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- OBJECT TYPE
- STAND ALONE/MICRO/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
- DATE
- 1974–1979
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0552.001
- MANUFACTURER
- AES Data Ltd.
- MODEL
- AES 90
- LOCATION
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1826
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 64.0 cm
- Width
- 43.0 cm
- Height
- 43.5 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
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- MIDDLE 1970'S TO 1980'S
- Canada
-
AN EARLY WORD PROCESSOR SYSTEM, THE FIRST MICROPROCESSOR-CONTROLLED WORD PROCESSOR DEVELOPED IN CANADA. AES DATA LTD. WAS FORMED IN 1974 BY STEVEN DORSEY TO DESIGN & MARKET STAND ALONE SYSTEMS. THE AES 90, POSSIBLY THE WORLD'S FIRST SPECIAL PURPOSE SCREEN TEXT EDITING SYSTEM, WAS INTRODUCED IN 1974.THE ORIGINAL PRICE (WITH PRINTER) WAS $14,900.00 IN 1974. THIS UNIT WAS USED IN OTTAWA, FIRST BY SYSTEMHOUSE GRAPHIC SYSTEMS, THEN BY GEOVISION. - Function
-
A PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS, PROCESSES, & DISPLAYS DATA. THIS EXAMPLE IS A SPECIALIZED MACHINE WHICH CREATES, DISPLAYS, EDITS, STORES, & PRINTS TEXT (THIS EXAMPLE LACKS PRINTER). - Technical
-
AN EXAMPLE OF A VERY EARLY STAND ALONE WORD PROCESSOR UTILIZING A DISPLAY SCREEN FOR WORD PROCESSING FUNCTIONS. SUCH MACHINES SUCCEEDED EARLIER WORD PROCESSORS WHICH WERE ORIGINALLY ELECTRIC TYPEWRITERS WITH MEMORY; THE PROLIFERATION OF SUCH DEVICES WAS PART OF THE OFFICE AUTOMATION REVOLUTION. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- LETTERING ON TOP OF SCREEN READS 'AES-90 WORD PROCESSOR AES DATA LIMITED'; LABELS ON KEYBOARD READ 'MADE IN CANADA' 'SERIAL # 1826'; STANDARD KEYBOARD WITH COMMAND KEYPAD
- Missing
- PRINTER
- Finish
- BLACK BODY WITH BEIGE TOP & SIDES
- Decoration
- N/A
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AES Data Ltd., Word processor, between 1974–1979, Artifact no. 1988.0552, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1988.0552.001/
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