IBM Displaywriter Word Processor and Printer, 1983

Artifact

Word processor

Date Made

1983

Creators

International Business Machines Corporation 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, Armonk 

Keywords

Word processors 

Printers (Output devices) 

Keyboards (Electronics) 

Disk drives 

Communication 

Printing (Process) 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

99.98.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Copper alloy
Iron alloy
Glass (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Vinyl

Dimensions

Height: 18.00 in  (Computer & monitor)

Width: 14.00 in  (Computer & monitor)

Length: 19.25 in  (Computer & monitor)

Height: 18.75 in  (Printer)

Width: 28.00 in  (Printer)

Length: 26.00 in  (Printer)

Height: 3.75 in  (Keyboard)

Width: 8.50 in  (Keyboard)

Length: 20.75 in  (Keyboard)

Height: 12.00 in  (Floppy drive)

Width: 10.25 in  (Floppy drive)

Length: 15.75 in  (Floppy drive)

Inscriptions

Computer (monitor): IBM Computer (front): IBM Displaywriter System Computer (back): Serial no. 6580-26-00B2040 Printer (front): IBM Printer (back): IBM / 5218 A02/ A Keyboard (under): I.D. NO. 630X-91-X120815 / MODEL 00 1/PART NO. 2682678 / DATE OF MFG 83-W16-76400 / MADE IN CANADA Floppy Drive: IBM / 6360