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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRONIC
- DATE
- 1970–1979
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0820.001
- MANUFACTURER
- National Research Council Canada
- MODEL
- 4
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL BOX; PLEXI-GLASS CARD PLATFORM, AND UNIT COVER; STEEL EDGING ON PLATFORM; SIGHT SENSOR MOUNTED ABOVE PLATFORM ON METAL FRAME; LIGHTS ON FRONT PANEL, WITH METAL PINS AND BRAILLE NUMBERS RAISED ON PLASTIC TAPE, RUBBER FEET.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 25.6 cm
- Width
- 18.7 cm
- Height
- 17.5 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
- NRC
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- EARLY 1970'S
- Canada
-
IDEA OF JIM SWAIL - Function
-
Card reading aid for operator with a visual impairment, uses light sensor to pick up light passing through hole in card, raises pin on front of unit. - Technical
-
LIGHT DETECTOR DOES NOT DAMAGE CARD AS MECHANICAL ROLLERMIGHT - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 10653 RADIO AND E.E. DIV.' ON BLACK AND SILVER-COLOURED PLATE ATTACHED TO FRONT; '4' HANDWRITTEN IN BLUE BALLPOINT INK ON METALLIC, SQUARE STICKER ATTACHED TO FRONT; 'FUSE' STAMPED IN BLUE ON BLACK BUTTON ON BACK.
- Missing
- None apparent.
- Finish
- BASE PAINTED GREY; SENSOR FRAME PAINTED WHITE; LIGHT COVERS ARE ORANGE; BLACK PLASTIC BUTTON AND SWITCH; BRASS-COLOURED POINTER; CARD IS COVERED IN GREY.
- Decoration
- N/A
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National Research Council Canada, Reader, card, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1985.0820, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0820.001/
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