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OBJECT TYPE: DISK CARTRIDGE/MINICOMPUTER
DATE: 1977
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0765.001

MANUFACTURER: IBM Canada Ltd..
MODEL: SYSTEM 3/ 5444
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 89.5 cm
Width: 74.8 cm
Height: 73.5 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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1977-1984
Canada: PART OF COMPUTER SYSTEM USED BY CANADIAN ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS ACTIVITIES & PROCEDURES.
Function: PRIMARY DATA STORAGE DEVICE FOR MINICOMPUTER SYSTEM, USED FOR LARGE QUANTITY AND/OR LONG TERM STORAGE OF DATA ON MAGNETIC DISK.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF DISK DRIVE OF 1970S, USING REMOVABLE DISK CARTIDGE TO PROVIDE VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED OFF-LINE DISK STORAGE. IT WAS PART OF SYSTEM 3 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTER SYSTEM. IN 1969 IBM INTRODUCED THIS COMPUTER & 5495 DATA RECORDER (860817) WHICH USED 96COLUMN CARD RATHER THAN OLD 80 COLUMN CARD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE, GREY & BLACK LABEL READS "IBM 5444/ Disk Storage Drive"
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: WHITE PAINTED CASING TOP WITH MEDIUM BLUE PAINTED CASING SIDES & DARK GREY PANTED CASING ENDS
Decoration: N/A

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IBM Canada Ltd.., Drive, disk, circa 1977, Artifact no. 1984.0765, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1984.0765.001/

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