General Information

Serial #

8002

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FERROUS METAL CASING & FRAME/ SYNTHETIC TAPE DRIVE & COVER/ 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

70.5 cm

Width

59.0 cm

Height

106.0 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

Consolidated

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1974-1984

Canada

COMPONENT OF CANADIAN DESIGNED & ASSEMBLED COMPUTER SYSTEM. CCI WAS FORMED IN 1967 TO MAKE & MARKET KEY-EDIT SYSTEM; IT CREATED SOFTWARE & MADE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS, KEYBOARDS & OTHER PARTS, WITH REST OF SYSTEM FORMED BY AMERICAN COMPONENTS. CCI WAS PURCHASED BY OTTAWA FIRM NABU CORP. IN 1982 & CEASED OPERATION IN 1984.

Function

AN AUXILIARY COMPUTER DATA STORAGE DEVICE USED FOR LARGE QUANTITY AND/OR LONG TERM DATA STORAGE ON MAGNETIC TAPE. THIS EXAMPLE PROVIDED FINAL DATA STORAGE IN KEY-TO-TAPE DATA ENTRY, VERIFICATION & STORAGE SYSTEM.

Technical

PART OF DATA PREPARATION SYSTEM DEVELOPED IN LATE 1960'S & CONSISTING OF KEY STATIONS, CONTROL CONSOLE, CPU, INTERMEDIATE STORAGE (DRUM) & FINAL STORAGE (TAPE). SYSTEM OF THIS TYPE ENABLED USER TO PRODUCE TRANSPORTABLE MAGNETIC TAPES OF PROCESSED, VERIFIED DATA TO BE USED AS REQUIRED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

METAL PLATE WITH BLACK 'KEY-EDIT' ON TOP/ LABEL ON DOOR INTERIOR READS 'MODEL Key-Edit/ SERIAL 8002/ MADE IN CANADA'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK PAINTED CASING SIDES & FRAME/ ORANGE PAINTED FRONT & BACK DOORS/ BUFF TAPE DRIVE/ TINTED TRANSPARENT COVER/ WHITE & RED BUTTONS

Decoration

N/A