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- OBJECT TYPE
- IMPACT/DOT MATRIX/MEDIUM SPEED
- DATE
- 1975
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0238.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Centronics Data Computer Corp.
- MODEL
- 588
- LOCATION
- Hudson, New Hampshire, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 111 L5401000
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC CASING, CONTROL PANEL, & BUTTONS, PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ RUBBER FEET
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 80.8 cm
- Width
- 53.5 cm
- Height
- 32.5 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
- Centronics
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Hampshire
- City
- Hudson
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C.1975-1982
- Canada
-
AN AMERICAN MADE PRINTER USED WITH A COMPUTER SYSTEM (900235) MADE & MARKETED BY A SMALL CANADIAN FIRM. IT WAS USED BY A SMALL CANADIAN SOFTWARE WRITING FIRM OPERATED BY THE GURNEYS, WHO WROTE SOFTWARE UNDER CONTRACT. - Function
-
A COMPUTER OUTPUT DEVICE THAT PRINTS PROCESSED DATA AS NUMBERS, LETTERS, OR GRAPHICS ON PAPER - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE ON BACK READS 'CENTRONICS/ data computer corp./ Hudson, New Hampshire/ MODEL NO. 588 117V AC/ SER NO 111 L5401000 60 Cycles 375 VA/ MFPA TYPE II Patents Pending'/ GOLD-BROWN SYNTHETIC PANEL ON FRONT WITH BLACK LETTERING 'CENTRONICS/ 588'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- TEXTURED LIGHT GREY SYNTHETIC CASING/ BLACK CONTROL PANEL ON FRONT WITH RED & YELLOW BUTTONS/ BLACK & WHITESYNTHETIC PARTS/ PLATED & METALLIC PARTS/ GREY POWER CORD/ BLACK PAINTED & GREY PLASTIC COVERED PAPER FEED/ BLACK FEET
- Decoration
- N/A
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Centronics Data Computer Corp., Printer, circa 1975, Artifact no. 1990.0238, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1990.0238.001/
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