Tape, data processing
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- OBJECT TYPE
- magnetic
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.0158.006
- MANUFACTURER
- IBM
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 6
- Total Parts
- 9
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Synthetic magnetic tape around a synthetic reel in a synthetic case. There are paper labels and a metal ring around the the center hold of the reel.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 29.5 cm
- Width
- 29.5 cm
- Height
- 3.5 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
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Tape reel front: "RCA"; "CERTIFIED/ 7 CHANNEL/ 800 BPI"; "EX. RETRIES/ REMOVE FROM/ SYSTEM/ WHEN/ SCRATCHED"; "COMPUTREX LTD./ TAPE MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION"/ Tape reel back: "RCA SERIAL NO./ 436906"/ Case: "RCA"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Tape itself has a glossy dark brown finish. The top side of the reel has a frosted clear finish, the bottom side has a gloss white finish, and the metal ring in the hole of the reel has a brushed bare metal grey finish. The label around the center hole is blue with white text. The label on the back is white with black text. The case has a gloss clear finish with satin white center caps.
- Decoration
- N/A
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IBM, Tape, data processing, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1972.0158, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1972.0158.006/
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