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OBJECT TYPE: 3.5 inch floppy
DATE: 1987
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0351.017

MANUFACTURER: Spinnaker Software Corp.
MODEL: Eight-In-One 8N1-IU-1
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 17
Total Parts: 27
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Square blue synthetic disk has finely wrinkle-textured finish; brushed silver metal fittings; white adhesive-backed paper label bears black printed text.

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.4 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: N/A
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: Spinnaker
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: In1985 Zenith Data Systems entered into a novel agreement with Queen's University [Kingston, ON] to offer microcomputers to faculty and students at discount prices. [Ref. 1; Ref. 2, p. 104]
Function: Unknown
Technical: Earliest successful laptop.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Following information printed on label on disk: "EIGHT-IN-ONE ™/ DISK 1/ FOR IBM PS/2 SERIES AND IBM PC OR/ TANDY 3000/1000 WITH 3.5" DRIVE/ COPYRIGHT 1987, SPINNAKER SOFTWARE CORP./ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED/ 8N1-1U-1/ SPINNAKER [sail-shaped logo] ®". "8Z734JK074" printed in red on disk casing.
Missing: None.
Finish: Square blue synthetic disk has finely wrinkle-textured finish; brushed silver metal fittings; white adhesive-backed paper label bears black printed text.
Decoration: N/A

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Spinnaker Software Corp., Software, circa 1987, Artifact no. 2009.0351, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2009.0351.017/

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