Adapter, automatic standby

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRONIC
DATE: 1974
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0773.001

MANUFACTURER: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
MODEL: NV-A230/PANASONIC
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: A690414
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL CASING/ SYNTHETIC SWITCH, SOCKETS, CABLES, PARTS/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.4 cm
Width: 18.0 cm
Height: 7.7 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: Matsushita
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1974-1984
Canada: COMPONENT OF CANADIAN DESIGNED & ASSEMBLED COMPUTER SYSTEM. CCI WAS FORMED IN 1967TO MAKE & MARKET KEY-EDIT SYSTEM; IT CREATED SOFTWARE & MFD. PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS, KEYBOARDS, & OTHER PARTS, WITH REST OF SYSTEM FORMED BY AMERICAN COMPNENTS. CCI WAS PURCHASED BY OTTAWA FIRM NABU CORP. IN 1982 & CEASED OPERATION IN 1984.
Function: STANDBY POWER UNIT FOR MINICOMPUTER KEY-TO-TAPE DATA ENTRY, VERIFICATION, & STORAGE SYSTEM.
Technical: PART OF DATA PREPARATION SYSTEM DEVELOPED IN LATE 1960'S & CONSISTING OF KEY STATIONS, CONTROL CONSOLE, CPU, INTERMEDIATE STORAGE (DRUM), & FINAL STORAGE (TAPE). SYSTEM OF THIS TYPE ENABLED USER TO PRODUCE TRANSPORTABLE MAGNETIC TAPES OF PROCESSED, VERIFIED DATA TO BE USED AS REQUIRED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: METALLIC COLOURED LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'PANASONIC/ AUTOMATIC/ STANDBY/ ADAPTOR' & ON BACK 'MODEL NV-A230/ MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO./ MADE IN JAPAN'/ 'A690414' STAMPED ON UNDERSIDE
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINTED CASING/ GLOSSY BLACK & FRONT PLATES/ WHITE, BLACK, & GREY SYNTHETIC/ PLATED PARTS
Decoration: METALLIC LINE FORMING EDGING ON FRONT & BACK PLATES & LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS

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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Adapter, automatic standby, 1974, Artifact no. 1984.0773, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0773.001/

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