General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CPU - METAL CASING & PARTS, SYNTHETIC FRONT FRAME & PARTS/ 3 IN. DISK DRIVE - METAL CASING & PARTS, RUBBER FEET, SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ BOTH WITH SYNTHETIC CABLE

Dimensions

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

Length

49.8 cm

Width

47.0 cm

Height

14.1 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Assistive technologies

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Peach

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CIRCA 1984+

Canada

A COMPUTER FOR THE BLIND, DEVELOPED BY THE CANADIAN COMPANY PEACH MICROSYSTEMS OF OTTAWA SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ON CANADA, AT A COST OF$30,000.

Function

A PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS & PROCESSES DATA. THIS COMPUTER WAS DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY TO ASSIST DISABLED PERSONS, SPECIFICALLY THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, WITH WORD PROCESSING & OTHER SOFTWARE PACKAGES.

Technical

PART OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM CONSISTING OF OEM COMPONENTS (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MFR.) CONFIGURED TO BE USED BY THE BLIND. THE SOFTWARE PRODUCED LARGE-SIZED TEXT ON A MONITOR (940206). THE HARD DRIVE WAS UNUSUAL IN THAT IT USED 3 IN. (NOT 3.5) METAL DISKS WITH NO PROTECTIVE COVER WHICH WERE EASIER TO HANDLE & LESS FRAGILE THAN 5.25 IN. FLOPPY DISKS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK LABELS ON CPU & DRIVE READ 'peach/ MICROSYSTEMS'; LABEL ON CPU READS 'Model KTS-71 N'; LABELS ON DRIVE READ 'AMDEK/ 3" DISK DRIVE/ MODEL NO. AMDISK 1/ AMDEK CORP. 2201 LIVELY/ BLVD. ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. 60007/ MFG. NO. 400169', 'MADE IN JAPAN', & 'EXECUTIVE' IN WHITE

Missing

N/A

Finish

CPU - BUFF PAINTED CASING WITH TEXTURED BLACK PAINTED FRONT PANEL, WHITE FRAME ON FRONT, BLACK PAINTED CHASSIS; DRIVE - TEXTURED BUFF PAINTED CASING WITH TEXTURED BLACK PAINTED FRONT, BLACK FEET; GREY CABLE

Decoration

YELLOW PEACH ON PEACH MICROSYSTEMS LABELS