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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0199.003

MANUFACTURER: AES Data Ltd.
MODEL: AES LETTER GOTHIC 12 BILINGUAL/ 811-0312
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: 1.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 7.8 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Digital peripheral devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: AES Data
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: AES DATA LTD. WAS FORMED IN 1974 BY STEVEN DORSEY TO DESIGN & MARKET STAND ALONE WORD PROCESSOR SYSTEMS. ITS FIRST PRODUCT, AES 90, APPEARED IN 1974. THIS PRINTWHEEL WAS USED WITH LATER AES ALPHAPLUS 14 COMPUTER SYSTEM.
Function: ELEMENT OF COMPUTER PRINTER WHICH PRINTS CHARACTERS ON PAPER, BY MEANS OF CHARACTERS EMBOSSED ON ENDS OF SPOKES OF WHEEL WHICH ARE IMPRINTED ON PAPER THROUGH INKED RIBBON.
Technical: EXAMPLES OF MASS-PRODUCED,DISPOSABLE PRINTWHEELS. INTRODUCED IN EARLY 1970S, PRINTWHEEL OR DAISY WHEEL RESEMBLED SMALL SPOKED WHEEL; EACH SPOKE HAD PRINT CHARACTER EMBOSSED ON TIP & WHOLE WHEEL REVOLVED TO ALLOW APPROPRIATE CHARACTER TO BE POSITIONED AGAINST RIBBON. TECHNIQUE WAS WIDELY USED IN WORD PROCESSING SYSTEMS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: GOLD LETTERING ON PRINTWHEEL READS "AES LETTER GOTHIC 12 811-0312 BILINGUAL"/ RAISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE OF PRINTWHEEL READS "MADE IN SWITZERLAND"
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PRINTWHEEL
Decoration: N/A

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