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OBJECT TYPE: PERSONAL/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
DATE: 1990
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0376.001

MANUFACTURER: Sun Microsystems Inc.
MODEL: SPARCSTATION 1+/ 147
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 19F0970
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING WITH SYNTHETIC & METAL PARTS/ RUBBER? FEET

Dimensions

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

Length: 40.9 cm
Width: 40.9 cm
Height: 7.3 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: Sun
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1990S
Canada: EXAMPLE OF PC FROM COLLECTION OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS & ELECTRONIC GAMES BELONGING TO MR. DANIEL LESSARD, VENDOR'S HUSBAND. HE USED MICROCOMPUTERS (AMIGA, APPLEIIC) FROM 1977 & IN 1995 BEGAN COLLECTING EXAMPLES OF SIGNIFICANT COMPUTERS, PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT HIS COLLECTION ON HIS WEB SITE (REF. 3).
Function: PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS & PROCESSES DATA. IT CONTAINS MICROPROCESSOR & IS USED BY INDIVIDUAL FOR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS COMPUTING PURPOSES.
Technical: SUN SPARC STATION1+ SIGNALED NEW DIRECTION FOR POWER COMPUTERS. IT INCORPORATED NEW TYPE OF CHIP, MOTOROLA 68040, THAT RAN AT MUCH HIGHER CLOCK SPEEDS & WAS WELL SUITED TO SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING WORK. SPARC REPLACED DEC MACHINES AS TOP END COMPUTER SUITED TO LAB WORK & GRAPHICS WITH THEIR LARGE SCREEN MONITORS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PURPLE LOGO & LETTERING ON PLATE READS "SPARCstation 1+"/ LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READS "[LOGO] sun/ microsystems/ Made in U.S.A./ MODEL: 147/ ELEC. RATINGS:AC100-120/200-240V, 47-63 Hz, 2/1A/ SERV. CODE: 4/65/ PART NO.: 600-2605-01/ SERIAL NO: 019F0970/ DATE: 9-may-90"/ WHITE LABEL WITH PATENT INFO./ BAR CODES FOR PART NO. & SERIAL NO. ON BACK
Missing: Missing electrical cable for computer.
Finish: BUFF COLOURED CASING/ METALLIC PARTS/ GREY FEET
Decoration: N/A

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Sun Microsystems Inc., Computer, 1990, Artifact no. 2002.0376, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/2002.0376.001/

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