Board collection, circuit
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.0451.012
- MANUFACTURER
- MPB Technologies Inc.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 12
- Total Parts
- 14
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Wood box with metal hardware containing synthetic boards with synthetic and metal attachments.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 33.3 cm
- Width
- 23.0 cm
- Height
- 10.3 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
- MPB
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1976 TO C. 1991
- Canada
-
MADE IN CANADA. USED IN THE FIRST TELEVISION BROADCASTING FROM THE CANADIAN HOUSE OF COMMONS WHICH BEGAN IN OCT. 1977. - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
ONE OF THE FIRST CHARACTER GENERATORS TO USE A COMPUTER CHIP (INTEL 8080A) AS CONTROLLER & TO BE ABLE TO STORE THE INFORMATION ON DUAL 8 IN. FLOPPY DISKS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On the plate on the lid: "Vista 80/ SPECIAL PARTS KIT/ MPB/ MPB TECHNOLOGIES INC."
- Missing
- Unknown
- Finish
- Light brown wood box with brass-coloured handles and clasp, a black and silver-coloured metal manufacturer's plate on the lid and a silver-coloured metal hinge. The box contains predominantly green boards with black, red, blue, green and silver-coloured components attached to the boards.
- Decoration
- N/A
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MPB Technologies Inc., Board collection, circuit, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.0451, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.0451.012/
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