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OBJECT TYPE: IMPACT/SOLID CHARACTER/CHAIN
DATE: 1977
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0764.001

MANUFACTURER: IBM Canada Ltd..
MODEL: SYSTEM 3/ 5203
LOCATION: Stockholm, Sweden

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL CASING/ SYNTHETIC CONTROL PANEL & CONTROLS/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 142.5 cm
Width: 57.8 cm
Height: 105.4 cm
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: IBM
Country: Sweden
State/Province: Unknown
City: Stockholm

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1977-1984
Canada: PART OF COMPUTER SYSTEM USED BY CANADIAN ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS ACTIVITIES & PROCEDURES.
Function: COMPUTER OUTPUT DEVICE THAT PRINTED PROCESSED DATA IN FORM OF NUMBERS OR LETTERS ON PAPER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF LINE PRINTER OF 1970S, PART OF SYSTEM 3 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTER SYSTEM. IN 1969 IBM INTRODUCED THIS COMPUTER & 5495 DATA RECORDER (860817) WHICH USED 96 COLUMN CARDRATHER THAN OLD 80 COLUMN CARD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK, GREY & WHITE LABEL ON PRINTER COVER READS "IBM 5203/ Printer"/ INTERIOR LABELS READ "Property of IBM/ IBM Canada Ltd./ IBM Canada Ltee/ Don Mills/ Canada"; "IBM/ Type and Model/ 5203/ KVA 25 NFPA TYPE II", " PH 3 No wires 3/ Hz (Cy) 60", & "Branch circuitry capacity/ None/ Branch circuit volts/ 208 230/ Maximum continuous load in amperes/ 8.5 8.5"; "Made in Sweden/ Stockholm/ IBM"
Missing: CASING PART
Finish: CASING PAINTED MEDIUM BLUE/ PRINTER COVER PAINTED GREY/ BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ PLATED PAPER RACK & PARTS/ BRUSHED METAL PARTS/ BLACK, RED, GREEN, BLUE, TURQUIOSE, & YELLOW SYNTHETIC/ DARK GREY CASING PART/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT SYNTHETIC WINDOW
Decoration: N/A

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IBM Canada Ltd.., Printer, circa 1977, Artifact no. 1984.0764, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1984.0764.001/

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