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- OBJECT TYPE
- FLOPPY/8 INCH/QUADRUPLE
- DATE
- 1972–1973
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0059.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Dynalogic Corp. Ltd.
- MODEL
- MCBEE EBS 54
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 742043
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING & PARTS/ WOOD & SYNTHETIC (ARBORITE) TOP/ SYNTHETIC PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 71.1 cm
- Width
- 50.9 cm
- Height
- 71.1 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
- Dynalogic
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C. 1972-81
- Canada
-
PART OF OFFICE COMPUTER SYSTEM USED BY CANADIAN LAW & ACCOUNTING FIRMS. COMPUTER WAS ORIGINALLY OWNED & USED BY LAW FIRM SOLOWAY,WRIGHT ET AL OF OTTAWA; IN 1981 IT WAS PURCHASED FOR ADAMS ACCOUNTING SERVICE OF MANOTICK, ON. (REF. 1) - Function
-
AUXILIARY DATA STORAGE DEVICE FOR MINICOMPUTER SYSTEM, USED FOR LARGE QUANTITY AND/OR LONG TERM STORAGE OF DATA ON MAGNETIC DISK. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT OF TOP UNIT READS "McBEE EBS/ 54" WITH LOGO READING "LITTON", "UNIT 1" & UNIT 0"/ SAME WHITE LETTERING & LOGO ON FRONT OF BOTTOM UNIT EXCEPT "UNIT 3" & "UNIT 2"/ LABEL ON INTERIOR BACK OF TOP UNIT READS "dynalogic corporation ltd./ ottawa, canada/ model no. 5002/04 (QUAD)/ serial no. 742043/ ac power 115 volts 60 hz 1 phase/ 4 amps 5A SB fuse/ made in canada"/ SAME LABEL ON INTERIOR BACK OF BOTTOM UNIT EXCEPT "model no. 5004/4/ serial no. 743064"
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- DARK GREY PAINTED CASING/ OFF-WHITE TOP
- Decoration
- LITTON LOGOS ON FRON PANELS
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Dynalogic Corp. Ltd., Drive, disk, between 1972–1973, Artifact no. 1982.0059, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1982.0059.001/
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