Pin, lapel

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OBJECT TYPE: PROMOTIONAL
DATE: 1982
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0016.003

MANUFACTURER: Awardco
MODEL: HYPERION
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: NON-FERROUS METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 1.3 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Merchandising
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Awardco
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1982-1985
Canada: PART OF COLLECTION OF MOCKUPS, FIRST PRODUCTION MODEL, PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS & MANUALS RELATING TO HYPERION COMPUTER, DONATED BY C. MURRAY BELL, FOUNDER OF DYNALOGIC CORP. OF OTTAWA & DEVELOPER OF HYPERION. HYPERION WAS FIRST CANADIAN DESIGNED & MFD. PORTABLE COMPUTER, APPEARING YEAR AFTER 1ST PORTABLE, AMERICAN OSBORNE.
Function: PIECE OF JEWELLRY DISTRIBUTED BY MFR. TO ADVERTISE ITS PRODUCT.
Technical: ACCORDING TO MR. BELL, THESE ARE HYPERION "STAR" LAPEL PINS, PRESUMABLY CREATED AS PROMOTIONAL ITEM. HYPERION APPEARED AFTER FIRST PORTABLE COMPUTER, OSBORNE, & HAD LARGER MEMORY LARGER, AMBERSCREEN; LARGER DISK DRIVE CAPACITY; MS-DOS OPERATING SYSTEM. IT WAS MADE BETWEEN 1983 & 1985.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING ON REVERSE READS "AWARDCO./ TORONTO"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: PLATED? METAL
Decoration: RAISED FIVE-POINTED STAR ON STIPPLES GROUND, RAISED EDGING

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