Decoder, videotext

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OBJECT TYPE: VIDEOTEX/TELIDON
DATE: 1982
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0384.001

MANUFACTURER: Norpak Corp.
MODEL: EPS 1
LOCATION: Kanata, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 3789
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL CASING/ SYNTHETIC CONTROLS & PARTS/ METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 48.8 cm
Width: 31.5 cm
Height: 8.5 cm
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: Norpak
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Kanata

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1982-1985
Canada: CANADIAN DEVELOPED TELIDON PAGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
Function: DISPLAYS TELIDON PAGES SEQUENTIALLY OR WITH RANDOM ACCESS.
Technical: NAPLPS (TELIDON) WAS ADOPTED AS A WORLD GRAPHICS COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON UNDERSIDE READING 'norpak CANADA/ MODEL EPS-1/ SERIAL 3789'/ GREY & RED LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'HEMTON'[?] & 'EPS 1'/ BLUE DECAL READING 'VERIFICATION-CRC/ 22581'/ WHITE PRINTED CONTROL FUNCTIONS ON BACK
Missing: N/A
Finish: CASING PAINTED DARK NAVY BLUE/ CASING FRONT & BACK PAINTED BLACK/ BLACK & WHITE SYNTHETIC/ PLATED PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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Norpak Corp., Decoder, videotext, circa 1982, Artifact no. 1985.0384, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0384.001/

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