General Information

Serial #

26224A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CHASSIS & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CASING, KEYS, PARTS/ RUBBER FEET

Dimensions

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

Length

57.0 cm

Width

48.2 cm

Height

32.1 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

Cromemco

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Mountain View

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1980-1982

Canada

AMERICAN MADE EQUIPMENT USED BY A SMALL CANADIAN SOFTWARE WRITING FIRM OPERATED BY THE GURNEYS. THEY WROTE SOFTWARE UNDER CONTRACT FOR COMPANIES, BUT FOUND IT UNPROFITABLE BECAUSE MOST COMPANIES BOUGHT SOFTWARE ON THE BASIS OF LOWEST COST RATHER THAN WHETHER OR NOT IT WORKED.

Function

A COMPUTER INPUT-OUTPUT DEVICE WITH A KEYBOARD FOR ENTERING DATA INTO THE COMPUTER & A VIDEO SCREEN FOR RECEIVING DATA FROM IT.

Technical

A PREDECESSOR TO THE IBMPC TERMINAL OF 1981 (GURNEY).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DECAL ON BACK READING 'CROMEMCO INC./ MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA USA/ MODEL: 3100 SER.: 26224A'/ GOLD COLOURED METAL PLATE ON FRONT WITH RAISED BLACK LINING, MFR'S LOGO, & LETTERING READING 'CROMEMCO/ 3100'/ PLATE ON UNDERSIDE READS "BEEHIVE INTERNATIONAL/ Salt Lake City, Utah/ Part No. B150-1140-1000', 'Model No. B150 S/N 26224', 'Volts 150 Watts 100 Amps.75/ MADE IN/ U.S.A.'/ WHITE & BROWN LETTERING ON KEYS

Missing

N/A

Finish

TEXTURED BEIGE SYNTHETIC CASING/ FLAT BLACK PAINTED CHASSIS/ TEXTURED BROWN SYNTHETIC CASING FRONT/ DARK BROWN & BEIGE KEYS/ WHITE & RED SYNTHETIC PARTS/ PLATED PARTS/ GREY POWER CORD

Decoration

N/A