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OBJECT TYPE: SOLID STATE/10 MILLION BIT
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0107.001

MANUFACTURER: INTEL CORP.
MODEL: LANDSAT/ IMAGE 100
LOCATION: Mountain View, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CABINET & WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CONTROLS & WORKING PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 81.5 cm
Width: 55.0 cm
Height: 187.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: INTEL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Mountain View

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: CA. 1977TO 1987
Canada: IMAGE 100 SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED BY AMERICAN FIRM GENERAL ELECTRIC UNDER CONTRACT TO CCRS (CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING) OF DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES, & RESOURCES. IT WAS USED TO ANALYSE DATA FROM AMERICAN LANDSAT SATELLITES.
Function: COMPONENT OF HARDWARE-SOFTWARE SYSTEM USED TO ANALYSE & PROCESS DIGITAL IMAGERY IN THE FORM OF MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA OF EARTH RECEIVED FROM SATELLITES. THIS UNIT WAS USED FOR STORAGE & REFRESH OF IMAGES UNDERGOING ANALYSIS.
Technical: SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED BY GENERAL ELECTRIC UNDER CONTRACT & LATER MODIFIED BY COMPUTING DEVICES. IT WAS ONE OF MOST SOPHISTICATED SYSTEMS OF ITS DAY FOR IMAGE PROCESSING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE & METALLIC PLATE READING "intel" ON FRONT & BLUE "intel" ON INTERIOR CONTROL PANELS/ RED & BLACK LABEL READING "CCRS/3-0449"
Missing: INPUT-SCANNER UNIT & PDP-11/70 COMPUTER REQUIRED FOR OPERATION OF THIS SYSTEM WERE NOT COLLECTED. COST OF OPERATING FULL SYSTEM WOULD BE PROHIBITIVE.
Finish: LIGHT BLUE CABINET WITH NAVY BLUE FRONT & BRUSHED METAL FRAME/ BLACK & RED SYNTHETIC CONTROLS ON INTERIOR CONTROL PANELS.
Decoration: N/A

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INTEL CORP., Memory unit, image, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0107, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.0107.001/

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