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OBJECT TYPE: STAND ALONE/MICRO/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT/4 K
DATE: 1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0616.001

MANUFACTURER: AES Data Ltd.
MODEL: AES 100P
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 5306
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 44.0 cm
Width: 42.0 cm
Height: 48.0 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: AES Data
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1980-1987
Canada: WORD PROCESSOR DEVELOPED & MFD. IN CANADA BY CANADIAN FIRM AES DATA. AES DATA LTD. WAS FORMED IN 1974 BY STEVEN DORSEY TO DESIGN & MARKET STAND ALONE SYSTEMS. ITS FIRST PRODUCT, AES 90, APPEARED IN 1974. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED BY PUBLISHER & STAFF TO PREPARE TEXT FOR CANADIAN PUBLICATION "INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES".
Function: A PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS, PROCESSES, & DISPLAYS DATA. IT IS A SPECIALIZED COMPUTER WHICH CREATES, DISPLAYS, EDITS, STORES, & PRINTS TEXT. THIS TYPE ALSO HAD COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE COMMUNICATION WITH OTHER LOCAL & REMOTE COMPUTERS.
Technical: AES 100 WORD PROCESSOR, ONE OF SUCCESSORS TO AES 90, WAS INTRODUCED CIRCA 1979. IN ADDITION TO ITS TEXT EDITING FUNCTIONS & VARIETY OF SOFTWARE OPTIONS FOR DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS, IT HAD ASYNCHRONOUS & SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATIONS ABILITIES FOR INTEROFFICE COMMUNICATIONS (E-MAIL), REMOTE JOB ENTRY TO DATABASES ON CENTRAL COMPUTER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READING "AES/ DATA/ AES DATA LIMITED/ MONTREAL, CANADA/ MODEL 100B-T/ TERMINAL/ 115 V.-60 HZ-.7A./ SERIAL NO. 5306"; LETTERING ON BACK READS "VOLUME BRIGHTNESS" & 0N FRONT "AES/ DATA".
Missing: ONE CIRCUIT BOARD IS NON-SERVICEABLE
Finish: BEIGE TEXTURED CABINET WITH BLACK TRIM
Decoration: N/A

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AES Data Ltd., Word processor, circa 1979, Artifact no. 1988.0616, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0616.001/

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