Disk, storage

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OBJECT TYPE: FLOPPY/8 IN.
DATE: 1980–1989
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1392.001

MANUFACTURER: Memorex Corp.
MODEL: 3201-3062
LOCATION: Santa Clara, California, 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: CARDBOARD BOX/ SYNTHETIC DISK IN PAPER WRAPPER/ SYNTHETIC BOXWRAPPING

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.3 cm
Width: 4.7 cm
Height: 22.0 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: Memorex
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Santa Clara

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1980'S
Canada: DISKS ARE OF TYPE USED WITH PARTLY CANADIAN MADE COMPUTER SYSTEM MARKETED BY CANADIAN FIRM (MAKER OF CPU/DISK DRIVE). USER WAS SMALL CANADIAN COMPUTER SERVICE FIRM R&L MICROSERVICES INC., WHICH USED WYNCHESTER SYSTEM FOR PROGRAMMING & AS TRAINING EQUIPMENT FOR TRAINING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN VARIOUS SOFTWARE PACKAGES.
Function: MEDIUM UPON WHICH COMPUTER DATA IS STORED MAGNETICALLY BY A DISK DRIVE UNIT, USUALLY FOR LARGE SCALE AND/OR LONG TERM STORAGE
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SPECIFIC SIZE & TYPE OF MICRO COMPUTER DATA STORAGE MEDIUM.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE OUTLINE LETTERING READING 'MEMOREX' & SOLID WHITE 'Flexible Discs'/ WHITE 'MEMOREX CORP./ COMPUTER MEDIA/ PRODUCTS/ SANTA CLARA, CA./ 95052' & 'QUANTITY 10'/ WHITE STICKER READING 'Part No.: 3201-/3062/ Compatibility: IBM/ Write Protect/ Recording Sides: One/ Media Density: Single/ Sectoring; Soft/ Record Length: 128 bytes/ MEMOREX/ Flexible Disc 1S'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK BOX/ BLACK DISKS
Decoration: YELLOW, RED, & ORANGE STRIPING ON BOX

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Memorex Corp., Disk, storage, between 1980–1989, Artifact no. 1992.1392, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.1392.001/

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