Cassette, tape
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MAGNETIC
- DATE
- 1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0423.001
- MANUFACTURER
- IBM
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING WITH SYNTHETIC ENDS, WINDOW/ METAL REELS & MAGNETIC TAPE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 43.1 cm
- Width
- 25.1 cm
- Height
- 5.4 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
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- CIRCA 1970-1975
- Canada
-
USED IN GOVERNMENT OF CANADA COMPUTING SERVICES BUREAU - Function
-
STORAGE MEDIUM USED TO STORE LARGE QUANTITIES OF COMPUTER DATA - Technical
-
ALTERNATE MEANS OF STORING LARGE QUANTITIES OF DATA. OTHER METHODS INCLUDED PAPER TAPE, PUNCH CARD, OR OPEN REEL MAGNETIC TAPE, WHICH WERE LESS EXPENSIVE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- BLUE LABEL WITH WHITE 'IBM' ON ONE END/ BLACK LABEL WITH WHITE 'CARL BUCKLEY'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- TEXTURED GREY PAINTED CASING WITH BLACK END PIECES, BRUSHED METAL HANDLE, COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT WINDOW WITH BROWN SYNTHETIC FRAME/ BLACK PAINTED INTERIOR/ BRUSHED METAL REELS
- Decoration
- N/A
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