Reader & writer, tape

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OBJECT TYPE: TYPESETTING/JUSTIFYING
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0967.001

MANUFACTURER: Compugraphic Corp.
MODEL: JUSTAPE
LOCATION: Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 2299
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 71.5 cm
Width: 54.0 cm
Height: 189.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typesetting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Compugraphic
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Wilmington

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1970-1978
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO READ UNJUSTIFIED PERFORATED PAPER TAPE & CONVERT IT TO TAPE JUSTIFIED TO ANY LINE MEASURE FOR ANY TYPE FACE
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF A TRANSITIONAL STAGE AS TYPESETTINGBEGAN TO COMPUTERIZE/ IT ALLOWED THE USE OF COMPUTERIZED TYPESETTING WITH NON- COMPUTERIZED LINECASTING TYPESETTERS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PAINTED ON FRONT 'JUSTAPE'/ INSIDE ENGRAVED '2299' & PLATE 'COMPUGRAPHIC/ SERIAL NO. 2299'/ STICKER ON OUTLET PANEL 'THIS OUTLET- UNFILTERED/ OTHER OUTLET-FILTERED'/ LABELS ON CONTROL PANEL INCLUDE 'WIRE SERVICE/ CONVERSION', '1/2 COLUMN/ RUN AROUND', '4 MAG TTS MIXER', 'MAXIMUM/ INTERWORD', 'TAPE CONTROL'/ ON FRONT 'D.C. POWER SUPPLY 12V./ COMPUGRAPHIC CORPORATION'/ ON COMPONENT 'ALLIED SYSTEMS/ MODEL NO. 902/ SER. NO. 108057' & 'UNIVERSAL WIDTH PLUG/ AND NO SPACEBAND PROGRAM/ WIDTH PLUG/ PART NO. 13175', TAPED ON 'THIS WAY UP'
Missing: From CA of 01/24/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: BLUE/GRAY WRINKLE FINISH ON CABINET, PAINTED GRAY FRONT PANEL, SILVER-COLOURED HARDWARE, BLACK KNOBS, CLEAR PANELS ON BOTH SIDES
Decoration: N/A

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Compugraphic Corp., Reader & writer, tape, before 1970, Artifact no. 1978.0967, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0967.001/

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