Terminal, computer

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OBJECT TYPE: TELEPRINTER/8 ASCII/PAGE/ASR
DATE: 1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0888.001

MANUFACTURER: Teletype Corp.
MODEL: 35
LOCATION: Skokie, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ GLASS LAMP

Dimensions

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

Length: 101.5 cm
Width: 61.0 cm
Height: 98.0 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: Teletype
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Skokie

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: GENERAL: 1960-1970/ SPECIFIC: AFTER 1963
Canada: AN AMERICAN MADE TELEPRINTER, AN EXAMPLE OF A TYPE USED AS TERMINAL FOR THE CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT FERRANTI-PACKARD FP6000 COMPUTER, WHICH WAS THE FIRST AFFORDABLE MEDIUM-SIZED TIME-SHARING &MULTIPROGRAMMABLE COMPUTER MADE IN CANADA.
Function: A COMPUTER INPUT-OUTPUT DEVICE, USED TO SEND CODED DATA TO THE COMPUTER AUTOMATICALLY FROM THE TAPE READER USING PERFORATED PAPER TAPE, & TO RECEIVE DATA IN A PAGE FORMAT & TO PERFORATE PAPER TAPE FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE.
Technical: A TELEPRINTER DESIGNED TO RECEIVE TELEGRAPHIC SIGNALS, ADAPTED TO BE USED AS AN EARLY MAINFRAME COMPUTER INTERFACE DEVICE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING 'TELETYPE CORPORATION/ MODEL 35/ SUPPLY INPUT 115V. 60 A.C. 4 AMP.MAX./ SIGNAL INPUT 50V. MAX. D.C. 0.1 AMP. MAX.'/ WHITE LETTERING ON KEYS
Missing: N/A
Finish: BEIGE ENAMEL PAINTED CASING WITH GREEN PAINTED PANELS, INCLUDING CONTROL PANEL/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT PRINTER & PAPER TAPE UNIT COVERS/ BRUSHED & PLATED METAL PARTS/ GREY & RED KEYS/ RED GLASS LAMP
Decoration: N/A

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Teletype Corp., Terminal, computer, circa 1963, Artifact no. 1977.0888, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1977.0888.001/

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