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OBJECT TYPE: CLOTH/HIGH SPEED
DATE: 1980–1985
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0421.001

MANUFACTURER: IBM
MODEL: 1203 5608
LOCATION: 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: SYNTHETIC CASING/ CLOTH RIBBON/ METAL PART

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 4.4 cm
Height: 8.9 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: IBM
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: CIRCA 1980-1985
Canada: USED IN GOVERNMENT OF CANADA COMPUTER SERVICES BUREAU
Function: ELEMENT OF COMPUTER PRINTER CONSISTING OF BAND OF INKED MATERIAL THAT SUPPLIES INK FOR PRINTING CHARACTER ON STRIKING TYPEFACE ONTO PAPER BENEATH. IT PROVIDES HARD COPY OF DATA RECEIVED/PRINTED BY COMPUTER.
Technical: RIBBON FROM PRINTER CABLE CAPABLE OF PRINTING SEVERAL HUNDRED LINES PER MINUTE. ITS LIFE AT HIGH SPEED/HIGH DEMAND WAS MAXIMUM OF FEW DAYS. THIS IS TYPICAL RIBBON OF CIRCA 1985 FOR HIGH SPEED PRINTER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: METALLIC 'IBM' & '1203 5608'
Missing: N/A
Finish: COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT CASING/ BLACK & GREY PARTS/ METALLIC PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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IBM, Ribbon, printer, circa 1980–1985, Artifact no. 1991.0421, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1991.0421.001/

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