Terminal, computer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- CRT SCREEN-KEYBOARD/SATELLITE GROUND CONTROL
- DATE
- 1971
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0033.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Westinghouse Canada Ltd.
- MODEL
- ANIK A/ 1610
- LOCATION
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1258
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC KEYS, SCREEN & PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 57.2 cm
- Width
- 45.9 cm
- Height
- 37.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Space Technology
- Category
- Communications
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Westinghouse
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1972 TO 1985?
- Canada
-
WITH THE LAUNCH OF ANIK A-1 IN NOV. 1972, CANADA BECAME FIRST COUNTRY TO OPERATE A COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, PROVIDING SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS THROUGH NUMEROUS EARTH STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY (2) - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
FIRST DOMESTIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM BASED ON A GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE (2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- plate on underside reading"Westinghouse/VIDEO DISPLAY TERMINAL/TYPE 1610/PART 328A002/SERIAL 1258/VOLTS 115/WATTS 115/CYCLES 60/ELECTRONICS SYSTEM DIVISION/MODEL 900E598/WESTINGHOUSE CANADA LTD. Hamilton Canada"/ metal plate on front reading "Westinghouse 1610" in black, with mfr's logo
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- GOLD-YELLOW ENAMEL PAINTED CASING WITH WHITE ENAMEL COVER & BLACK WRINKLE KEYBOARD/ OFF-WHITE & RED KEYS/ GREY POWER CORD
- Decoration
- BLACK LETTERING ON WHITE KEYS, WHITE LETTERING ON RED KEYS
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Westinghouse Canada Ltd., Terminal, computer, circa 1971, Artifact no. 1986.0033, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1986.0033.001/
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