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OBJECT TYPE: CARDBOARD
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0355.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: ALEXTEL
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDBOARD WITH STYROFAOM PADDING

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.7 cm
Width: 33.5 cm
Height: 38.0 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1988+
Canada: Launched by Bell Canada in Montreal in 1989 & Toronto in 1990, Alex was last major attempt to commercialize videotex service in Canada. Using either terminal or PC, Alex offered residential users access to variety of information, messaging & home shopping services via telephone lines. Alex was commercial failure, due in part to high usage fees & paucity of services but was precursor to internet & world wide web.
Function: Used to store and ship Alextel/NT9G52AA computer terminal.
Technical: Alex was formatted for North American presentation level protocol syntax (NAPLPS), which was based on Telidon system developed in Canada. NAPLPS excelled in rendering of digital images & offered users visually richer on-line experience than text-only information services employing ASCII. Alex users employed special purpose terminal or personal computer running NAPLPS emulation program, which connected to system by modem over telephone lines; at telephone central office Alex calls were handed off to videotex access point (VAP) which established link over Datapac, public packet switched data network, to remote computers providing information services. Idon, which had been founded by former Telidon program director general, Herb Brown, and former Telidon program director of System Technology, Douglas O’Brien, was hired by Bell design the technology for the Alex Project.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL READS "Contenu/Contents ALEXTEL VIDEOTEXT TERMINAL/ TERMINAL VIDEOTEXT ALEXEL/ Date 11-1-88/ CPC# A0341118 No. Modele/Model Number: NT9G52AA/ No. de Produit/Product Number NNTM000001/ No. Serie/Serial number 14AA01564"/ BLUE & BLACK LETTERING READS "ALEX/ VIDEOTEX SERVICE", "BELL", "TERMINAL FOR THE ALEX (TM) SERVICE/ MADE IN CANADA FOR BELL CANADA, MONTREAL, QUEBEC", "ALEX/ SERVICE VIDEOTEX", BELL", "TERMINAL POUR SERVICE ALEX (MC)/ FABRIQUE AU CANADA POUR BELL CANADA, MONTREAL (QUEBEC)"; GREY
Missing: N/A
Finish: WHITE
Decoration: , BLUE & WHITE DRAWING OF ALEXTEL TERMINAL

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Unknown Manufacturer, Box, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0355, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2002.0355.003/

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