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OBJECT TYPE: PHOTO/COMPUTER/TEXT/NEG PLATE/6-18 PT.
DATE: 1960–1964
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0507.001

MANUFACTURER: Alphatype
MODEL: ALPHATYPE
LOCATION: Skokie, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 90367 (POSS)
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 12
AKA: Keyboard
Patents: N/A
General Description: SHEET METAL CABINETRY

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typesetting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Alphatype
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Skokie

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: PHOTO TYPESETTING FOR COMPOSITION OF TEXT MATTER WITH CAMERA READY COPY AS THE END PRODUCT
Technical: THE ALPHATYPE WAS THE FIRST PHOTOTYPESETTING MACHINE TO UTILIZE MAGNETIC TAPE. IT IS A TRANSISTORIZED MACHINE, AVOIDING THE USE OFELECTROMECHANICS AND VAC. TUBES BOTH OF WHICH HAD BEEN THE MAJOR CAUSE OF BREAKDOWN FOR MOST MACHINES OF THIS TYPE. IT WOULD SET FROM 6 TO 18 PT. (TEXT) AND THE MAXIMUM KEYBOARD SPEED OF EARLY UNITS WAS 600 CHARACTERS PER MIINUTE (ORIGINAL PRICE APPROX. $16,500).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: COMPLETE From CA of 02/07/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: TWO TONE GREEN - CABINETS MEDIUM GREEN CRINKLE/ CONSOLES FLAT LIGHT GREEN
Decoration: NONE

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Alphatype, Typesetter, between 1960–1964, Artifact no. 1980.0507, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1980.0507.001/

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