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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0004.007

MANUFACTURER: Tandy Corp.
MODEL: TRS-80/ 100
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 7
Total Parts: 11
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING, CONTROLS, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.8 cm
Width: 21.3 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Light & electromagnetic radiation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Radio Shack
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1984 - SHUTTLE MISSION 41-G, OCTOBER 5-12, 1984.
Canada: CANADIAN DESIGNED, DEVELOPED & BUILT EQUIPMENT USED BY MARC GARNEAU, FIRST MEMBER OF CANADIAN ASTRONAUT PROGRAMME TEAM TO PARTICIPATE IN U.S. SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT. THIS WAS ONE OF 2 SPACE SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS IN TOTAL OF 10 IN LIFE SCIENCES, SPACE TECHNOLOGY, & SPACE SCIENCES COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS CANEX.
Function: PHOTOMETER & RELATED EQUIPMENT USED TO MEASURE SOLAR RADIATION IN STUDY OF ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS & POLLUTION; THIS ONE WAS USED IN SPACE SCIENCE EXPERIMENT ON SPACE SHUTTLE TO EXAMINE ALTITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS OF NUMBER OF ATMOSPHERIC MOLECULES, INCLUDING TRACE ELEMENTS IMPORTANT TO ACID RAIN, OZONE & CLIMATE STUDIES.
Technical: PHOTOMETER WAS USED IN SPACE ENVIRONMENT TO OBTAIN ZERO ATMOSPHERE CALIBRATION FROM MEASUREMENTS OF SUN FOR COMPARISON WITH GROUND BASED CALIBRATIONS, & TO TAKE SOLAR OCCULATION MEASUREMENTS FROM SUN DURING SUNSETS IN ORDER TO LATER DETERMINE ALTITUDE PROFILES OF OZONE, NITROGEN, WATERVAPOUR & STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL READING 'Radio Shack/ TRS-80/ MODEL 100/ PORTABLE/ COMPUTER'; DECAL WITH SAME INFO. 'CAT. NO. 26-3802, SERIAL NO. 304012142, CUSTOM MFD. IN JAPAN FOR RADIO SHACK, A DIVISION OF TANDY CORP.,FT. WORTH, TX76102'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: LIGHT GREY CASING TOP, BLACK BASE & CONTROL BUTTONS, COLOURLESS SCREEN, GOLD PAINTED PARTS.
Decoration: N/A

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Tandy Corp., Computer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.0004, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.0004.007/

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