General Information

Serial #

80430068

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC CASING, KEYS, PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ GLASS SCREEN

Dimensions

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

Length

58.3 cm

Width

43.0 cm

Height

36.5 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

Facit

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1980'S

Canada

PART OF MICRO COMPUTER SYSTEM MARKETED BY CANADIAN FIRM, WYNCHESTER, WHICH ALSO MADE ONE OFCOMPONENTS (CPU/DISK DRIVE). SYSTEM WAS USED BY SMALL CANADIAN COMPUTER SERVICE FIRM, R&L MICROSERVICES, FOR PROGRAMMING & AS TRAINING EQUIPMENT; R&L PROVIDED TRAINING IN SOFTWARE PACKAGES TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

Function

A COMPUTER INPUT-OUTPUT DEVICE WITH A KEYBOARD FOR ENTERING DATA & A VIDEO SCREEN FOR DISPLAYING IT. IT COULD BE USED IN ON-LINE MODE WITH A SEPARATE COMPUTER, IN LOCAL MODE FOR EDITING DATA, & EXTENDED MODE FOR COMPREHENSIVE EDITING FACILITIES.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF SEMI-SMART TERMINAL, CAPABLE OF OPERATING ON-LINE, IN STAND ALONE EDITING MODES, OR IN EMULATION MODE AS LEAR SEIGLER ADM3A OR HAZELTINE 1410 TERMINAL. CANADIAN FIRM CANPAR MADE IDENTICAL TERMINAL XT100 WITH 64K & S100 CPM. SUCH TERMINALS WERE MUCH USED AT UNIVERSITIES IN NETWORKS TIED TO MAIN FRAMES. TERMINAL CARRIES WYNCHESTER LABEL.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

SILVER DECAL ON UNDERSIDE READING IN BLACK '115 VOLTS MOD 4410/ 60 HZ PROD NO 9282-05-01-01/ 0.5 AMPS SERNO 80430068/ MADE IN USA'/ SILVER & BLUE DECAL ON FRONT READING 'Wynchester'/ WHITE LETTERING ON KEYS

Missing

N/A

Finish

TEXTURED BUFF CASING/ DARK BROWN SCREEN FRAME/ CHARCOAL KEYS

Decoration

N/A