Keyboard, computer

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0862.002

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric
MODEL: SCEPTRE (SYSTEM)/ .2 CS10000A01
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 066011654
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.5 cm
Width: 14.3 cm
Height: 5.2 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: Western Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM IN USE IN 1980S.
Canada: THIS TYPE OF VIDEOTEXT DECODER USED FOR INET (INTELLIGENT NETWORK) VIDEOTEXT TRIALS OF EARLY 1980S. INET WAS DEVELOPED BY BELL-NORTHERN RESEARCH AND COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP OF THE TRANSCANADA TELEPHONE SYSTEM. THE DONOR WORKED ON INET AT BELL DURING 1960S.
Function: USED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO SYSTEM-DELIVERED INFORMATION, DISPLAYED IN TEXT FORMAT ON A TELEVISION MONITOR.
Technical: WIRELESS KEYBOARD-CONTROLLED SYSTEM DELIVERED SELECTED INFORMATION (SELECTED BY PROVIDER) AND EMAIL SERVICES VIA A MODEM-EQUIPPED BOX (.1) ATTACHED TO AN ORDINARY TELEVISION. THE INFRARED BEAM EMITTED BY REMOTE UNIT IN THE KEYBOARD CONTROLLED THE DECODER. SYSTEM USED NAPLPS PROTOCOL VIDEOTEXT, PROVIDING USEABLE INFORMATION TRANSFER RATES, EVEN AT VERY LOW DATA RATES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "[logo] AT&T SCEPTRE" printed on upper left front of keyboard. Decal on base reads "R86M17". Decal on base reads "21984". Decal on base reads "Western Electric/ CS10000A01 KEYBOARD/ SERIAL NO. 066011654". Following text cast in raised print on 9V battery compartment door "DEPRESS/ AND/ SLIDE".
Missing: N/A
Finish: OFF-WHITE SYNTHETIC CASING; SILVER METAL KEYBOARD BASE.
Decoration: N/A

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Western Electric, Keyboard, computer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0862, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0862.002/

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