Pied Piper Portable Computer with Sanyo Monitor, 1981-1983
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Microcomputer
Date Made
1981-1983
Creator Notes
Computer with integral keyboard manufactured by Semi-Tech Electronics Corp. based in Hong Kong, China; monitor created by Sanyo Electric Company in Moriguchi, Japan and external disk drive made by Floppy Disk Services, Inc., Lawrencevill, New Jersey.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2006.12.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Copper alloy
Plastic
Rubber (Material)
Iron alloy
Aluminum (Metal)
Dimensions
Height: 4.125 in (CPU)
Width: 11 in (CPU)
Length: 19.75 in (CPU)
Height: 9.5 in (monitor)
Width: 10 in (monitor)
Length: 8.75 in (monitor)
Height: 3.75 in (disk drive)
Width: 6.5 in (disk drive)
Length: 13 in (disk drive)
Inscriptions
cpu, top:
PIED PIPER
underside (partial):
Registration and Dealer Inspection Card
Must be Completed to Receive Full Credit
[date x'd out: Jul 12 1985
sticker:
STM
Model No. PPC001
S/N 100783085
sticker:
FCC ID: CY87SUPPC001
Semi-Tech Microelectronics Corporation
Made in Hong Kong
external hard drive, underside:
FLOPPY DISK SERVICES INC.
39 EVERETT DR. BLDG. D LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648
PRODUCT: ENCLOSURE
MODEL NO. 5SVA&T-2 |
SERIAL NO. 513061
front of monitor:
SANYO | DM 5109CX
back of monitor (partial):
SERIAL NO. 66203627
MANUFACTURED N (DECEMBER, 1981)
FCC ID: AFA99HM901
SANYO MODEL NO. DM5109CX
For Commercial Use Only
Leave a Space of at Least 2-in Behind the Cabinet for Ventilation
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