYS/ METALLIC PARTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Atari Corp., Computer, 1985, Artifact no. 2002.0382, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0382.001/
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