General Information

Serial #

7430

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC/ METAL/ GLASS (?) SCREEN

Dimensions

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

Length

53.5 cm

Width

44.5 cm

Height

40.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital computing devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Norpak

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Kanata

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1982-1984

Canada

Part of videotex technology system designed, developed & built in Canada. The Telidon program began on August 15, 1978 and ended on March 31, 1985. This equipment was used in field trials in Canada in an attempt to expand the availability of the technology to more artists in order to enable more content creation.

Function

The Norpak Norpak GCS-SYS-161 was a picture creation computer used for the Telidon system. Page creation systems were meant to be used by artists hired by service providers to create and provide content for Telidon system databases, often in the form of commercial art.

Technical

The Norpak GCS-SYS-161 was intended to be a less expensive desk-top page creation system. It used a Motorola 6809 processor and was about a third of the cost of an Information Provider System 2 (IPS-2). However, it was slow and ackward to operate and was not as functional and capable as the more expensive IPS-2. Due to this, the Norpak GCS-SYS-161 was not not a financial or commercial success.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S STICKER: 'norpak CANADA/ MODEL GCS-SYS-161/ SERIAL 7430'/ STICKER: 'ontario hydro/ electrical/ approval/ by special inspection series 10'/ PRINTED ON BACK: 'ON OFF/ FUSE 5 AMP S.B./ 120 VAC/ 50/60 HZ/ MODEM/ PRINTER/ SPARE/ TABLET/ CONTRAST/ BRIGHTNESS'.

Missing

FAN NOT CONNECTED.

Finish

LIGHT GREY CRINKLED FINISH CABINET ON TOP & DARK GREY ON BOTTOM THIRD PLUS FRONT & SCREEN SURROUND

Decoration

VERTICAL CUT-OUTSALONG FRONT BOTTOM SECTION & PLACES ON SIDES/ SCREEN & DISC DRIVE SECTION PROTRUDES FROM CABINET/ TOP & SIDE EDGES OF CABINET ARE CHAMFERED/ DOOR OVER DISC DRIVES HAVE PROTRUDING ANGLED BOTTOM PARTS