6 10 106 https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/211cb4f044a2c4e7c3a6fd61f909ad4f.jpg c41526d29799ab904cd658671456412e Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Franklin hobby computer Subject The topic of the resource computer hardware: microcomputer Description An account of the resource The introduction of the first commercial microprocessors to the market in the early 1970s prompted several companies and individuals to design small, inexpensive, general-purpose computers around these novel semiconductor devices. When the first such computers (commonly referred to as microcomputers) began to appear between 1973 and 1975, they caught attention of electronics hobbyists. Their enthusiasm for the ‘computers of their own’ gave birth to a strong microcomputer hobby movement that played a pivotal role in the social acceptance of personal computing. These were the computer hobbyists who challenged the traditional boundaries of computing and its social status, and helped making personal computer use and ownership a reality. Canada was not an exception. Several Canadian electronics hobbyists were members of the first amateur computer club -- the Amateur Computer Society formed by Stephen B. Gray in 1966. In 1974, a Torontonian electronics hobbyist Howard Franklin designed and constructed a fully functional microcomputer using MIL MF8008 8-bit microprocessor. His computer was possibly the earliest example of a Canadian hobby microcomputer and is one of the earliest hobby microcomputers ever designed. <img src="https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/211cb4f044a2c4e7c3a6fd61f909ad4f.jpg" height:="" auto="" width="400" border="0" /> Howard Franklin reconnecting the boards of his MIL MF8008-based hobby microcomputer which he constructed in 1974. Photograph by Zbigniew Stachniak, 2004. Franklin was one of many Canadian electronics enthusiasts reading popular hobby electronics magazines, most notably Radio Electronics and Popular Electronics, and working on construction projects published in them (building radios, amplifiers, etc.) During his high school days he had an opportunity to learn about computers and their programming thanks to educational initiatives such as the University of Waterloo computer days, the Toronto Board of Education summer computer programs, and the North York board of Education special computer clubs. In 1973, Franklin learned about the Intel 8008 microprocessor and decided to build his own computer using its clone--the MF 8008--manufactured by Microsystems International Ltd. (MIL) of Montreal. There was sufficient technical literature on the 8008 which included schematic diagrams of rudimentary microcomputers based on this microprocessor: the Intel SIM8-01 and the MIL MOD-8. The study of published circuitry was the starting point for Franklin's computer project. The most innovative contribution to the design was the front panel circuitry that allowed data and short programs to be keyed-in directly into his computer using the switches of the front panel. Franklin began the design of his computer in early 1974. His first set of schematic diagrams was ready on March 14th but it was revised on May 6th. The computer was operational by the end of that year and modified further through 1975. In 2004, Franklin recollected that the design and construction process was a great learning experience. He found debugging of the design time consuming but not frustrating: I would sit there and patiently debug wire by wire the design -- oh this is interesting because you have never done anything of that scale before. So debugging took a while. Although Franklin designed his computer completely by himself, he built it with the assistance of some of his colleagues. "Here is the design, would you like to help building it, programming it?" recollected Franklin in a 2004 interview. Acquiring all the components for Franklin's project wasn't an easy task. They were expensive not only for him but for many electronics hobbyists. According to Franklin, two companies that (indirectly) contributed to "solving" the computer components supply problem and inevitably supported the growth of the Canadian computer hobby movement were MIL and Consolidated Computer Inc. (CCI) of Ottawa. Components that were out of specs were finding their way into the hobbyists' hands through the backdoor. Some of the circuit boards used by Franklin came from CCI, the MF8008 CPU and memory from MIL. Franklin suspected that The management most likely knew about this, did not worry about things that were going on at the backdoor; they knew who the chips were going to, they were not going onto the grey commercial market, they were going out to students who were building things as hobbyists. Franklin's computer was assembled using wire wrap technique. Electronic components mounted on printed circuit boards were interconnected by wires, with the connections made by wrapping several turns of uninsulated sections of the wire around a component lead or a socket pin. Wire wrap tools and chip sockets were available via mail order or from numerous electronics stores that offered inexpensive wire wrap equipment to the hobbyists. This made the completion of Franklin's project feasible as soldering of all the connections would require the production of PCBs and would make debugging much more complicated. The primary I/O device interfaced to Franklin's computer was the Teletype Model 15 made by the Teletype Corporation (introduced by the company in 1930). In the 1960s, computer industry was switching from early teletype models, such as the 15, to newer models including the Teletype Models 33 and 35. Franklin recalled that in the early 1970s, The junkyards were full of the 15s and were happily given away rather than accumulated in storage. The hobbyists became quite skilled in making the 15s operational and quickly learned how to interface them with their hobby computers. Howard Franklin graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at the University of Toronto. One of his most successful projects was a microcomputer-based voting system for the Borough of North York completed in 1977 and in operation for several years. (The museum has full documentation of the system.) Franklin was also an active member of the Toronto Region Association of Computer Enthusiasts  (TRACE)-- arguably the earliest Canadian computer hobby organization. He was writing a column for the TRACE Newsletter on computer hardware. Franklin's computer specification: <ul> <li>CPU - MIL MF8008, 8-bit,</li> <li>RAM - 16 KB (8 x MIL MF2102),</li> <li>Interface - Teletype Model 15,</li> <li>Software - monitor (including teletype I/O).</li> </ul> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Howard Franklin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974-1975 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource York University Computer Museum https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/6718ec73760074d8aed123e0729f33c2.png 3ce2e9919d8fd3687d4233bfd1b6933c software Computer program stored on a computer storage media such as a diskette, paper tape, punch card, hard drive, optical disk, etc.; also code listings and printouts. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CPS-1 emulator Subject The topic of the resource computer hardware emulation Description An account of the resource The CPS-1 computer was developed by Micosystems International Ltd. (MIL) of Ottawa between 1972 and 1973.  The CPS-1 was powered by Canada's first microprocessor — the MIL 7114. The CPS-1 emulator was developed at York University Computer Museum between 2018-19. It is a result of an extensive study of the CPS-1 documentation collected by the museum as well as of interviews conducted with some of the engineers working on the CPS-1 project at MIL. The CPS-1 emulator reflects the original hardware with high historical accuracy. In particular, the peripheral interfacing as well as the general layout and functionality of the front panel are accurate. Currently, the emulator is available for Linux platform only and is supported with these resources: <a href="http://www.cs.yorku.ca/museum/CPS1E/cps1_manual.pdf">CPS1 Emulator: The Design Notes and Programmer's Guide</a> <a href="http://www.cs.yorku.ca/museum/CPS1E/MF7114.pdf">How to Use the CPS/1 Micro-Computer System</a> To obtain a copy of the emulator, please contact York University Computer Museum. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Zbigniew Stachniak Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zbigniew Stachniak Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Zbigniew Stachniak Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Zbigniew Stachniak Type The nature or genre of the resource software CPS1, CPS-1 https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/b9b42e8711433e1a8bef87e34bd96b3d.png 609527f2a4cbc96f82727932643019ea Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portraits of Digital Canada logo Subject The topic of the resource exhibit image Description An account of the resource Digital image used to advertise "The Portraits of Digital Canada" exhibit at York University. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Derived from a photograph by George Dunbar. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource YUCoM Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Photograph taken by George Dunbar for IBM Canada. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource digital image Type The nature or genre of the resource digital image exhibit https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/cf8efc7c29ded0c71e91fcecb7bf1090.png 320bbc02e20d601136bbb5de7943432f https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/72f1f66a56924391ab937ffe7c7c015b.png fe2f2b34794c960cbe865bb9762b24f1 https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/f0fbe2cebbef9cc630d0826f2e7d93c7.jpg 56f58baf511dd66dee9780e590a6dd52 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Micro Computer Machines Collection Description An account of the resource <div>In April, 1972, Intel Corp. of Santa Clara, California, announced its first 8-bit microprocessor — the 8008. In just a few months, the prototypes of the first general purpose computers powered by the 8008 chip were already working on site at the French company Réalisations et Études Électroniques located in the suburbs of Paris and at Micro Computer Machines (MCM) with headquarters situated on the outskirts of Toronto. These firms fully recognized, articulated, and acted upon the immense potential of the budding microprocessor technology for the development of a new generation of cost effective computing systems. However, it was MCM which built and, later, manufactured the first microprocessor-based computer designed specifically for personal use — the first PC. MCM's first computer—the MCM/70—was designed in the period between 1972 and 73 and announced on September 25, 1973, in Toronto. The computer was unveiled in New York on September 27th and, the following day, in Boston. One of its early prototypes was demonstrated in May of 1973 during the Fifth International APL Users' Conference in Toronto. The MCM/70 computers were purchased in North America and Europe by acedemic institutions as well as large organizations and companies including Chevron Oil Research Company, Firestone, Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission, NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, and U.S. Army. The MCM/70 was followed by the MCM/700 (1975), /800 (1976), /900 (1977), the Power (1980) computers.</div> <div> Acquisition: The objects in the collection have been donated by E.M. Edwards Estate, A. Arpen, R. Bernecky, R. Elliott, L. Gladstone, M. Kutt, J. Laraya, G. Ramer, R. Rea, G. Seeds, M. Smyth, Z. Stachniak, and J. Woods. HARDWARE <ul> <li>Early MCM/70 prototype (based on Intel SIM8-01) (1972)</li> <li>Memory board from the rack-mounted MCM/70 prototype (1972)</li> <li>MCM/70 Executive (1973)</li> <li>early MCM/70 ROM board (1973?)</li> <li>MCM/70 Model 708 computer (1974)</li> <li>MCM/70 power supply (1974?)</li> <li>MCM printer, Model MCP 132 N (1975)</li> <li>DDS-1000 Diskette Subsystem (1975)</li> <li>MPD-1000 Diskette Subsystem (1975)</li> <li>A prototype of an MCM/700 variant designed by E.E. Edwards (1975?)</li> <li>MCM/800 Model 808 computer (1976)</li> <li>A prototype of an MCM/800 variant designed by E.E. Edwards (1977?)</li> <li>MCM/900 Model 924 computer (1978)</li> <li>MCM Micro Power Model 524 computer (1981)</li> </ul>  SOFTWARE  <ul> <li>MCM/70 Mathematics Library, May 7, 1974</li> <li>MCM/70 Statistics Library, May 7, 1974</li> <li>MCM/70 Finance Library, May 7, 1974</li> <li>MCM/70 Electricity and Electrical Engineering Library, May 7, 1974</li> <li>MCM/70 Fun and Games Library, May 7, 1974</li> <li>APL A* code listings, June 4, 1980</li> </ul>  MANUALS and GUIDES   <ul> <li>MCM/70 Introductory Manual, Micro Computer Machines (1973)</li> <li>J. Morgan Smyth, MCM/70 User's Guide, Micro Computer Machines (1974) (spiral bounded preprint)</li> <li>J. Morgan Smyth, MCM/70 User's Guide , Micro Computer Machines, Toronto and Kingston (1974)</li> <li>MCM/70 Installation Guide, MCM (1974?)</li> <li>MCM/70 Desk Top Computer, Distributor Service Manual, Preliminary issue, Micro Computer Machines (September 1974)</li> <li>MCP-132 (HyType) Printer Operating Guide, MCM (July 1975)</li> <li>MCM/APL Reference Cards, MCM (1976 and May 1981)</li> <li>SCI-1200 Communications Sub-System, Installation Instructions and Reference Manual, MCM (1976?)</li> <li>MCP-132 Printer User's Guide, rev. 1 (June 1, 1977)</li> <li>DDS-500 Dual Disk System User Guide [preliminary], Micro Computer Machines (June 8, 1977)</li> <li>MCM System/800 Utilities Manual, rev. AA, MCM (August 1977)</li> <li>MCM Computers System 800: Using The MCM Computer as a Terminal and Transferring Data to and from APL Plus, manual nr. 018 033, rev. AA, MCM (January 1978)</li> <li>VDU-9620 Reference Manual, MCM (August 1978)</li> <li>DDS-1000 Diskette Drive User's Manual, MCM Computers Ltd., rev. AA (October 1978)</li> <li>TEXT/900 Word Processing System, MCM Computers Ltd., rev. AC (November 1978)</li> <li>MCM/900 User's Manual, rev. AB, MCM (December 1978)</li> <li>MCM LIB/8 System Documentation [describes a collection of APL functions which facilitate the creation and maintenance of a library of user application packages for the MCM/800], Micro Computer Machines (197?)</li> <li>FAS: Financial Accounting System User's Manual, MCM Computers Ltd. (197?)</li> <li>Fast Functions on the MCM/900, MCM Computers Ltd. (197?)</li> <li>FAS: Financial MCM System/900 Utilities Manual, MCM Computers Ltd., rev. AA (February 1979)</li> <li>MCM System/900 Utilities Manual, rev. AA, MCM (February 1979)</li> <li>Communications Subsystem Reference Manual, rev. AB, MCM Computers Ltd. (March 1979)</li> <li>MCM/900 User's Manual, MCM Computers Ltd., rev. AC (May 1979)</li> <li>TEXT/900 With Data Files, Supplementary Documentation, MCM Computers Ltd., rev. AA (July 1979)</li> <li>CAS-900 Client Accounting System, MCM Computers Ltd. (September 19, 1979)</li> <li>DCS: Data Communication System User's Guide, version 3, MCM Computers Ltd. (April 1980)</li> <li>Small Business System: Programmer's Reference Manual, version 1, MCM Computers Ltd. (August 1980)</li> <li>MCM/APL User's Guide, preliminary release, MCM Computers Ltd. (September 1980)</li> <li>Client Accounting System, General Ledger, Accounting Reports, MCM Computers Ltd. (February 1981)</li> <li>Client Accounting System, Time and Charges, MCM Computers Ltd. (February 1981)</li> <li>924/1024 System Technical Manual [preliminary], MCM (February 27, 1981)</li> <li>[]ZZ System Functions User's Guide, preliminary release, MCM Computers Ltd. (March 31, 1981)</li> <li>A Fast []FNT Type Numeric Formatter, MCM Computers Ltd., 7 pages (1 May, 1981)</li> <li>Power Mail: Message Processing Facility, MCM (May 1981)</li> <li>POWER Utilities User's Guide, preliminary release, MCM Computers Ltd. (June 1981)</li> <li>Distributor Announcement, No. 44, MCM (May 11, 1982)</li> </ul>  CORPORATE DOCUMENTS      1971  <ul> <li>Hypothecation of Shares and Purchase of Shares Agreements Between Gordon Ramer and Merslau Kutt (December 28, 1971)</li> <li>Kutt Systems, Inc., Micro Computer Machines Inc., and MCM Computers Ltd. corporate data, Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, Toronto, file number 251340 (copy on micro-fish)</li> <li>Intel's Invoice for: SIM4-01, MP7-01, and MCS-4 chip set to be sent to Mers Kutt, December 28, 1971</li> <li>Intel's Form of Invoice for: SIM4-01, MP7-01, and MCS-4 chip set to be sent to Mers Kutt, signed by Hank Smith, December 28, 1971</li> </ul>       1972 <ul> <li>Intel, Shipping Request for SIM4-01, SIM8-01, MP7-02, to be delivered to Mers Kutt, May 12, 1972</li> <li>Intel, Packing Slip for SIM4-01, SIM8-01, MP7-02, to be delivered to Mers Kutt, May 12, 1972</li> <li>Intel's Form of Invoice for: SIM4-01, SIM8-01, MP7-02, to be sent to Kutt Systems Inc., May 12, 1972</li> <li>Intel's Form of Invoice for: SIM8-01 to be sent to Kutt Systems Inc., May 23, 1972</li> <li>Minutes of the Special General Meeting of the Shareholders of KUTT SYSTEMS INC., Saturday, November 11, 1972, 1 page</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., 1972 Financial Statements (draft), 7 pages</li> <li>Letter from Hal Fenney (Intel) to Mers Kutt, October 4, 1972 [re SIM8-01 board], 1 page</li> <li>Note from Hank Smith (Intel) to Mers Kutt, October 4, 1972 [re SIM8-01 board], 1 page</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., 1972 Financial Statements, 7 pages</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Company Certificate from the Registry Office for the Registry Division of Toronto (April 17, 1972)</l i></li> </ul>        1973 <ul> <li>Collection of design documents of two MCM/70 prototypes (April-July, 1973)</li> <li>Agreement to Purchase and Transfer Stock (March 7, 1973?)</li> <li>Receipt for MCM shares purchase (April 5, 1973)</li> <li>Portfolio of MCM Shareholder Documents (May 7 and May 14, 1973)</li> <li>Agreement between G. Ramer and M. Kutt, 4 pages (May 16, 1973) Letter to MCM shareholders, signed Mers Kutt, President, 2 pages (August 24, 1973)</li> <li>Letter from Micro Computer Machines to Canadian Consulates, signed Mers Kutt, President, 2 pages (November 1, 1973)</li> <li>Letter to MCM shareholders, signed Mers Kutt, President, 1 page (November 1973)</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., 1973 Interim Financial Statements (unedited), 6 pages</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., 1973 Financial Statements, 6 pages</li> <li>Collection of MCM corporate information documents (1973)</li> <li>Collection of Kutt Systems Inc. and MCM Inc. Corporate Documents (1973)</li> </ul>        1974 <ul> <li>MCM corporate information, 31 pages, 1974</li> <li>Letter to potential users of MCM products, February 1974, signed by Peter J. Wolfe, Manager, Business Systems, 1 page.</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Purchase Order no 10199 [for Intel's MCS8s], March 1, 1974, 1 page</li> <li>Data Device Corporation price list for MCM products, May 13, 1974, 1 page</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, May 17, 1974, signed ?, Secretary</li> <li>Data Device Corporation quotation for an MCM/70 system, May 21, 1974, signed Ted Berg, Vice President, 1 page</li> <li>Letter to shareholders of Micro Computer Machines Inc,. May 28, 1974, signed Mers Kutt, President, 2 pages</li> <li>"To the members of the Board of Directors of Micro Computer Machines Inc.", a memorandum signed by 21 MCM empolyees, August 1, 1974, 3 pages</li> <li>Letter from Micro Computer Machines Inc. to APL'ers, 1974(?), signed Ted Berg, President, 1 page</li> </ul>        1975 <ul> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Jun 13, 1975</li> <li>Letter to potential users of MCM products, 1975(?) [re the announcement of the IBM 5100], signed Ted Berg, President, 1 page</li> <li>Letter from Ted Berg to Sales Representatives "Notice of Upcoming Product Features", November 27, 1975, signed T.M. Berg, 1 page</li> <li>MCM employment documents for E. Edwards</li> </ul>        1976 <ul> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Jun 21, 1976</li> <li>Letter from Borden and Elliot to Gordon Ramer, November 26, 1976, 2 pages</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Common Shares, issued in 1976</li> <li>MCM/700 Configuration, technical specification, May 7, 1976</li> </ul>        1977 <ul> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Jun 24, 1977</li> <li>Letter from Borden and Elliot to Gordon Ramer, March 9, 1977, 2 pages</li> <li>Agreement to Purchase and Transfer Ownership of Stock, October 29, 1977</li> </ul>        1978 <ul> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Jun 8, 1978</li> <li>Powerful New Business Computer System Introduced by MCM, MCM Computers Ltd. press release, 1978, 1 page</li> <li>MCM Computers Ltd., 1978 Auditors' Report. 8 pages</li> <li>Distributor Price List, September 27, 1978, 1 page</li> <li>Interactive Computer Systems, Inc., Price List, November 1, 1978, 2 pages</li> <li>System 800/900 Actuarial/Insurance Users, November 1978, 1 page</li> <li>Distributorship Agreement, 1978, 12 pages</li> </ul>        1979 <ul> <li>1978 Auditors' Report, February 13, 1979, 8 pages</li> <li>Canadian Price List, MCM, March 1, 1979, 2 pages</li> <li>Distributor Price List, MCM, March 1, 1979, 1 page</li> <li>Letter to shareholders of MCM Computers Ltd, May 24, 1979, 2 pages, signed C.M. Williams, President</li> <li>Notice of Correction, letter to shareholders of MCM Computers Ltd, June 4, 1979, signed B.C. Wallace, Chairman, 1 page</li> <li>MCM Computers Ltd., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, May 25, 1979, signed by W.S. Robertson, Secretary, 1 page</li> <li>MCM Computers Ltd., Proxy, May 1979, 1 page</li> <li>Representative System 800/900 Installations, May 1979, 3 pages</li> <li>Canadian Price List, MCM, July 1, 1979, 2 pages</li> <li>Distributor Price List, MCM, July 1, 1979, 2 pages</li> <li>TAS-900 Pricing, November 26, 1979, 1 page</li> <li>Cost Justification for the DMS/FAS on the System 900, MCM, 1979(?), 2 pages</li> </ul>        1980 <ul> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Jun 11, 1980</li> </ul>        1982 <ul> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, May 25, 1982, 1980</li> </ul>   MARKETING MATERIALS        1973 <ul> <li>Media/Press Release, September 28, 1973, 4 pages [the announcement of the MCM/70]</li> <li>MCM/70 Desk Top Computer, Preannouncement, Confidential Information [promotional brochure with an MCM/70 prototype on the first page], 2 double-sided pages, August 1973</li> <li>MCM/70 Desk Top Computer [promotional brochure with an MCM/70 prototype on the first page], 1 double-sided page, 1973</li> <li>The MCM/70T Intelligent Terminal [promotional brochure], 1 page, November(?) 1973</li> <li>A Sample of Quotations from Letters Received, November 1973, 2 pages [quotations from letters received by MCM re the MCM/70]</li> <li>Collage of articles on the MCM/70 prepared by MCM for shareholders, 1973, 6 pages</li> <li>Inquiries & Responses Received After Trip [to Europe with the MCM/70 prototype], 2 pages</li> </ul>        1974 <ul> <li>MCM/70 Desk Top Computer [promotional brochure with the production model of the MCM/70 on the front page], 4 double-sided pages [includes information on the MCM/70 hardware, preliminary specifications of the MCM/APL interpreter, information on the MCM/70 in science, business, and education], February 1974</li> <li>The MCM/70 in education [promotional brochure], 2 double-sided pages, 1974?</li> <li>MCM/70 Desk Top Computer [promotional brochure with the production model of the MCM/70 on the front page], 5 double-sided pages [includes information on the MCM/70 hardware, preliminary specifications of the MCM/APL interpreter, information on MCM as well as on the MCM/70 in science, business, and education], 1974</li> <li>MCM/70 Desk Top Computer, MCM/APL [promotional brochure with the production model of the MCM/70 on the front page], 5 double-sided pages [includes information on the MCM/70 hardware, preliminary specifications of the MCM/APL interpreter, information on MCM as well as on the MCM/70 in science, business, and education], 1974</li> </ul>        1975 <ul> <li>Introducing The Smallest, Least Expensive, Stand-Alone APL Desktop Computer MCM/700 [promotional brochure], 6 pages</li> <li>MCM Sales Reference, 21 pages, 1975?</li> <li>SDS-250/DDS-500 Diskette Subsystems [promotional brochure], 2 pages, 1975?</li> <li>PMR-400 Card Reader [promotional brochure], 2 pages, 1975?</li> <li>MCP-132 Printer/Plotter [promotional brochure], 2 pages, 1975?</li> <li>Application Libraries [list of software for the /700 system], 4 pages</li> <li>Promotional letter from Peter J. Wolfe, Marketing Manager, to potential MCM clients, 2 pages.</li> <li>MCM price list, 1 page.</li> </ul>       1976 <ul> <li>MCM News, Newsletter, vol 1(?) [most likely published in the early 1976], 8 pages</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines, Inc., Distributor Information Kit, Micro Computer Machines, 1976</li> <li>System 800, [MCM Computers promotional brochure for the MCM/800 system], 6 pages</li> <li>System Software" [information on software for the MCM/800], 2 pages</li> <li>Applications Library Summary [information on software libraries for the] MCM/800, 4 pages</li> <li>PVAS A new concept for Performing Pension Actuarial Valuations and Pension Plan Administration [promotional brochure for the /800 system], 6 pages</li> <li>TEXT 800, Word Processing with System 800 [promotional brochure for the /800 system], 3 pages</li> <li>TEXT 800, Word Processing with System 800 [promotional brochure for the /800 system], 2 pages</li> <li>VDU-9620 Video Display For System 800 [promotional brochure], 5 pages</li> <li>< VDU-9620 Video Display For System 800 [promotional brochure], 2 pages</li> <li>MCP-132 Printer/Plotter [promotional brochure], 2 pages</li> <li>DDS-500 Diskette System [promotional brochure], 2 pages</li> <li>Here's what other Actuaries say about the MCM/800 system [promotional brochure], 6 pages</li> <li>MCM's System 800: the combination of data processing and word processing [promotional brochure], 1 page</li> <li>The MCM/800 System Software, 2 pages</li> </ul> 1977 <ul> <li>MCM FI-PLAN [the MCM/800 promotional brochure], 2 pages</li> <li>System 800 Demonstration Package, Rev. AA, October 1977, 9 pages</li> <li>O. Zimmerman, MCM/800 and APL Gain Acceptance in Insurance Applications at Crown Life, 9 pages</li> </ul> 1978 <ul> <li>MCM FI-PLAN: Sample Projection , 6 pages</li> <li>MCM 800 vs Timesharing , 6 pages</li> <li>If you spend more[...] [the MCM/900 promotional brochure], 2 pages</li> <li>APL and Virtual Memory [...] [the MCM/900 promotional brochure], 2 pages</li> <li>MCM 800 vs IBM 5110, 2 pages</li> <li>Introducing.... [the MCM/900 promotional brochure], 4 pages</li> <li>MCM Computers: System 900 [the MCM/900 promotional brochure], 4 pages</li> <li>Businesses today are faced with a maze of problems [the MCM/900 promotional brochure], 2 pages, 1978?</li> <li>APL and Virtual Memory -- two main reasons why... [the MCM/900 promotional brochure], 2 pages, 1978?</li> </ul> 1979 <ul> <li>DCS/900 Data Communications with System/900 [promotional brochure], 1 page, 1979?</li> <li>AID/900 Utilities and Libraries for System/900 [promotional brochure], 1 page, 1979?</li> <li>LIB/900 Program Development with System/900 [promotional brochure], 1 page, 1979?</li> <li>PLOT/900 Plotting Software for System/900 [promotional brochure], 2 pages, 1979?</li> <li>MCM Computers System/900 [promotional brochure], 4 pages, 1979?</li> <li>System 900: The Affordable Solution [promotional brochure], 2 pages, 1979?</li> <li> CAS-900 Client Accounting System [promotional brochure], 4 pages, 1979?</li> <li>TEXT/900 Word Processing with System/900 [promotional brochure for the /800 system], 3 pages, 1979?</li> <li>TEXT/900 Word Processing with System/900 [promotional brochure for the /800 system], 1 page, 1979?</li> <li>MCM Price Lists, 1975-79.</li> </ul>       1980 <ul> <li>Power [MCM Power promotional brochure], 4 pages, 1980?</li> <li>Product Data Sheet and Hardware Tech Spec[brochures for the MCM Power], 2 pages, 1980?</li> <li>MCM User Support Notes, May 15, 1980 -- March 20, 1981.</li> </ul>   1982 <ul> <li>CAS Price List, The Intergroup Partnership (May 1, 1982)</li> <li>Distributor Announcement No. 44, MCM Computers (May 11, 1982)</li> </ul>   PHOTOGRAPHS <ul> <li>Photograph of the MCM/70 wide-case prototype, b/w original (1973)</li> <li>Photograph of E.E. Edwards with the MCM/70 Executive, b/w original. Photograph for Politiken (1973)</li> <li>Photograph of the MCM/70, b/w original, (1973?)</li> <li>The announcement of the MCM/70, Toronto, Sep. 25, 1973 -- b/w original (Sep. 25, 1973)</li> <li>Photograph of the MCM/800 with CRT -- b/w original (1976?)</li> <li>Photograph of the MCM/900 business system -- b/w original (1978?)</li> <li>Photograph of the MCM/900 computer -- b/w original (1978?).</li> <li>The MCM/700 production line, MCM's manufacturing facility in Kingston. Photograph by Jose Laraya(?) (1975?)</li> <li>DDS-500, photograph by Jose Laraya(?) (1975?)</li> <li>3 photographs of the MCM/800 by Jose Laraya(?) (1976?)</li> <li>6 photographs of MCM team at York University (photographs of Andre Arpin, Don Genner, Mers Kutt, Morgan Smyth, Gord Ramer). Photograph by Z. Stachniak (November 2001)</li> </ul> MCM DIGITAL LIBRARY <ul> <li>Andre Arpin speaking at York University, Toronto, March 28, 2003 (audio)</li> <li>Andre Arpin, MCM/70 -- The First Portable Microcomputer presentation, York University, Toronto, March 28, 2003 (PowerPoint)</li> <li>interview with Andre Arpin, Kingston, April 10, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Don Genner, Guelph, August 31, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Mers Kutt, Toronto, March 1, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Mers Kutt, Toronto, March 6, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>Mers Kutt speaking at York University, Toronto, October 24, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Mers Kutt, Toronto, November 11, 2002 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Jose Laraya, Toronto, September 13, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Jose Laraya, Toronto, September 28, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Gordon Ramer, Toronto, March 27, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>nterview with Reg Rea, Stoney Creek, October 20, 2005 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Morgan Smyth, Toronto, July 25, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>interview with John Woods, Milton, October 22, 2008 (audio)</li> <li>e-mail communications with former users of MCM hardware</li> </ul> BOOKS, RESEARCH PAPERS, ARTICLES <ul> <li>A. Arpin, External Allocation System (EASY) / A Virtual System (AVS). In Proc. of the APL 75 Congress, Pisa, Italy (1975)</li> <li>R.F. Bauer, Implementation of APL on Small Computers. In Proc. of the APL 79 Conference, Rochester N.Y. (1979)</li> <li>B.J. Bleackley and J. LaPrairie, Entering the Computer Age. The Computer Industry in Canada: The First Thirty Years, The Book Society of Canada Ltd, 1982</li> <li>J. Chevreau, The Third Coming of Mers Kutt, Report on Business Magazine, November 1985, pp. 111--118</li> <li>M. Kutt, microcomputer development notes, (1972), 36 pages</li> <li>J. Morgan Smyth, York APL, Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, Toronto (1972)</li> <li>J. Morgan Smyth, EASY and AVS: The Two Auxiliary Storage Subsystems of the MCM/70. In Proc. of the APL 75 Congress, Pisa, Italy (1975), pp. 313--319</li> <li>G. Ramer(?) York APL Users Guide, APL Systems, November 15, 1971</li> <li>Stachniak, Z. Learning from Prototypes, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 42, no. 2 (2020), pp. 63-71.</li> <li>Stachniak, Z. Software Recovery and Beyond: The MCM/70 Case, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing vol. 41, nr. 4 (2019), pp. 110-118.</li> <li>Stachniak, Z. MCM on Personal Software, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 39, no. 1 (2017), pp. 29--51.</li> <li>Z. Stachniak, The Making of the MCM/70 Microcomputer, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 25, issue 2 (April-June 2003), pp. 62--75.</li> <li>Z. Stachniak, The MCM/70 Microcomputer, Core 4.1, The Computer History Museum (September 2003), pp. 6--12</li> <li>A. Wahl, Kutt's last stand, Canadian Business (October 11--24, 2006), pp. 56--64.</li> <li>Kutt takes wraps off new minicomputer, Canadian Datasystems, October 1973, p. 49.</li> <li>A file with various articles related to MCM, 1973-2003.</li> </ul>   OTHER <ul> <li>M. Kutt Archive, 1973-74</li> <li>G. Ramer Archive, 1972-75</li> <li>R. Elliott Archive, 1975-1982</li> <li>Collection of documents concerning EE.Edwards' participation in the 1973 International APL Conference in Denmark. The collection includes an invitation from the Danish Computing Society (Jun 8, 19073), an English translation of the "Computer in a briefcase" article that appeared in Politiken on August 23, 1973, and a photograph of E.E. Edwards with the MCM/70 Executive.</li> <li>Several MCM digital cassettes</li> <li>I love APL, MCM sticker</li> <li>Pavement Management System, manual, MCM/POWER, 83 pages (198?)</li> <li>Lecture notes from an MCM seminar taken by Russell Elliott on June 9--10, 1977</li> <li>Seven files of various software printouts</li> <li>Intel 4004 uComputer; the first single board computer received by MCM from Intel in 1972</li> <li>MCM's ten-th anniversary coffee mug.</li> <li>Letter from the Chancellery of Honours Directorate, Government of Canada, concerning possible appointment of Mers Kutt to the Order of Canada, January 12, 2004.</li> </ul> </div> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Zbigniew Stachniak Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003-2021 Subject The topic of the resource <img src="http://museum1.eecs.yorku.ca/www_decorations/MCM_logo.jpg" alt="MCM_logo" width="5%" height="5%" border="0" /> The MCM Collection documents computer development activities at Micro Computer Machines (MCM). hardware A computer (or a calculator), its components and peripherals (displays, printers, pointing devices, modems, external storage devices, etc). Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MCM/800 Subject The topic of the resource computer hardware: computer Description An account of the resource Historical context (by Z. Stachniak) In April, 1972, Intel Corp. of Santa Clara, California, announced its first 8-bit microprocessor — the 8008. In just a few months, the prototypes of the first general purpose computers powered by the 8008 chip were already working on site at the French company Réalisations et Études Électroniques located in the suburbs of Paris and at Micro Computer Machines (MCM) with headquarters situated on the outskirts of Toronto. These firms fully recognized, articulated, and acted upon the immense potential of the budding microprocessor technology for the development of a new generation of cost effective computing systems. However, it was MCM which built the first microprocessor-based computer designed specifically for personal use — the MCM/70, the first PC. The MCM/800 was MCM's second generation computer. As was the case with the MCM/70, the /800's hardware was designed by Jose Laraya's team while Gord Ramer was the chief software engineer. From hardware and software point of view, the computer was similar to the MCM/70 PC. The /800  functioned under similar AVS/EASY operating system and had MCM/APL interpreter built-in. However, there were also significant differences. The new computer was not portable and was not powered by a single-chip microprocessor. Instead, the computer's CPU was implemented using bitslice technology with discrete components. While this design choice allowed to execute the same instruction set as the MCM/70's 8008 microprocessor at much higher speed, this technological switch marked MCM's departure from the microprocessor direction trailblazed by the company in the early 1970s. The computer was announced in July 1976 as "the combination of data processing and word processing for as little as $400 a month." It was targeted at problem solving and small business markets. In 1976, the computer was sold for between $8,400 (4KB ROM configuration) and $10,800 (16KB ROM configuration). The MCM/800 hardware specification: <ul> <li>CPU - bitslice technology using AM25LS181 4-bit arithmetic logic circuits,</li> <li>RAM - 8KB expandable to 16KB,</li> <li>ROM - 32KB, expandable,</li> <li>external storage - a built-in single cassette drive (100KB storage capacity), SDS-250 single and DDS-500 dual diskette systems (256KB per disk storage capacity),</li> <li>display - Boroughs SelfScan plasma display built-in (1 line 85 characters), VDU-9620 external CRT display terminal,</li> <li>keyboard - IBM 2741-style, APL keys, built-in,</li> <li>communications subsystem - built in (optional),</li> <li>peripherals: SDS-250 single and DDS-500 dual diskette systems, MCM MCP-132 printer/plotter, PMR-400 punch card reader,</li> <li>VDU-9620 CRT display terminal, SCI-1200 Communications Subsystem (which provided the same facilities as the built-in option),</li> <li>ports - Omniport IO interface (8-bit, parallel), RS-232C serial port,</li> <li>power supply - with power-fail protection.</li> </ul> Software: <ul> <li>operating system - EASY (External Allocation System) and AVS (A Virtual System) in ROM,</li> <li>MCM/APL - APL interpreter in ROM,</li> <li>MCM applications libraries -- contained APL codes for games as well as for computer aided instructions, finance, statistics, mathematics, and engineering applications (packaged software),</li> <li>PVAS -- Pension Actuarial Valuations and Pension Plan Administration</li> <li>TEXT/800 word processor.</li> </ul> Museum holdings: <ul> <li>MCM/800 model 808, serial number...</li> <li>MCM/800 model 816, serial number 611259,</li> <li>MCP-132 printer/plotter,</li> <li>DDS-1000 and MPD-1000 diskette systems.</li> </ul> Recommended readings: <ul> <li>Z. Stachniak. <a href="http://mqup.mcgill.ca/book.php?bookid=2643"> Inventing the PC: the MCM/70 Story </a>, McGill-Queen's University Press (2011).</li> </ul> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Micro Computer Machines Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1976 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America, 1976-1979 MCM/800, MCM800 https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/aa9e4101e8c715ff35a4dac84351f2c9.jpg 01930553f240a044764d14cab8f7370a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Micro Computer Machines Collection Description An account of the resource <div>In April, 1972, Intel Corp. of Santa Clara, California, announced its first 8-bit microprocessor — the 8008. In just a few months, the prototypes of the first general purpose computers powered by the 8008 chip were already working on site at the French company Réalisations et Études Électroniques located in the suburbs of Paris and at Micro Computer Machines (MCM) with headquarters situated on the outskirts of Toronto. These firms fully recognized, articulated, and acted upon the immense potential of the budding microprocessor technology for the development of a new generation of cost effective computing systems. However, it was MCM which built and, later, manufactured the first microprocessor-based computer designed specifically for personal use — the first PC. MCM's first computer—the MCM/70—was designed in the period between 1972 and 73 and announced on September 25, 1973, in Toronto. The computer was unveiled in New York on September 27th and, the following day, in Boston. One of its early prototypes was demonstrated in May of 1973 during the Fifth International APL Users' Conference in Toronto. The MCM/70 computers were purchased in North America and Europe by acedemic institutions as well as large organizations and companies including Chevron Oil Research Company, Firestone, Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission, NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, and U.S. Army. The MCM/70 was followed by the MCM/700 (1975), /800 (1976), /900 (1977), the Power (1980) computers.</div> <div> Acquisition: The objects in the collection have been donated by E.M. Edwards Estate, A. Arpen, R. Bernecky, R. Elliott, L. Gladstone, M. Kutt, J. Laraya, G. Ramer, R. Rea, G. Seeds, M. Smyth, Z. Stachniak, and J. Woods. HARDWARE <ul> <li>Early MCM/70 prototype (based on Intel SIM8-01) (1972)</li> <li>Memory board from the rack-mounted MCM/70 prototype (1972)</li> <li>MCM/70 Executive (1973)</li> <li>early MCM/70 ROM board (1973?)</li> <li>MCM/70 Model 708 computer (1974)</li> <li>MCM/70 power supply (1974?)</li> <li>MCM printer, Model MCP 132 N (1975)</li> <li>DDS-1000 Diskette Subsystem (1975)</li> <li>MPD-1000 Diskette Subsystem (1975)</li> <li>A prototype of an MCM/700 variant designed by E.E. Edwards (1975?)</li> <li>MCM/800 Model 808 computer (1976)</li> <li>A prototype of an MCM/800 variant designed by E.E. Edwards (1977?)</li> <li>MCM/900 Model 924 computer (1978)</li> <li>MCM Micro Power Model 524 computer (1981)</li> </ul>  SOFTWARE  <ul> <li>MCM/70 Mathematics Library, May 7, 1974</li> <li>MCM/70 Statistics Library, May 7, 1974</li> <li>MCM/70 Finance Library, May 7, 1974</li> <li>MCM/70 Electricity and Electrical Engineering Library, May 7, 1974</li> <li>MCM/70 Fun and Games Library, May 7, 1974</li> <li>APL A* code listings, June 4, 1980</li> </ul>  MANUALS and GUIDES   <ul> <li>MCM/70 Introductory Manual, Micro Computer Machines (1973)</li> <li>J. Morgan Smyth, MCM/70 User's Guide, Micro Computer Machines (1974) (spiral bounded preprint)</li> <li>J. Morgan Smyth, MCM/70 User's Guide , Micro Computer Machines, Toronto and Kingston (1974)</li> <li>MCM/70 Installation Guide, MCM (1974?)</li> <li>MCM/70 Desk Top Computer, Distributor Service Manual, Preliminary issue, Micro Computer Machines (September 1974)</li> <li>MCP-132 (HyType) Printer Operating Guide, MCM (July 1975)</li> <li>MCM/APL Reference Cards, MCM (1976 and May 1981)</li> <li>SCI-1200 Communications Sub-System, Installation Instructions and Reference Manual, MCM (1976?)</li> <li>MCP-132 Printer User's Guide, rev. 1 (June 1, 1977)</li> <li>DDS-500 Dual Disk System User Guide [preliminary], Micro Computer Machines (June 8, 1977)</li> <li>MCM System/800 Utilities Manual, rev. AA, MCM (August 1977)</li> <li>MCM Computers System 800: Using The MCM Computer as a Terminal and Transferring Data to and from APL Plus, manual nr. 018 033, rev. AA, MCM (January 1978)</li> <li>VDU-9620 Reference Manual, MCM (August 1978)</li> <li>DDS-1000 Diskette Drive User's Manual, MCM Computers Ltd., rev. AA (October 1978)</li> <li>TEXT/900 Word Processing System, MCM Computers Ltd., rev. AC (November 1978)</li> <li>MCM/900 User's Manual, rev. AB, MCM (December 1978)</li> <li>MCM LIB/8 System Documentation [describes a collection of APL functions which facilitate the creation and maintenance of a library of user application packages for the MCM/800], Micro Computer Machines (197?)</li> <li>FAS: Financial Accounting System User's Manual, MCM Computers Ltd. (197?)</li> <li>Fast Functions on the MCM/900, MCM Computers Ltd. (197?)</li> <li>FAS: Financial MCM System/900 Utilities Manual, MCM Computers Ltd., rev. AA (February 1979)</li> <li>MCM System/900 Utilities Manual, rev. AA, MCM (February 1979)</li> <li>Communications Subsystem Reference Manual, rev. AB, MCM Computers Ltd. (March 1979)</li> <li>MCM/900 User's Manual, MCM Computers Ltd., rev. AC (May 1979)</li> <li>TEXT/900 With Data Files, Supplementary Documentation, MCM Computers Ltd., rev. AA (July 1979)</li> <li>CAS-900 Client Accounting System, MCM Computers Ltd. (September 19, 1979)</li> <li>DCS: Data Communication System User's Guide, version 3, MCM Computers Ltd. (April 1980)</li> <li>Small Business System: Programmer's Reference Manual, version 1, MCM Computers Ltd. (August 1980)</li> <li>MCM/APL User's Guide, preliminary release, MCM Computers Ltd. (September 1980)</li> <li>Client Accounting System, General Ledger, Accounting Reports, MCM Computers Ltd. (February 1981)</li> <li>Client Accounting System, Time and Charges, MCM Computers Ltd. (February 1981)</li> <li>924/1024 System Technical Manual [preliminary], MCM (February 27, 1981)</li> <li>[]ZZ System Functions User's Guide, preliminary release, MCM Computers Ltd. (March 31, 1981)</li> <li>A Fast []FNT Type Numeric Formatter, MCM Computers Ltd., 7 pages (1 May, 1981)</li> <li>Power Mail: Message Processing Facility, MCM (May 1981)</li> <li>POWER Utilities User's Guide, preliminary release, MCM Computers Ltd. (June 1981)</li> <li>Distributor Announcement, No. 44, MCM (May 11, 1982)</li> </ul>  CORPORATE DOCUMENTS      1971  <ul> <li>Hypothecation of Shares and Purchase of Shares Agreements Between Gordon Ramer and Merslau Kutt (December 28, 1971)</li> <li>Kutt Systems, Inc., Micro Computer Machines Inc., and MCM Computers Ltd. corporate data, Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, Toronto, file number 251340 (copy on micro-fish)</li> <li>Intel's Invoice for: SIM4-01, MP7-01, and MCS-4 chip set to be sent to Mers Kutt, December 28, 1971</li> <li>Intel's Form of Invoice for: SIM4-01, MP7-01, and MCS-4 chip set to be sent to Mers Kutt, signed by Hank Smith, December 28, 1971</li> </ul>       1972 <ul> <li>Intel, Shipping Request for SIM4-01, SIM8-01, MP7-02, to be delivered to Mers Kutt, May 12, 1972</li> <li>Intel, Packing Slip for SIM4-01, SIM8-01, MP7-02, to be delivered to Mers Kutt, May 12, 1972</li> <li>Intel's Form of Invoice for: SIM4-01, SIM8-01, MP7-02, to be sent to Kutt Systems Inc., May 12, 1972</li> <li>Intel's Form of Invoice for: SIM8-01 to be sent to Kutt Systems Inc., May 23, 1972</li> <li>Minutes of the Special General Meeting of the Shareholders of KUTT SYSTEMS INC., Saturday, November 11, 1972, 1 page</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., 1972 Financial Statements (draft), 7 pages</li> <li>Letter from Hal Fenney (Intel) to Mers Kutt, October 4, 1972 [re SIM8-01 board], 1 page</li> <li>Note from Hank Smith (Intel) to Mers Kutt, October 4, 1972 [re SIM8-01 board], 1 page</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., 1972 Financial Statements, 7 pages</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Company Certificate from the Registry Office for the Registry Division of Toronto (April 17, 1972)</l i></li> </ul>        1973 <ul> <li>Collection of design documents of two MCM/70 prototypes (April-July, 1973)</li> <li>Agreement to Purchase and Transfer Stock (March 7, 1973?)</li> <li>Receipt for MCM shares purchase (April 5, 1973)</li> <li>Portfolio of MCM Shareholder Documents (May 7 and May 14, 1973)</li> <li>Agreement between G. Ramer and M. Kutt, 4 pages (May 16, 1973) Letter to MCM shareholders, signed Mers Kutt, President, 2 pages (August 24, 1973)</li> <li>Letter from Micro Computer Machines to Canadian Consulates, signed Mers Kutt, President, 2 pages (November 1, 1973)</li> <li>Letter to MCM shareholders, signed Mers Kutt, President, 1 page (November 1973)</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., 1973 Interim Financial Statements (unedited), 6 pages</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., 1973 Financial Statements, 6 pages</li> <li>Collection of MCM corporate information documents (1973)</li> <li>Collection of Kutt Systems Inc. and MCM Inc. Corporate Documents (1973)</li> </ul>        1974 <ul> <li>MCM corporate information, 31 pages, 1974</li> <li>Letter to potential users of MCM products, February 1974, signed by Peter J. Wolfe, Manager, Business Systems, 1 page.</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Purchase Order no 10199 [for Intel's MCS8s], March 1, 1974, 1 page</li> <li>Data Device Corporation price list for MCM products, May 13, 1974, 1 page</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, May 17, 1974, signed ?, Secretary</li> <li>Data Device Corporation quotation for an MCM/70 system, May 21, 1974, signed Ted Berg, Vice President, 1 page</li> <li>Letter to shareholders of Micro Computer Machines Inc,. May 28, 1974, signed Mers Kutt, President, 2 pages</li> <li>"To the members of the Board of Directors of Micro Computer Machines Inc.", a memorandum signed by 21 MCM empolyees, August 1, 1974, 3 pages</li> <li>Letter from Micro Computer Machines Inc. to APL'ers, 1974(?), signed Ted Berg, President, 1 page</li> </ul>        1975 <ul> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Jun 13, 1975</li> <li>Letter to potential users of MCM products, 1975(?) [re the announcement of the IBM 5100], signed Ted Berg, President, 1 page</li> <li>Letter from Ted Berg to Sales Representatives "Notice of Upcoming Product Features", November 27, 1975, signed T.M. Berg, 1 page</li> <li>MCM employment documents for E. Edwards</li> </ul>        1976 <ul> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Jun 21, 1976</li> <li>Letter from Borden and Elliot to Gordon Ramer, November 26, 1976, 2 pages</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Common Shares, issued in 1976</li> <li>MCM/700 Configuration, technical specification, May 7, 1976</li> </ul>        1977 <ul> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Jun 24, 1977</li> <li>Letter from Borden and Elliot to Gordon Ramer, March 9, 1977, 2 pages</li> <li>Agreement to Purchase and Transfer Ownership of Stock, October 29, 1977</li> </ul>        1978 <ul> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Jun 8, 1978</li> <li>Powerful New Business Computer System Introduced by MCM, MCM Computers Ltd. press release, 1978, 1 page</li> <li>MCM Computers Ltd., 1978 Auditors' Report. 8 pages</li> <li>Distributor Price List, September 27, 1978, 1 page</li> <li>Interactive Computer Systems, Inc., Price List, November 1, 1978, 2 pages</li> <li>System 800/900 Actuarial/Insurance Users, November 1978, 1 page</li> <li>Distributorship Agreement, 1978, 12 pages</li> </ul>        1979 <ul> <li>1978 Auditors' Report, February 13, 1979, 8 pages</li> <li>Canadian Price List, MCM, March 1, 1979, 2 pages</li> <li>Distributor Price List, MCM, March 1, 1979, 1 page</li> <li>Letter to shareholders of MCM Computers Ltd, May 24, 1979, 2 pages, signed C.M. Williams, President</li> <li>Notice of Correction, letter to shareholders of MCM Computers Ltd, June 4, 1979, signed B.C. Wallace, Chairman, 1 page</li> <li>MCM Computers Ltd., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, May 25, 1979, signed by W.S. Robertson, Secretary, 1 page</li> <li>MCM Computers Ltd., Proxy, May 1979, 1 page</li> <li>Representative System 800/900 Installations, May 1979, 3 pages</li> <li>Canadian Price List, MCM, July 1, 1979, 2 pages</li> <li>Distributor Price List, MCM, July 1, 1979, 2 pages</li> <li>TAS-900 Pricing, November 26, 1979, 1 page</li> <li>Cost Justification for the DMS/FAS on the System 900, MCM, 1979(?), 2 pages</li> </ul>        1980 <ul> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Jun 11, 1980</li> </ul>        1982 <ul> <li>Micro Computer Machines Inc., Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, May 25, 1982, 1980</li> </ul>   MARKETING MATERIALS        1973 <ul> <li>Media/Press Release, September 28, 1973, 4 pages [the announcement of the MCM/70]</li> <li>MCM/70 Desk Top Computer, Preannouncement, Confidential Information [promotional brochure with an MCM/70 prototype on the first page], 2 double-sided pages, August 1973</li> <li>MCM/70 Desk Top Computer [promotional brochure with an MCM/70 prototype on the first page], 1 double-sided page, 1973</li> <li>The MCM/70T Intelligent Terminal [promotional brochure], 1 page, November(?) 1973</li> <li>A Sample of Quotations from Letters Received, November 1973, 2 pages [quotations from letters received by MCM re the MCM/70]</li> <li>Collage of articles on the MCM/70 prepared by MCM for shareholders, 1973, 6 pages</li> <li>Inquiries & Responses Received After Trip [to Europe with the MCM/70 prototype], 2 pages</li> </ul>        1974 <ul> <li>MCM/70 Desk Top Computer [promotional brochure with the production model of the MCM/70 on the front page], 4 double-sided pages [includes information on the MCM/70 hardware, preliminary specifications of the MCM/APL interpreter, information on the MCM/70 in science, business, and education], February 1974</li> <li>The MCM/70 in education [promotional brochure], 2 double-sided pages, 1974?</li> <li>MCM/70 Desk Top Computer [promotional brochure with the production model of the MCM/70 on the front page], 5 double-sided pages [includes information on the MCM/70 hardware, preliminary specifications of the MCM/APL interpreter, information on MCM as well as on the MCM/70 in science, business, and education], 1974</li> <li>MCM/70 Desk Top Computer, MCM/APL [promotional brochure with the production model of the MCM/70 on the front page], 5 double-sided pages [includes information on the MCM/70 hardware, preliminary specifications of the MCM/APL interpreter, information on MCM as well as on the MCM/70 in science, business, and education], 1974</li> </ul>        1975 <ul> <li>Introducing The Smallest, Least Expensive, Stand-Alone APL Desktop Computer MCM/700 [promotional brochure], 6 pages</li> <li>MCM Sales Reference, 21 pages, 1975?</li> <li>SDS-250/DDS-500 Diskette Subsystems [promotional brochure], 2 pages, 1975?</li> <li>PMR-400 Card Reader [promotional brochure], 2 pages, 1975?</li> <li>MCP-132 Printer/Plotter [promotional brochure], 2 pages, 1975?</li> <li>Application Libraries [list of software for the /700 system], 4 pages</li> <li>Promotional letter from Peter J. Wolfe, Marketing Manager, to potential MCM clients, 2 pages.</li> <li>MCM price list, 1 page.</li> </ul>       1976 <ul> <li>MCM News, Newsletter, vol 1(?) [most likely published in the early 1976], 8 pages</li> <li>Micro Computer Machines, Inc., Distributor Information Kit, Micro Computer Machines, 1976</li> <li>System 800, [MCM Computers promotional brochure for the MCM/800 system], 6 pages</li> <li>System Software" [information on software for the MCM/800], 2 pages</li> <li>Applications Library Summary [information on software libraries for the] MCM/800, 4 pages</li> <li>PVAS A new concept for Performing Pension Actuarial Valuations and Pension Plan Administration [promotional brochure for the /800 system], 6 pages</li> <li>TEXT 800, Word Processing with System 800 [promotional brochure for the /800 system], 3 pages</li> <li>TEXT 800, Word Processing with System 800 [promotional brochure for the /800 system], 2 pages</li> <li>VDU-9620 Video Display For System 800 [promotional brochure], 5 pages</li> <li>< VDU-9620 Video Display For System 800 [promotional brochure], 2 pages</li> <li>MCP-132 Printer/Plotter [promotional brochure], 2 pages</li> <li>DDS-500 Diskette System [promotional brochure], 2 pages</li> <li>Here's what other Actuaries say about the MCM/800 system [promotional brochure], 6 pages</li> <li>MCM's System 800: the combination of data processing and word processing [promotional brochure], 1 page</li> <li>The MCM/800 System Software, 2 pages</li> </ul> 1977 <ul> <li>MCM FI-PLAN [the MCM/800 promotional brochure], 2 pages</li> <li>System 800 Demonstration Package, Rev. AA, October 1977, 9 pages</li> <li>O. Zimmerman, MCM/800 and APL Gain Acceptance in Insurance Applications at Crown Life, 9 pages</li> </ul> 1978 <ul> <li>MCM FI-PLAN: Sample Projection , 6 pages</li> <li>MCM 800 vs Timesharing , 6 pages</li> <li>If you spend more[...] [the MCM/900 promotional brochure], 2 pages</li> <li>APL and Virtual Memory [...] [the MCM/900 promotional brochure], 2 pages</li> <li>MCM 800 vs IBM 5110, 2 pages</li> <li>Introducing.... [the MCM/900 promotional brochure], 4 pages</li> <li>MCM Computers: System 900 [the MCM/900 promotional brochure], 4 pages</li> <li>Businesses today are faced with a maze of problems [the MCM/900 promotional brochure], 2 pages, 1978?</li> <li>APL and Virtual Memory -- two main reasons why... [the MCM/900 promotional brochure], 2 pages, 1978?</li> </ul> 1979 <ul> <li>DCS/900 Data Communications with System/900 [promotional brochure], 1 page, 1979?</li> <li>AID/900 Utilities and Libraries for System/900 [promotional brochure], 1 page, 1979?</li> <li>LIB/900 Program Development with System/900 [promotional brochure], 1 page, 1979?</li> <li>PLOT/900 Plotting Software for System/900 [promotional brochure], 2 pages, 1979?</li> <li>MCM Computers System/900 [promotional brochure], 4 pages, 1979?</li> <li>System 900: The Affordable Solution [promotional brochure], 2 pages, 1979?</li> <li> CAS-900 Client Accounting System [promotional brochure], 4 pages, 1979?</li> <li>TEXT/900 Word Processing with System/900 [promotional brochure for the /800 system], 3 pages, 1979?</li> <li>TEXT/900 Word Processing with System/900 [promotional brochure for the /800 system], 1 page, 1979?</li> <li>MCM Price Lists, 1975-79.</li> </ul>       1980 <ul> <li>Power [MCM Power promotional brochure], 4 pages, 1980?</li> <li>Product Data Sheet and Hardware Tech Spec[brochures for the MCM Power], 2 pages, 1980?</li> <li>MCM User Support Notes, May 15, 1980 -- March 20, 1981.</li> </ul>   1982 <ul> <li>CAS Price List, The Intergroup Partnership (May 1, 1982)</li> <li>Distributor Announcement No. 44, MCM Computers (May 11, 1982)</li> </ul>   PHOTOGRAPHS <ul> <li>Photograph of the MCM/70 wide-case prototype, b/w original (1973)</li> <li>Photograph of E.E. Edwards with the MCM/70 Executive, b/w original. Photograph for Politiken (1973)</li> <li>Photograph of the MCM/70, b/w original, (1973?)</li> <li>The announcement of the MCM/70, Toronto, Sep. 25, 1973 -- b/w original (Sep. 25, 1973)</li> <li>Photograph of the MCM/800 with CRT -- b/w original (1976?)</li> <li>Photograph of the MCM/900 business system -- b/w original (1978?)</li> <li>Photograph of the MCM/900 computer -- b/w original (1978?).</li> <li>The MCM/700 production line, MCM's manufacturing facility in Kingston. Photograph by Jose Laraya(?) (1975?)</li> <li>DDS-500, photograph by Jose Laraya(?) (1975?)</li> <li>3 photographs of the MCM/800 by Jose Laraya(?) (1976?)</li> <li>6 photographs of MCM team at York University (photographs of Andre Arpin, Don Genner, Mers Kutt, Morgan Smyth, Gord Ramer). Photograph by Z. Stachniak (November 2001)</li> </ul> MCM DIGITAL LIBRARY <ul> <li>Andre Arpin speaking at York University, Toronto, March 28, 2003 (audio)</li> <li>Andre Arpin, MCM/70 -- The First Portable Microcomputer presentation, York University, Toronto, March 28, 2003 (PowerPoint)</li> <li>interview with Andre Arpin, Kingston, April 10, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Don Genner, Guelph, August 31, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Mers Kutt, Toronto, March 1, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Mers Kutt, Toronto, March 6, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>Mers Kutt speaking at York University, Toronto, October 24, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Mers Kutt, Toronto, November 11, 2002 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Jose Laraya, Toronto, September 13, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Jose Laraya, Toronto, September 28, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Gordon Ramer, Toronto, March 27, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>nterview with Reg Rea, Stoney Creek, October 20, 2005 (audio)</li> <li>interview with Morgan Smyth, Toronto, July 25, 2001 (audio)</li> <li>interview with John Woods, Milton, October 22, 2008 (audio)</li> <li>e-mail communications with former users of MCM hardware</li> </ul> BOOKS, RESEARCH PAPERS, ARTICLES <ul> <li>A. Arpin, External Allocation System (EASY) / A Virtual System (AVS). In Proc. of the APL 75 Congress, Pisa, Italy (1975)</li> <li>R.F. Bauer, Implementation of APL on Small Computers. In Proc. of the APL 79 Conference, Rochester N.Y. (1979)</li> <li>B.J. Bleackley and J. LaPrairie, Entering the Computer Age. The Computer Industry in Canada: The First Thirty Years, The Book Society of Canada Ltd, 1982</li> <li>J. Chevreau, The Third Coming of Mers Kutt, Report on Business Magazine, November 1985, pp. 111--118</li> <li>M. Kutt, microcomputer development notes, (1972), 36 pages</li> <li>J. Morgan Smyth, York APL, Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, Toronto (1972)</li> <li>J. Morgan Smyth, EASY and AVS: The Two Auxiliary Storage Subsystems of the MCM/70. In Proc. of the APL 75 Congress, Pisa, Italy (1975), pp. 313--319</li> <li>G. Ramer(?) York APL Users Guide, APL Systems, November 15, 1971</li> <li>Stachniak, Z. Learning from Prototypes, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 42, no. 2 (2020), pp. 63-71.</li> <li>Stachniak, Z. Software Recovery and Beyond: The MCM/70 Case, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing vol. 41, nr. 4 (2019), pp. 110-118.</li> <li>Stachniak, Z. MCM on Personal Software, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 39, no. 1 (2017), pp. 29--51.</li> <li>Z. Stachniak, The Making of the MCM/70 Microcomputer, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 25, issue 2 (April-June 2003), pp. 62--75.</li> <li>Z. Stachniak, The MCM/70 Microcomputer, Core 4.1, The Computer History Museum (September 2003), pp. 6--12</li> <li>A. Wahl, Kutt's last stand, Canadian Business (October 11--24, 2006), pp. 56--64.</li> <li>Kutt takes wraps off new minicomputer, Canadian Datasystems, October 1973, p. 49.</li> <li>A file with various articles related to MCM, 1973-2003.</li> </ul>   OTHER <ul> <li>M. Kutt Archive, 1973-74</li> <li>G. Ramer Archive, 1972-75</li> <li>R. Elliott Archive, 1975-1982</li> <li>Collection of documents concerning EE.Edwards' participation in the 1973 International APL Conference in Denmark. The collection includes an invitation from the Danish Computing Society (Jun 8, 19073), an English translation of the "Computer in a briefcase" article that appeared in Politiken on August 23, 1973, and a photograph of E.E. Edwards with the MCM/70 Executive.</li> <li>Several MCM digital cassettes</li> <li>I love APL, MCM sticker</li> <li>Pavement Management System, manual, MCM/POWER, 83 pages (198?)</li> <li>Lecture notes from an MCM seminar taken by Russell Elliott on June 9--10, 1977</li> <li>Seven files of various software printouts</li> <li>Intel 4004 uComputer; the first single board computer received by MCM from Intel in 1972</li> <li>MCM's ten-th anniversary coffee mug.</li> <li>Letter from the Chancellery of Honours Directorate, Government of Canada, concerning possible appointment of Mers Kutt to the Order of Canada, January 12, 2004.</li> </ul> </div> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Zbigniew Stachniak Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003-2021 Subject The topic of the resource <img src="http://museum1.eecs.yorku.ca/www_decorations/MCM_logo.jpg" alt="MCM_logo" width="5%" height="5%" border="0" /> The MCM Collection documents computer development activities at Micro Computer Machines (MCM). Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MCM Key-Cassette drawing Subject The topic of the resource computer hardware: design drawing Description An account of the resource Historical context (by Z. Stachniak) In April, 1972, Intel Corp. of Santa Clara, California, announced its first 8-bit microprocessor — the 8008. In just a few months, the prototypes of the first general purpose computers powered by the 8008 chip were already working on site at the French company Réalisations et Études Électroniques located in the suburbs of Paris and at Micro Computer Machines (MCM) with headquarters situated on the outskirts of Toronto. These firms fully recognized, articulated, and acted upon the immense potential of the budding microprocessor technology for the development of a new generation of cost effective computing systems. However, it was MCM which built the first microprocessor-based computer designed specifically for personal use — the MCM/70, the first PC. MCM built several prototypes of the MCM/70 before the computer's manufacturing began in mid-1974. All of them have their roots in the Key-Cassette concept developed by the company's co-founder and first president Mers Kutt. A drawing of it can be found in design notes that Kutt kept from late 1971 until mid 1974. It is among the oldest preserved sketches of a microcomputer to be manufactured specifically for personal use. The name `Key-Cassette' most likely derives from `Key-Edit' — the name of the key-edit system that was manufactured by Kutt's former company — Consolidated Computer Inc. The one-page sketch created in early 1972 depicts a case in the style of a typical desk-top calculator of that time with built-in keyboard, one-line display, cassette storage, and acoustic coupler with built-in modem for communication over phone lines. In addition, the Key-Cassette was to be programmed in the APL language. The Key-Cassette concept already expressed several key aspects of personal computing philosophy that MCM would be shaping in the coming years: that of an individual-focused complete computing environment, easy to learn and interact with. The annotated drawing provides enough information to grasp the basic operations of the Key-Cassette. The small 32-key keyboard of the Key-Cassette would allow the user to enter all the alphanumeric and numeric characters as well as the APL and special function symbols. To achieve such a degree of compactness, each key was designed to enter up to 5 symbols (using a combination of key strokes). The symbols on keycaps would be color coded to distinguish between the symbols that can be entered directly (red symbols in the center of keycaps) and those that can be entered via a combination of key strokes (black symbols placed in the corners of keycaps). The one line display of the Key-Cassette would allow the user to view a single line of APL code, a computer output, or an error message. Using the rotate keys `→' and `←' the displayed information could be scrolled left and right to fully reveal its contents. Using the roll keys `↓' and `↑', one would scroll through the lines of APL code. The sketch of the Key-Cassette is augmented with two drawings of possible segmented display elements: one comprised of 13 display segments and the other of 15 segments. Finally, the tape cassette drives were to provide external storage. There was no physical prototype of the Key-Cassette concept. Recommended readings: <ul> <li>Stachniak, Z. Inventing the PC: the MCM/70 Story , McGill-Queen's University Press (2011).</li> <li>Stachniak, Z. Learning from Prototypes, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 42, no. 2 (2020), pp. 63-71.</li> <li>Stachniak, Z. The MCM/70 Computer, CORE, the Computer History Museum, Fall 2003.</li> </ul> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972 Relation A related resource Micro Computer Machines collection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource digital image of a drawing, black and white images Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mers Kutt Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ontario, 1972 MCM/70, prototype https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/6a98576df8b8c74451e0c110eb019e29.jpg b9cab33caa5e6717bd86b30e2c8e43be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rapid Data Rapidman 1208LC calculator Subject The topic of the resource calculator: desktop digital calculator Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rapid Data Systems & Equipment Ltd. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource released in 1974(?) Description An account of the resource Historical context (by Z. Stachniak) In the early 1970s, the consumer electronics market was going through one of the hottest periods in its history. Advancements in microelectronics, especially in integrated circuit technologies, had made it possible to offer inexpensive desktop and, soon after, hand-held digital electronic calculators. In 1971, the promise of a calculator power at your finger tips (pledged by Bowmar Instrument, Cannon, and, soon after, by scores of other calculator manufacturers) was rapidly gaining social acceptance. It was the idea of a personal, inexpensive, powerful electronic calculating device for your own unrestricted use, always in your pocket, in your briefcase, or on your desk that made the pocket calculator one of the most desired electronic gadgets of the first half of the 1970s. Commodore Business Machines (founded in 1958 in Toronto) and Rapid Data Systems and Equipment Ltd. (incorporated in 1962 in Toronto) were the earliest Canadian companies that offered their own electronic desktop and pocket-sized calculators. Rapid Data's first calculator--the Rapidman 800--was introduced in February 1972 at the time when intense competition put immense pricing pressure to offer hand-held calculators for under $100 and the stores across North America were racing to be the first to sell them. In early 1972, to win the race, Alexander's--New York's iconic department store chain--ordered 20,000 Rapidman 800s to be sold at $99.99. In a short succession, the Rapidman 800 was followed by the 801, 802, 804, 812, and 824 hand-helds as well as 1208 (introduced in 1973), 1212, 1220, 2000, and 2001 desktop calculators. In his 2005 recollections written for York University Computer Museum, Henry Dasko--a former European Sales Manager at Rapid Data--describes the company's corporate history and his involvement with Rapid Data in the following way. "The year was 1971, late Spring. I had been in Canada for just over a year and was looking for a job. Ideally it would be something in exports. But most of Canada's exports were raw materials and commodities and I had no experience and no feel for that. Finally, I found an ad that seemed to give me a chance. An electronics company was looking for someone with languages. I applied and soon got a phone call. "You say you speak Russian," the voice said. "I do." "How many years did you study Russian?" "Fourteen." "OK, come for an interview." I did, to a modern, low building near the Toronto airport. "We make calculators," a well groomed, silver haired man told me. I had no idea what a calculator was. "A Soviet trade delegation is coming to see us. They would like to buy our technology. We are not going to sell it to them, but we will talk to them. Let’s see how well you do." I did well enough. The Russians left and I was told to return the following day. I had a low level job in the International Marketing Department. My boss was to be one Rick Denda, whom I hadn't met - he was travelling in Europe, but his silver Ferrari 330 and his white Mercedes sedan were sitting in the company lot. I liked him already. He returned soon and we got along fine. I familiarized myself with the product line and was told to gather as much information about competitive products as possible. Our most popular model was a pocket calculator named Rapidman 800. It had 8-digit [display] capacity and could perform four basic functions. Hang tab keys were molded into the case. Decimal point was fixed at 2. Individual LEDs were hand inserted into the PCB. It was difficult to align them, and they were almost always crooked. The unit was made on an electronics assembly line in London, Ontario. It sold for $100. Our biggest export market was in the US, where we had our own branch in Detroit. I had nothing to do with it. My responsibility was the secondary markets, where we dealt with export agents and distributors. We communicated via telex, which I learned to use. Selling was not a problem. We just could not get enough product. Everyone wanted it. Sometimes the requests were outrageous. "I am calling you from the cabinet of the president of Chile," Leslie Sebastian, a Hungarian expatriate yelled at me. "I want 100,000 calculators and I want them now. Every schoolchild in Chile is going to have his own machine. Chile will be the first in the world." Soon we had several competitors - American companies Texas Instruments and Bowmar, and the Japanese giant Sharp, which offered an elegant brushed aluminum box with large, glowing, diffused LEDs. There was also a Canadian competitor named Commodore. Its president was Jack Tramiel who, like me, was a Polish Jew. In Polish, his real name was Trzmiel, pronounced "Chmiel", which in Polish means "hornet". He was an Auschwitz survivor with a number tattooed on his forearm. A bear of a man. He started a typewriter service shop in the Polish area of Toronto. The president of our company, Clive Raymond, was very different. He was born in India, where his father was a British colonial officer. In Canada he ran an office equipment company named Roneo Vickers, which specialized in spirit duplicator machines. He was a portly, elegant man with commanding presence. I met our design engineers, who were responsible for technology development. Their names were Joe Kelly and Joe Tari and they both came from an academic background. Raymond gave them a long term contract and shares in Rapid Data. Soon our product line expanded. We added model 801 with a floating decimal point and a model 812 with 12-digit capacity and full memory. Rapidman 824 was one of the first to perform complex scientific calculations. We also made desktop calculators, powered by the mains. A 12-digits Rapidman 1212 and even more sophisticated Rapidman 1220, both using orange coloured gas discharge Panaplex displays we bought from Burroughs Corporation in New Jersey. We also made printing calculators, which recorded calculations on a paper ribbon. The printing heads came from Seiko Corporation in Japan. Most of our chips except for the small Rapidman 800 came from an aerospace company in California, named Rockwell International. Financing for our company came from the Eaton's Pension Fund, where Raymond knew people. Even though there weren't enough calculators to fill the orders, prices were plummeting. I understood it to be the rule in electronics. The same phenomenon had happened previously with transistor radios. I was doing well. Soon I was promoted to European Sales Manager and transferred to Shannon, Southern Ireland, where we had a distribution facility in a tax-free economic zone. But the company was not doing well. In printers, which were the most profitable product, we have fallen behind technology curve. Printing heads had a spinning roller, which in the first generation model emitted annoying buzz. Seiko subsequently developed a silent printer, but would only sell it to Japanese calculator makers. I understood then that it wasn't how many products you sold, but how much profit you made - a principle which stayed with me throughout my professional life. Rapid Data was losing money. Soon Rockwell and Eaton's demanded payments which we couldn't make. Even though we all worked very hard and the spirit of the company was fantastic, Rapid Data had to close down in the largest Canadian bankruptcy in Canadian history. We all lost our jobs. For me personally it was a very sad moment, but I have learned a lot and was confident of the future. I wasn't wrong - I had gained experience in electronics, and electronics was the name of the game. Within three months I had another job." Rapidman 1208 features <ul> <li>four functions (+, -, x, ÷), chain of mixed multiplication and division, constant calculations in all four functions,</li> <li>decimal system: full floating or selectable decimal placement (from 0 to 5 places),</li> <li>negative sign and overflow indication,</li> <li>power on indication.</li> </ul> Hardware specification <ul> <li>display: 8-digit LCD (liquid cristal display) plus 1 sign position and 1 overflow error indicator,</li> <li>display circuits: Rockwell 10417</li> <li>CPU: Rockwell 15311,</li> <li>keyboard: 18-key including percet and clear keys,</li> <li>indicators: negative sign, and overflow.</li> </ul> Museum holdings <ul> <li>Rapidman 1208LC, serial number  45120. </li> </ul> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant world, 1974(?)- Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource DY-4 Systems Collection Description An account of the resource DY-4 Systems Inc. was an Ottawa-based high technology company founded by four engineers Garry Dool, Terry Black, Kim Clohessy, and Steve Richards in 1979. In the early 1980s, DY-4 designed and manufactured a variety of products including microcomputers (the ORION series), graphics terminals, and STD bus board level products (including single-board computers). In the second half of the 1980s, the company shifted its attention to the development and manufacturing of products for harsh environments. A wide range of products based on VME bus architecture was offered for applications in areas such as air traffic control, tactical command, control and communication, flight management for airborne applications, ground tactical support, process control, and robotics. The products included single-board computers, memory modules, intelligent peripheral controllers, special function modules, and I/O modules. By 1993, when DY-4 went public, the company was already a technological leader in the ruggedized embedded computing market providing open systems board-level products, support systems and related software to harsh environment systems integrators. DY-4 products found their way to new generations of tanks, submarines, airplanes and spacecraft in many countries around the world. The company entered the 21st century retaining its premier position as embedded computing solutions provider in the defense and aerospace industries. In 2004, after a series of acquisitions, DY-4 business was bought from Solectron (Milpitas, Ca) by defense contractor Curtiss-Wright Corp. (Roseland, N.J.). Acquisition: The objects in the collection have been donated or acquired from: Dave Dunfield, Mati Sauks, and Zbigniew Stachniak. HARDWARE, computers (excluding single-board computers) <ul> <li>Challenger I microcomputer</li> <li>DSM 6816 microcomputer</li> <li>Orion V microcomputer</li> <li>Standalone DY-4 SVME-bus computer, model 126LF [MS]. The computer contains the following DY-4 SVME modules: 101, 155, and 203.</li> <li>Rack mounted SDK computer system consisting of 2 cages of SDK boards and 2 power supply's. DY-4 Systems, Product Number FA-85-0159. The system includes the following STD modules: 102, 188, 325, 401, and 711. It also includes the XYZFL-II board.</li> <li>DY4 LSI chips: DY4401, DY4403, DY4404</li> </ul> HARDWARE, single-board computers, modules and cages <ul> <li>DY00475-H-A1-3 board (1983)</li> <li>DSTD764 single board microcomputer (1982)</li> <li>STD modules: 102, 187, 188, 199, 325, 328, 401, 406, 469, 711</li> <li>DVME single-board computers and other modules: 102, 105, 134, 201, 490, 677, 704, 706, 712, 715, 750</li> <li>SVME modules: 101, 155, 203, 677</li> <li>DSTD-812, 12 Slot STD compatible system card cage</li> <li>DY-4 Board Cage DY00448-D-11-1</li> <li>DY-4 6 Slot back plane DY00447-H-A1-4</li> <li>DY-4 6 Slot back plane DY00447-D-A1-6</li> </ul> SOFTWARE <ul> <li>DY-4 Orion software (1980s), created by DY-4 Systems Inc. and Carleton University</li> <li>DY-4 Orion software (1982-3) created by Craig Honegger and Mati Sauks</li> <li>DY-4 Dynasty related software (three 5.25" floppy disks)</li> <li>DY-4 Dynasty 2.10 software (three 8" floppy disks)</li> <li>Various DY-4 software (on Micropolis hard drive, model Number 1302)</li> </ul> MANUALS and GUIDES <ul> <li>DSTD-101 CPU and Parallel I/O Operators Manual (copy), DY00439, DY-4 (January 15, 1983)</li> <li>DSTD-102 CPU and Parallel I/O Operation Manual (copy), DY00459, DY-4 (January 18, 1983, and July 1983</li> <li>DSTD-188 CPU and Serial I/O Operations Manual (copy), oM918800-XX-1, DY-4 (April 10, 1983)</li> <li>DSTD-201 Serial/Parallel I/O Operations Manual, rev. B(copy), DY00438, DSTD-201-M, DY-4 (April 10, 1983)</li> <li>DSTD-202 Quad Serial Communications Module Operations Manual, rev. B(copy), DY00446-H-A1-1, OM-STD202-999-1, DY-4 (January 24, 1983)</li> <li>DSTD-328 256K Dynamic Memory for the DSTD-188 8088 Card, rev. A, DY00513, DSTD-328-M, DY-4 (April 10, 1983)</li> <li>DSTD-401 RS-422 Serial Interface with DMA Operations Manual, rev. C (copy), DY00460, DSTD-401-M, DY-4 (August 31, 1984)</li> <li>DSTD-402 Parallel Interface Adapter (Winchester Interface), rev. A (copy), DY00461, DSTD-402-M, DY-4 (198?)</li> <li>DSTD-503 Bytewide Memory Card (copy), DY00489, DY-4 (December 3, 1982)</li> <li>DSTD-703 Multi Functional Calendar/Clock Card (copy), OM970300-XXX-4, DY-4 (December 10, 1983)</li> <li>DSTD-711 Dual Density Floppy Disk Controller with DMA and 64K Dynamic RAM, rev. A (copy), DY00483, DSTD-711-M, DY-4 (December 1, 1982)</li> <li>DSTD-777 High Resolution Graphics Controller Operations Manual, rev. A (copy), OM977700-XXX-2, DY-4 (198?)</li> <li>DSTD-806 8=Slot STD Card Cage Operations Manual (copy), OM-STD806-999-003, DY-4 (March 7, 1983)</li> <li>Orion V Operations Manual, rev. B (copy), no. DY00468, DY-4 (198?)</li> <li>Challenger I dynasty Users Manual (copy), no. DY00497 revision B, DY-4 (January, 1983)</li> <li>Harmony RTOS reference manual, Taurus Computer Products a division of DY-4, (1989)</li> <li>DYNASTY 3.0 Reference Manual, release 3.0, Beta 003, no. RM-OS:DYN-3.0-001, DY-4 (1984)</li> </ul> PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL <ul> <li>DY-4 1982 Product Line Short Form Catalogue</li> <li>From Boards to Systems... the Short Form Catalogue from DY-4, DY-4 (1986)</li> <li>DY-4 1987 Product Catalogue</li> <li>DY-4 Systems, A Profile, DY-4 promotional brochure (1988)</li> <li>DME, From Boards to Systems... the Short Form Catalogue from DY-4, DY-4 (198?)</li> <li>DYNASTY, Investigate the alternative computer system, DY-4 promotional brochure (198?)</li> <li>a folder of six DY-4 promo documents (c. mid 1980s)</li> <li>Folder with DY-4 promotional brochures (VGT-100H terminal, Dynasty computer system, STD product line)</li> <li>DY4 Delivers, DY-4 promotional brochure (1993)</li> <li>DY-4 VME 1995 product catalog</li> <li>DY4 COTS Charges Ahead On Abrams Enhanced Battle Tank, DY-4 promotional brochure (1997)</li> <li>DY4 VME Product Overview, DY-4 promotional brochure (1999)</li> <li>Upgrade to VME: Upgrade Solutions for your next upgrade program, DY-4 promotional brochure (199?)></li> <li>"Off-the-shelf" VMR Solutions!, DY-4 promotional brochure (199?)</li> <li>a folder of DY-4 promotional brochures (2001, 2002)</li> <li>DY-4 Systems Inc. 2003 Product Catalog (CDRom)</li> </ul> CORPORATE and OTHER DOCUMENTS <ul> <li>DY4 Systems Inc. 1999 Annual Report (digital copy)</li> <li>DY4 Systems Inc., Initial Public Offering and Secondary Offering (March 25, 1993)</li> <li>folder with DY4 LSI chip designs</li> </ul> NEWSLETTERS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS <ul> <li>DY4 "DYJEST, vol. 1, nr. 1 and 2 (1992); vol. 2, nr. 1 and 2 (1993)</li> <li>DY-Jest, vol 1, issue 1 (1989), issues 2--10 (1990); vol. 2, issues 1--3 (1990), 4--7 (1991); vol. 3, issues 1 and 2 (1991); 3 and 4 (1992); Summer, Fall (1993); Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter (1994); Spring, Summer, Winter (1995); Spring, Winter (1996) Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter (1997); Spring, Summer, Fall (1998); Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter (1999); Winter (2000);</li> <li>DY-jest, December (1985); September, December (1986) Match, May, September--December (1987); February--October, December (1988); January--March, July, September (1989)</li> <li>DY-4 Newsletter, July (1983</li> <li>DY4 News, November (1983); December (1984)</li> <li>Connections, DY 4 Employee Newsletter, June (2002); Spring, Winter (2004)</li> <li>DY4 News, November (1983); December (1984)</li> <li>DY-4 Dyalogue, vol.2, issues 2 and 3 (1986), vol.2, issues 4 and 5 (1987), issue 7 (1988); Vol. 3, issue 1 (1990)</li> <li>EC Xchangee, Curtiss-Wright, Summer, Fall, Winter (2005)</li> <li>DY4 Systems Investor Insight, vol. 1, no 1, no 1 supplement, and 2 (1998); vol. 2, numbers 1--4 (1999); vol. 3, no 1 (2000)</li> </ul> Subject The topic of the resource <img src="http://museum1.eecs.yorku.ca/www_decorations/Dy4Logo2.jpg" alt="MCM_logo" width="40%" height="40%" border="0" /> Objects manufactured or published by DY-4 Systems Inc. hardware A computer (or a calculator), its components and peripherals (displays, printers, pointing devices, modems, external storage devices, etc). Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource DY-4 SDK Computer System Subject The topic of the resource computer hardware Description An account of the resource Rack mounted SDK computer system consisting of 2 cages of SDK boards and 2 power supply's. Note attached stating "Property of DY-4 Systems, Product Number FA-85-0159" The system includes the DY-4 following boards: STD 102 STD 188 STD 325 STD 401 STD 711 The system also includes the following board: XYZFL-II Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DY-4 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived DY-4 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1985 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Mati Sauks Relation A related resource YUCoM Canadian Hardware Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DY-4-10 DY-4 STD https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/10964f329439179424fd734a78d84dc0.png 753cc7e79b95c441a10577f7fc71f63e https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/aa3d41efce1324fbda25ba79ef95f87f.jpg aba9a4a9935d85435053d267c715a0b2 https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/1b087e1107330c11fa6b967476737edc.jpg 69a2ff2f92d500fea580942fc36b87be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource DY-4 Systems Collection Description An account of the resource DY-4 Systems Inc. was an Ottawa-based high technology company founded by four engineers Garry Dool, Terry Black, Kim Clohessy, and Steve Richards in 1979. In the early 1980s, DY-4 designed and manufactured a variety of products including microcomputers (the ORION series), graphics terminals, and STD bus board level products (including single-board computers). In the second half of the 1980s, the company shifted its attention to the development and manufacturing of products for harsh environments. A wide range of products based on VME bus architecture was offered for applications in areas such as air traffic control, tactical command, control and communication, flight management for airborne applications, ground tactical support, process control, and robotics. The products included single-board computers, memory modules, intelligent peripheral controllers, special function modules, and I/O modules. By 1993, when DY-4 went public, the company was already a technological leader in the ruggedized embedded computing market providing open systems board-level products, support systems and related software to harsh environment systems integrators. DY-4 products found their way to new generations of tanks, submarines, airplanes and spacecraft in many countries around the world. The company entered the 21st century retaining its premier position as embedded computing solutions provider in the defense and aerospace industries. In 2004, after a series of acquisitions, DY-4 business was bought from Solectron (Milpitas, Ca) by defense contractor Curtiss-Wright Corp. (Roseland, N.J.). Acquisition: The objects in the collection have been donated or acquired from: Dave Dunfield, Mati Sauks, and Zbigniew Stachniak. HARDWARE, computers (excluding single-board computers) <ul> <li>Challenger I microcomputer</li> <li>DSM 6816 microcomputer</li> <li>Orion V microcomputer</li> <li>Standalone DY-4 SVME-bus computer, model 126LF [MS]. The computer contains the following DY-4 SVME modules: 101, 155, and 203.</li> <li>Rack mounted SDK computer system consisting of 2 cages of SDK boards and 2 power supply's. DY-4 Systems, Product Number FA-85-0159. The system includes the following STD modules: 102, 188, 325, 401, and 711. It also includes the XYZFL-II board.</li> <li>DY4 LSI chips: DY4401, DY4403, DY4404</li> </ul> HARDWARE, single-board computers, modules and cages <ul> <li>DY00475-H-A1-3 board (1983)</li> <li>DSTD764 single board microcomputer (1982)</li> <li>STD modules: 102, 187, 188, 199, 325, 328, 401, 406, 469, 711</li> <li>DVME single-board computers and other modules: 102, 105, 134, 201, 490, 677, 704, 706, 712, 715, 750</li> <li>SVME modules: 101, 155, 203, 677</li> <li>DSTD-812, 12 Slot STD compatible system card cage</li> <li>DY-4 Board Cage DY00448-D-11-1</li> <li>DY-4 6 Slot back plane DY00447-H-A1-4</li> <li>DY-4 6 Slot back plane DY00447-D-A1-6</li> </ul> SOFTWARE <ul> <li>DY-4 Orion software (1980s), created by DY-4 Systems Inc. and Carleton University</li> <li>DY-4 Orion software (1982-3) created by Craig Honegger and Mati Sauks</li> <li>DY-4 Dynasty related software (three 5.25" floppy disks)</li> <li>DY-4 Dynasty 2.10 software (three 8" floppy disks)</li> <li>Various DY-4 software (on Micropolis hard drive, model Number 1302)</li> </ul> MANUALS and GUIDES <ul> <li>DSTD-101 CPU and Parallel I/O Operators Manual (copy), DY00439, DY-4 (January 15, 1983)</li> <li>DSTD-102 CPU and Parallel I/O Operation Manual (copy), DY00459, DY-4 (January 18, 1983, and July 1983</li> <li>DSTD-188 CPU and Serial I/O Operations Manual (copy), oM918800-XX-1, DY-4 (April 10, 1983)</li> <li>DSTD-201 Serial/Parallel I/O Operations Manual, rev. B(copy), DY00438, DSTD-201-M, DY-4 (April 10, 1983)</li> <li>DSTD-202 Quad Serial Communications Module Operations Manual, rev. B(copy), DY00446-H-A1-1, OM-STD202-999-1, DY-4 (January 24, 1983)</li> <li>DSTD-328 256K Dynamic Memory for the DSTD-188 8088 Card, rev. A, DY00513, DSTD-328-M, DY-4 (April 10, 1983)</li> <li>DSTD-401 RS-422 Serial Interface with DMA Operations Manual, rev. C (copy), DY00460, DSTD-401-M, DY-4 (August 31, 1984)</li> <li>DSTD-402 Parallel Interface Adapter (Winchester Interface), rev. A (copy), DY00461, DSTD-402-M, DY-4 (198?)</li> <li>DSTD-503 Bytewide Memory Card (copy), DY00489, DY-4 (December 3, 1982)</li> <li>DSTD-703 Multi Functional Calendar/Clock Card (copy), OM970300-XXX-4, DY-4 (December 10, 1983)</li> <li>DSTD-711 Dual Density Floppy Disk Controller with DMA and 64K Dynamic RAM, rev. A (copy), DY00483, DSTD-711-M, DY-4 (December 1, 1982)</li> <li>DSTD-777 High Resolution Graphics Controller Operations Manual, rev. A (copy), OM977700-XXX-2, DY-4 (198?)</li> <li>DSTD-806 8=Slot STD Card Cage Operations Manual (copy), OM-STD806-999-003, DY-4 (March 7, 1983)</li> <li>Orion V Operations Manual, rev. B (copy), no. DY00468, DY-4 (198?)</li> <li>Challenger I dynasty Users Manual (copy), no. DY00497 revision B, DY-4 (January, 1983)</li> <li>Harmony RTOS reference manual, Taurus Computer Products a division of DY-4, (1989)</li> <li>DYNASTY 3.0 Reference Manual, release 3.0, Beta 003, no. RM-OS:DYN-3.0-001, DY-4 (1984)</li> </ul> PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL <ul> <li>DY-4 1982 Product Line Short Form Catalogue</li> <li>From Boards to Systems... the Short Form Catalogue from DY-4, DY-4 (1986)</li> <li>DY-4 1987 Product Catalogue</li> <li>DY-4 Systems, A Profile, DY-4 promotional brochure (1988)</li> <li>DME, From Boards to Systems... the Short Form Catalogue from DY-4, DY-4 (198?)</li> <li>DYNASTY, Investigate the alternative computer system, DY-4 promotional brochure (198?)</li> <li>a folder of six DY-4 promo documents (c. mid 1980s)</li> <li>Folder with DY-4 promotional brochures (VGT-100H terminal, Dynasty computer system, STD product line)</li> <li>DY4 Delivers, DY-4 promotional brochure (1993)</li> <li>DY-4 VME 1995 product catalog</li> <li>DY4 COTS Charges Ahead On Abrams Enhanced Battle Tank, DY-4 promotional brochure (1997)</li> <li>DY4 VME Product Overview, DY-4 promotional brochure (1999)</li> <li>Upgrade to VME: Upgrade Solutions for your next upgrade program, DY-4 promotional brochure (199?)></li> <li>"Off-the-shelf" VMR Solutions!, DY-4 promotional brochure (199?)</li> <li>a folder of DY-4 promotional brochures (2001, 2002)</li> <li>DY-4 Systems Inc. 2003 Product Catalog (CDRom)</li> </ul> CORPORATE and OTHER DOCUMENTS <ul> <li>DY4 Systems Inc. 1999 Annual Report (digital copy)</li> <li>DY4 Systems Inc., Initial Public Offering and Secondary Offering (March 25, 1993)</li> <li>folder with DY4 LSI chip designs</li> </ul> NEWSLETTERS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS <ul> <li>DY4 "DYJEST, vol. 1, nr. 1 and 2 (1992); vol. 2, nr. 1 and 2 (1993)</li> <li>DY-Jest, vol 1, issue 1 (1989), issues 2--10 (1990); vol. 2, issues 1--3 (1990), 4--7 (1991); vol. 3, issues 1 and 2 (1991); 3 and 4 (1992); Summer, Fall (1993); Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter (1994); Spring, Summer, Winter (1995); Spring, Winter (1996) Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter (1997); Spring, Summer, Fall (1998); Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter (1999); Winter (2000);</li> <li>DY-jest, December (1985); September, December (1986) Match, May, September--December (1987); February--October, December (1988); January--March, July, September (1989)</li> <li>DY-4 Newsletter, July (1983</li> <li>DY4 News, November (1983); December (1984)</li> <li>Connections, DY 4 Employee Newsletter, June (2002); Spring, Winter (2004)</li> <li>DY4 News, November (1983); December (1984)</li> <li>DY-4 Dyalogue, vol.2, issues 2 and 3 (1986), vol.2, issues 4 and 5 (1987), issue 7 (1988); Vol. 3, issue 1 (1990)</li> <li>EC Xchangee, Curtiss-Wright, Summer, Fall, Winter (2005)</li> <li>DY4 Systems Investor Insight, vol. 1, no 1, no 1 supplement, and 2 (1998); vol. 2, numbers 1--4 (1999); vol. 3, no 1 (2000)</li> </ul> Subject The topic of the resource <img src="http://museum1.eecs.yorku.ca/www_decorations/Dy4Logo2.jpg" alt="MCM_logo" width="40%" height="40%" border="0" /> Objects manufactured or published by DY-4 Systems Inc. hardware A computer (or a calculator), its components and peripherals (displays, printers, pointing devices, modems, external storage devices, etc). 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Title A name given to the resource DY-4 DVME Boards Subject The topic of the resource hardware: single board computers and peripheral cards Description An account of the resource Various DVME computer boards designed by DY 4including: DVME 102 Single Board Computer DVME 105 Single Board Microcomputer DVME 134 32 bit CPU DVME 201 Eight Serial and Dual-Parallel Port I/O Board DVME 704 Intelligent Serial I/O Module DVME 706 Intelligent Serial Communications Module DVME 712 Z80A Single Board Computer DVME 715 Intelligent SMD Winchester Disk Controller DVME 750 Intelligent IEEE 802.3 LAN Controller Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DY 4 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived DY 4 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Mati Sauks Relation A related resource YUCoM Canadian Hardware Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DY-4-2 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant c1987 DVME DY-4 https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/94802222e5164736ee03b17de723c77a.jpg 79784aaf2dbd983f9d373f51a884b188 https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/883a69b5cdf2a67b40e3394ffa3ca41c.jpg d298f5146db09d6fd3fccebe1dd4b853 hardware A computer (or a calculator), its components and peripherals (displays, printers, pointing devices, modems, external storage devices, etc). Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 Subject The topic of the resource hardware: smartphone Description An account of the resource Historical Context: In May 2011, Research in Motion (RIM, Waterloo, Ontario) announced its new Blackberry 9900 Bold smartphone that sported an elegant slim design, enhanced keyboard, high-resolution touch-screen display, and new BlackBerry 7 operating system. Favourable reviews and positive response from users around the world soon followed. Half a year later (October), RIM unveiled yet another smartphone--the Blackberry Porsche Design P'9981--the result of collaboration between RIM and Porsche Design. From the technical specifications point of view, the P'9881 was the BlackBerry 9900 repackaged into a superbly designed and manufactured housing. Both smartphones used the same processor, memory, display, camera, OS and battery. What set these handhelds apart were the industrial design of the housing, target customers, and pricing. The P'9981 was a special edition, luxurious smartphone sold to the business elite. Porsche Design came up with a unique and arresting design implemented using the finest materials available. "It fashioned out a smartphone capable of standing apart from its peers, much in the way cars of its parent company do."  wrote Vlad Savov in his 2012 review of the P'9981 smartphone. "The Porsche Design P'9981 smartphone from BlackBerry is instantly identified as a Porsche Design product." reads RIM press release from October 17, 2011. "The exclusive material choices for this unique smartphone include a forged stainless steel frame, hand-wrapped leather back cover, sculpted QWERTY keyboard, and crystal clear touch display. This customized Porsche Design P'9981 comes with an exclusive Porsche Design UI and a bespoke Wikitude World Browser augmented reality app experience. It also includes premium, executive PINs that help easily identify another P'9981 smartphone user." The Porsche Design P'9981 introductory price was $2,300. A limited "gold" edition (only 25 smartphones were produced!!) offered the P'9981 device in a stainless-steel case finished with a 24-carat gold layer. The limited-edition number was etched on solid 24-carat gold plate attached as the camera cover on the backside of the smartphone. The Porsche Design P'9981 was followed by the release of the Porsche Design P'9982 in 2013 and Porsche Design P'9983 in 2014. These new smartphones were premium makeovers of the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 smartphones, respectively, aimed at RIM's elite customers. Porsche Design P'9981's Specifications: <ul> <li>Chipset Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon</li> <li>CPU 1.2GHz</li> <li>GPU Adreno 205</li> <li>memory: 768MB RAM, 8GB built-in media storage expandable up to 32GB with a microSD card</li> <li>display: multi-touch, 640 x 480 pixels, 16M colors</li> <li>data inputs: QWERTY style keyboard, optical trackpad, navigation keys, touchscreen</li> <li>camera: 5 megapixel, with flash</li> <li>video: 720p HD</li> <li>audio: loudspeaker, headset jack</li> <li>sensors: accelerometer, magnetometer, and proximity sensor</li> <li>ports: USB microUSB v2.0</li> <li>SIM interface: Mini-SIM</li> <li>networks: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks, 2100/1900/850/800 MHz networks, or 2100/1700/900 MHz UMTS/HSPA networks</li> <li>Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n</li> <li>Bluetooth: v2.1, A2DP, EDR</li> <li>built-in support for GPS (autonomous, assisted, and simultaneous) and Near Field Communications (NFC)</li> <li>battery:  lithium-ion, rechargeable</li> </ul> External Design: <ul> <li>housing: palm-held, stainless steel frame, hand-wrapped leather back cover</li> <li>size: 11.5cm(L) x 11.3cm(W) x 6.7cm(H) x 1.13cm(D)</li> <li>weight: 155g</li> </ul> Main Features: <ul> <li>messaging: SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM</li> <li>browser: HTML</li> <li>media player: support for a variety of media file formats</li> <li>mobile hot spot</li> <li>personal organizer, tasks, memos, contacts</li> <li>voice enabled search</li> <li>social networking and mobile purchasing: BlackBerry App World, Social Feeds, Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones, Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones</li> <li>media server: wirelessly sharing media files from a smartphone with Universal Plug and Play compatible devices</li> <li>GPS, Compass, Maps</li> <li>calculator</li> <li>notification: vibration, LED light; MP3, WAV ringtones</li> <li>security: password protection, two-factor authentication, keyboard and screen lock</li> <li>BlackBerry ID: to provide single sign-in identity across BlackBerry products, sites, services, and apps</li> <li>customized options</li> </ul> Software: <ul> <li>operating system: BlackBerry v.7.0 and 7.1</li> <li>BlackBerry Desktop Software v.6.1</li> </ul> The museum has a Porsche Design P'9981 with Porsche Design Smartphone P'9981 User Guide v 7. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Research in Motion (RIM) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource donated by Abdulaziz Almowanes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context M01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant world, 2011-- blackberry porsche RIM https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/6b7adeb146e3cdc89fcdddfdd9971429.jpg 62217fd7a8fc5f1aba1209e665ddac3e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource APL Collection Subject The topic of the resource <img src="http://museum1.eecs.yorku.ca/www_decorations/apl_logo.gif" alt="Logo" width="15%" height="15%" border="0" /> APL programming language resources at York University Computer Museum. The collection includes APL resources developed by Iverson Software, Soliton Associates, and STSC. See also the I.P. Sharp Associates  and the Micro Computer Machines  collections. Description An account of the resource The origin of the APL programming language is Kenneth Iverson's mathematical notation that he developed in the late 1950s and subsequently published in 1962 in his seminal work A Programming Language. While at IBM, Iverson converted his notation into a programming language (to be known as APL) with the help of Philip Abrams, Lawrence Breed, Adin Falkoff,  Dick Lathwell, and Roger Moore. The first implementation of APL was released by IBM in 1965. In the 1970s, APL conferences and meetings, publications and APL interest groups, as well as "I Like APL" stickers and buttons, T-shirts and songs, transformed the initial curiosity about APL into an unprecedented cultural phenomenon. Abbreviations: RB: items donated by Robert Bernecky RPr: material donated by Richard Procter PH: items donated by Peter Henderson KI: items donated by Kenneth Iverson WK: items donated by William Kindree RP: items donated by Roland Pesch RPr: items donated by Richard Proctor GR: items donated by Gord Ramer E2: items donated by Edward Edwards estate KK: items donated by Kathy Knight RP: items donated by Elliot Russell DM: items donated by David Markwick ZS: items donated by Zbigniew Stachniak RISL: Reuters Information Services (Canada) Limited SAL: Soliton Associates Limited DSH, PHa: items donated by David Stewart Hosier and Paul Hansuld SOFTWARE <ul> <li>SAPL370, IPSA [RB]</li> <li>SHARP APL/PCX ver. 1, SHARP APL Release 17, IPSA, 1985 (three 5.25" diskettes). [RB]</li> <li>SHARP APL/PC ver. 1, SHARP APL Release 17, IPSA, 1985 (two 5.25" diskettes). [RB]</li> <li>TRYAPL2, IBM (1989) (one 5.25" diskette). [ER]</li> <li>SQLAPL Client for Dyalog APL/W, ver. 2.0.8, Insight Systems ApS; includes SQAPL/Client ver 2.0 Installation Guide For Dyalog APL/W, ver. 2.0.6, Insight Systems ApS, January 1995. [DSH,PHa]</li> </ul> SOFTWARE MANUALS, REFERENCE CARDS, and GUIDES <ul> <li>HP 3000 Series II Computer System: APL\3000 Reference Manual, Hewlett Packard (September 1976). [E2]</li> <li>Harris APL Reference Card, Harris Computer Systems (December 1978).[E2]</li> <li>APL.68000 Reference Card, The Computer Company, Micro APL Systems (October 1981).[E2]</li> <li>APL*MYRIADE Reference Card, Oliver Ouellet & Morin (1982).[E2]</li> <li>AP747, ODBC Auxiliary Processor for Dyalog APL/W Reference Manual, ver. 1.1, Lingo Allegro USA, Inc. (1999).</li> <li>3.0 Reference Manual, APL+Win, APL2000 Inc. (1999). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>3.5 Update Manual, APL+Win, APL2000 Inc. (1999). [DSH, PHa]</li> </ul> TECHNICAL LITERATURE <ul> <li>A.D. Falkoff, K.E. Iverson, and E.H. Sussenguth, A Formal Description of SYSTEM/360, IBM Systems Journal vol. 3, no. 3, (1964), pp. 198--262. [KK]</li> <li>R.H. Lathwell and J.E. Mezei, A Formal Description of APL, IBM Philadelphia Scientific Center Technical Report no. 320-3008 (November 1971). [WK]</li> <li>APL\360-OS and APL\s60-DOS User's Manual, Program Product, 5734-XM6(OS) and 5736-XM6(DOS), IBM (1973). [DM]</li> <li>APL Shared Variables (APLSV), Design Objectives, program number 5799-AJF, Programming RPQ #WE1191, IBM (1973). [WK]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, A Programming Language, John Wiley and Sons, New York, London (1962). [WK]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, Operators and Functions, IBM Research Report RC 7091, #30399 (26 April, 1978). [WK]</li> <li>The Analogic APL Machine (preliminary), Analogic (1983). [WK]</li> <li>APL System Manual: Shared Variables, DOSX, ACOM, FSCR, Iverson Software (1991). [ZS]</li> </ul> IVERSON SOFTWARE <ul> <li>Status of J, Iverson Software (199?). [ER]</li> <li>J ver. 1 (software), Iverson Software (July 9, 1990). [RB]</li> <li>R. Hui, J Implementation Status (version 2.8) (14 Nov., 1990). [ER]</li> <li>J for the Atari ST: Installation and Start-Up Procedure, Iverson Software (30 Nov., 1990). [ER]</li> <li>Iverson Software Inc. Company Overview (26 Feb., 1991) [ER]</li> <li>Iverson Software Inc. News, issues: February 1991, April 1992 [ER], and October 1992 [KI]</li> <li>APLI386, Iverson Software (24 November, 1991). [KI]</li> <li>APLIWIN, Iverson Software (24 November 1991). [KI]</li> <li>APLI386, Iverson Software (2 April, 1992). [ZS]</li> <li>APLI386, (software) Iverson Software (24 Nov., 1991). [ZS]</li> <li>ISIAPL03 (software), Iverson Software (1991). [RB]</li> <li>ISIAPL04.DOC, Iverson Software (30 March, 1991). [RB]</li> <li>ISIAPL04 (software), Iverson Software (1991). [RB]</li> <li>APLI386 (software), Iverson Software (1992). [ZS]</li> <li>J-PC386 (software), Iverson Software (1992). [ZS]</li> <li>Iverson Software Product Catalogs: February 1991 and April 1992. [ER]</li> <li>APLWIN (software), Iverson Software (24 Nov. 1991). [ZS]</li> <li>APLWIN (software), Iverson Software (1994). [ZS]</li> <li>Iverson Software Inc. Catalog (January, 1993). [ZS]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, ISI Dictionary of J, Iverson Software (1991). [RP]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, An Introduction to J, Iverson Software (1992). [RP]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, J Introduction & Dictionary, Iverson Software (1993). [RB]</li> </ul> SOLITON ASSOCIATES [Box SAL]      1991-1993 <ul> <li>MAILBOX. Steward's Guide, Version 9.3 Update, SAL (1993).</li> <li>MAILBOX. Installation Guide, Version 9.3 Update, SAL (1993).</li> <li>VIEWPOINT 2.3.2. Instruction Sheet, SAL (May 1993).</li> <li>Soliton News releases: Toronto, May 1993; Toronto, July 19, 1993; Toronto, August 16, 1993.</li> <li>Soliton Associates, company information, Soliton (19??). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL, Put the power to work for you, promotional document), Soliton (19??). [PH]</li> </ul>      1994 <ul> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. MVSLink 1.5 Installation Guide, SAL (1994).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. MVSLink 1.5 Configuration, Operation, and Maintenance Guide, SAL (1994).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Guide for APL Programmers, Version 21, SAL (1994).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. IMVS 1.0. Configuration, Operation, and Maintenance Guide. Version 21, SAL (1994).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Internal and Operational Changes, Version 21, SAL (1994).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. QMSF 1.0. Configuration, Operation, and Maintenance Guide., SAL (1994).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. System Administrator's Guide, Version 21, SAL (1994). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. System Maintenance Guide, Version 21, SAL (1994). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Utilities Manual, Version 21, SAL (1994). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL 370, SHARP APL/PC, Pocket Reference, Pocket Reference, Soliton (1994). [PH]</li> <li>Document Interchange System. Upgrade Instructions, Soliton (1994). [PH]</li> </ul>      1995 <ul> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Application Software Products Installation Instruction, SAL (1995) [PH].</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. File System Update, Version 21.2, SAL (1995).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Performance Package Upgrade Guide, SAL (1995).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Performance Package, Internal and Operational Changes, SAL (1995).</li> <li>SHARP APL Connectivity. NSVP User's Guide, MVS Version, UNIX Version, SAL (1995). [PH]</li> <li>Socket Client Library: System Administrator's Guide, SAL (199?).</li> <li>Socket Interface User's Guide, v. 1.1, SAL (1995).</li> <li>MAILBOX/3270. User's Guide, ver. 2.2, SAL (1995).</li> <li>MAILBOX/3270. Installation Guide, ver. 2.2, SAL (1995).</li> <li>MAILBOX/3270. Summary of Changes, ver. 2.2, SAL (1995).</li> </ul>      1996-67 <ul> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. ATH/F User's Guide, ver. 1.1, Soliton (1996). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Interface to MVS JES, Configuration, Operation, and Maintenance Guide, ver. 22, Soliton (1997). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. NSVP. User Guide, ver. 1.4, Soliton (1997). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. NSVP LU6.2 Device Driver Installation Guide, ver. 1.4, Soliton (1997). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. NsvpX Installation Guide, ver. 2.4, Soliton (1997). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. NSVP. Configuration, Operation, and Maintenance, ver. 1.4, Soliton (1997). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. System Maintenance Guide, Version 22, SAL (1997). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. SysScan:Inventory User's Guide, ver. 1.5, SAL (1997). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Upgrade Guide, ver. 22, Soliton (1997). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL 370, SHARP APL/PC, Pocket Reference, Pocket Reference, Soliton (1996). [PH]</li> <li>ViewPoint, Administrator's Guide, Soliton (1996). [PH]</li> <li>Document Interchange System. Upgrade Guide, ver. 1.2, Soliton (1996). [PH]</li> </ul>      1998-99 <ul> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. CONH. Configuration, Operation, and Maintenance, ver. 2.0, SAL (1998). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. CONH. Upgrade Guide, ver. 2.0, SAL (1998). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. System Administrator's Guide, ver. 22, SAL (1998). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. TSIO User's Guide, ver. 2.0, SAL (1998). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. TSIO Upgrade Guide, ver. 2.0, SAL (1998). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. AVAM Upgrade Guide, ver. 2.0, SAL (1999). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. AVAM Configuration, Operation, and Maintenance, ver. 2.0, SAL (1998). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Socket Interface Installation Guide, ver. 2.0, SAL (1999). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Socket Interface User's Guide, ver. 2.0, SAL (1999). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Socket Interface Upgrade Guide, ver. 2.0, SAL (1999). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Socket Interface Configuration, Operation, and Maintenance, ver. 2.0, SAL (1999). [PH]</li> <li>Mike Symes, SHARP APL Socket Server Manager (SSM), SAL(?) (1 November, 1998).</li> <li>Mike Symes, The HTTP server, SAL(?), (13 November, 1998).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. BSCD Upgrade Guide, ver. 2.0, SAL (1999). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for VMS, Supervisory Manual, SAL (1999).</li> </ul>      2000 <ul> <li>REMOVE(?) SHARP APL, Socket Client Library, User's Guide, SAL (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL, Socket Client Library, System Administrator's Guide, SAL (2000). [PH]</li> <li>Auxiliary Processors Manual (Revised Contents), SHARP APL for MVS, SAL (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. APLMON User's Guide, ver. 3.3, SAL (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. Batch Task User's Guide, ver. 23, SAL (2000). [PH]</li> <li>REMOVE SHARP APL for OS/390. Messages and Codes, ver. 23, SAL (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. NSVP TCP/IP Device Driver Installation Guide, SAL (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. SHARP APL Telnet Server. Configuration, Operation, and Maintenance , ver. 1.0, SAL (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. System Maintenance Guide, ver. 23, SAL (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. System Administrator's Guide, ver. 23, SAL (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. SVP Configuration, Operation and Maintenance, ver. 3.0, SAL (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. Usage Inquiry System User's Guide, ver. 23, SAL (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. Utilities Manual, ver. 23, SAL (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. Pocket Reference , SAL (2000). [RPr]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. MAILBOX Upgrade Guide, ver. 9.4, SAL (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for Unix, ver. 6, Soliton (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for Unix, Upgrade Guide, version 6.0, SAL (2000). [RPr]</li> <li>SHARP APL for Unix, Intrinsic Functions Manual, File System Manual, Auxiliary Processors Manual, Shared Variable Manual, ver. 6, Soliton (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for Unix, Handbook/em>, ver. 6, Soliton (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for Unix, Language Guide, ver. 6, Soliton (2000). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390, Pocket Reference, Soliton (2000). [PH]</li> </ul>       2001-- <ul> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390, Socket Client Library, User's Guide, ver. 1.1 SAL (2001). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390, Guide for APL Programmers, ver. 23 (2001). [DSH,PHa]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. Internal and Operational Changes, ver. 23. Soliton (2001). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. V23 Documentation, (CD Rom, corrupted?). Soliton (2001). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390, V23 Documentation (and other current non-V23 documentation) (CD Rom). Soliton (2001-2015). [PH]</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. Upgrade Guide, ver. 23. Soliton (2001). [PH]</li> <li>Messages and Codes, ver. 23. Soliton (2001). [PH]</li> <li>REMOVE ?? SHARP APL for MVS. Guide for APL Programmers, Version 21 SAL (2001).</li> <li>ViewPoint for Unix, ver. 1.2 (CD Rom), Soliton (2001). [PH]</li> </ul> STSC Inc. <ul> <li>APL*PLUS/PC Programmer's Reference Manual, release 1, C.L. Kiernan and D. Michelson (eds), STSC Inc. (1982). [ZS]</li> <li>APL*PLUS/PC Application Development System, Additions and Corrections to the Documentation, version 2,  STSC Inc. (December 28, 1982).[ZS]</li> <li>APL*PLUS/PC Application Development System, Additions and Corrections to the Documentation, version 2.6,  STSC Inc. (March 14, 1983). [ZS]</li> <li>APL*PLUS/PC System, Programmer's Manual, C.L. Kiernan, D. Michelson, and J.M. Spencer (eds), STSC Inc. (1983). [ZS]</li> <li>APL*PLUS System for PC, Programmer's Manual, STSC (1987). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL*PLUS/PC System, Installation Manual, C.L. Kiernan, D. Michelson, and J.R. Turner (eds), STSC Inc. (1983) (includes APL*PLUS/PC software). [ZS]</li> <li>APL*PLUS/PC System, Formatting User's Guide, C.L. Kiernan, D. Michelson, and J.M. Spenser (eds), STSC Inc. (1983).</li> <li>A Personal Language, The APL*PLUS, System and You, STSC Inc. (1986). [ZS]</li> <li>Ch.H. Lee, APL*PLUS System for PC, Quick Reference Guide, STSC (1988). [PH]</li> <li>APL*PLUS System for PC, Reference Manual, STSC (1987). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL*PLUS II/386 Quick Reference Guide, ver. 5, Manugistics (1992). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL*PLUS System for PC, Getting Started, STSC (1987). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL*PLUS System for PC, File System Tutorial, STSC (1987). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL*PLUS System for PC, Formating Tutorial, STSC (1987). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL*PLUS System for PC, Editors Tutorial, STSC (1987). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL*PLUS System for PC, Graphics Tutorial, STSC (1987). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL*PLUS System for PC, Screen Development Tutorial, STSC (1987). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL*PLUS System for the PC software: APL System 8.0, Session Manager 8.0, Utilities 8.0, Drivers 8.0, Character Support 8.0, Help/Tutorials 8.0. [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL*PLUS System for PC, User's Guide, STSC (1987). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>QPACK, SHARP APL Packages for use with APL-LAB/PC or STSC APL*PLUS/PC, Product 341, IPSA (1987). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL*PLUS UNIX System, promotional brochure, STSC (1986). [DSH, PHa]</li> </ul> APL2 <ul> <li>J.A. Brown, The Principles of APL2, Technical Report TR 03.247, Santa Teresa Laboratory, San Jose, CA (March 1984). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL2, IBM (1984). [E2]</li> <li>Try APL2 for free, ver. 1.05, IBM (1989/1990). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>Workstation APL2 for Multiplatforms, ver. 2.0, product announcement, IBM (October 2002). [ZS]</li> <li>Workstation APL2 for Mainframes, ver. 2.0, release 2, product announcement, IBM (October 2002). [ZS]</li> <li>J.A. Brown, S. Pakin, and R.P. Polivka, APL2 At a Glance, Prentice Hall (1988).</li> <li>Today's APL2, IBM (1 September, 1994). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL2 Installed User Program, IBM (1982).[E2]</li> <li>IBM Announces APL2 for the RISC System/6000, IBM promotional brochure (September 1991). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>The APL2 Family of Products, IBM (1993). [DSH, PHa]</li> </ul> TORONTO APL SIG <ul> <li>Toronto APL SIG Newsletter, issue 2 and 3 (1990)[DSH,PHa]; Issue 6 (1991) [ER]; issue 9 (June 1993). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>Toronto SIG APL Newsletter, issue 1 (1991). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li> Toronto APL SIG Membership List (January 1992). [ER]</li> <li>Toronto APL SIG Quiz (199?). [ER]</li> <li>Gimme Arrays! newsletter for the Toronto Local Chapter of the ACM Special Interest Group on APL, vol. 1, no. 1(1993) to vol. 2, no. 6 (1995) [DSH, PHa]; R.L.W. Brown, Functional Programing in J for Operations Research, Gimme Arrays! Special Supplement (November 1994).  [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>The Toronto APL Special Interest Group presentatoin announcements (1987--). [DSH, PHa].</li> </ul> <ul></ul> BOOKS, RESEARCH PAPERS, ARTICLES <ul> <li>L.M Breed and R.H. Lathwell, The Implementation of APL\360, in Proc. of the ACM Symposium on Experimental Systems for Interactive Applied Mathematics, ACM (1967). [E2]</li> <li>J.A. Brown, A Generalization of APL, PhD thesis, Syracuse University (September 1971).</li> <li>P. Berry, APL\360 Primer, IBM GH20-0689-2 (1971). [RP]</li> <li>E. M. Edwards and W.R. Tinga, An APL Complex Arithmetic Package, Electrical Engineering Dep. technical report, U. of Alberta, October 1970. [WK]</li> <li>E.M. Edwards, Easy as APL 01: An Introduction to APL, Computing Science Dept. technical report, Simon Fraser University (1979). [E2]</li> <li>E.M. Edwards, Generalized Arrays (Lists) in APL, Canadian Development Div ision, Control Data Corp. (197?). [E2]</li> <li>R.K.W. Hui, An Implementation of J, Iverson Software (1992). [RB]</li> <li>A.D. Falkoff and K.E. Iverson, Communication in APL Systems, IBM Philadelphia Scientific Center, Tech Report No. 320-3022 (May 1973). [WK]</li> <li>A.D. Falkoff and K.E. Iverson, The Design of APL, J. Res. Develop., IBM, (July 1973). [WK]</li> <li>A.D. Falkoff and K.E. Iverson, TSIO Reference Manual, APL Shared Variable System, IBM Philadelphia Scientific Center (1973). [WK]</li> <li>A.D. Falkoff and K.E. Iverson, APLSV User's Manual, APL Shared Variable System, IBM Philadelphia Scientific Center (1973). [WK]</li> <li>L. Gilman and A.J. Rose, APL\360, An Interactive Approach, John Wiley & Sons (1970). [WK]</li> <li>IBM Journal of research and development, vol. 17 no. 4 (July 1973). [York]</li> <li>Finn APL Pocket Idiom Library, Finish APL Association, Helsinki (1982). [RPr]</li> <li>Studies in APL: Algebra, Scan, Arithmetic, Permutations, IBM Tech. Report no. 320-3023 (June 1973). [RP]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, ALGEBRA: An Algorithmic Treatment, Addison-Wesley Publishing, Co. (1972). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, Introducing APL to Teachers, IBM Philadelphia Scientific Center, Tech Report No. 320-3014 (July 1972). [WK]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, APL as an Analytical Notation, IBM Philadelphia Scientific Center (1973). [WK]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, Elementary Analysis, APL Press (1976). [RP]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, APL in Exposition, APL Press (1976). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, A Commentary on APL Development, publisher unknown (1988). [RP]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, Tangible Math: SHARP APL/IBM PC Version, Iverson Software, (September 1989). [ZS]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, APL Reference Manual, Iverson Software, Soliton Associates Ltd. (1993). [RB]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, Notation as a Tool of Thought, 1979 ACM Turing Award Lecture, Communications of the ACM, vol. 23 (August 1980).</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, A personal view of APL, IBM Systems Journal, vol. 30 no 4 (1991). [KI]</li> <li>R. Mailette, A. Blanchard, and R. Lemieux, Graphical Representation of Surfaces in APL, Defence Research Establischment, Valcartier (April 1974).</li> <li> E. McDonnell, At Play with J, The complete Vector articles, Vector Books (2009). [RB]</li> <li>Programming Language APL, second draft proposal, L.A. Morrow (ed), International Standards Organization, document nr. ISO TC97/SC5 N811 DP-8485 (20 March, 1985). [E2]</li> <li>E. Presutto, The York APL Command Processor for TSO, (197?). [ZS]</li> <li>M. Smyth, York APL, Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, Toronto (1972). [GR]</li> </ul> MAGAZINES, NEWSLETTERS <ul> <li>APL Quote Quad, ACM holdings: vol. 1, no. 4 (1970) to vol. 3, no. 4 (1972) [E2]; vol. 6 (1975) -- vol. 8 (1978) [WK]; vol. 9 (1978) -- vol. 12 (1982); vol. 13 (1982) -- Vol. 22, no. 2 (1991) [RPr]; vol. 23, no.  1 and 2 (1992) [RP]; vol. 24, no. 1 (1993)[DSH, PHa]; vol. 25, no. 1--4 (1994) [DSH, PHa]; vol. 26, no. 1 and 4 (1995-96) [DSH, PHa]; vol. 29, no. 2 (1998) [DSH, PHa]; vol. 30, no. 3 (2000) [DSH, PHa].</li> <li>The 1989 ACM SIGAPL Index of APL Articles, APL Quote Quad (1990). [RP]</li> <li>The 1990 ACM SIGAPL Index of APL Articles, APL Quote Quad (1991). [RP]</li> <li>SHARE*APL\360 Newsletter, no 1, G.H. Foster (ed) (April 1969) [E2].</li> <li>The APL Interpreter, The Computer Company; issues: Summer 1982 [E2] and Spring 1983 [GR], Winter 1983[DSH,PHa]; Spring 1984[DSH,PHa].</li> <li>APL Market Newsletter, second, third, and fourth quarter (1981)[DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL Market News; holdings: issues 9-12 (1981)[DSH, PHa]; issue 15 (1984)[DSH, PHa]; vol. 17 nr. 1 and  2 (1985).[E2, DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL News (formerly APL Market News), Springer; holdings: issue 13, 14 (1983), Southwater Corp; vol. 17, no. 1--3 (1985); vol. 18, no. 1, 2, 4 (1986); vol. 19, no. 1--4 (1987); vol. 20, no. 1--3 (1988);  vol. 21, no. 1--3 (1989); vol. 22, no. 2, 3 (1990); vol. 23, no. 1 (1991), Springer International.</li> <li>APL News, APL Press; holdings: no. 11 (1976) and 7 (1978) [WK]; no. 8 (April 1982).</li> <li>APL*PLUS Service News, STSC, Inc.; holdings: vol. 6, issue 2 (April-June 1982).[E2]</li> <li>Toronto APL SIG Newsletter, Issue 6 (March 1991) [ER]</li> <li>ISI News, (April 1992). [ER]</li> </ul> PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE, PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS <ul> <li>Total Solution APL: New APL software and CRT terminal for HP 3000 Series II Computer, Hewlett Packard (September 1976). [E2]</li> <li>APL Display Station (Preliminary), Hewlett Packard (September 1976). [E2]</li> <li>APL\3000 Language Subsystem, Hewlett Packard (October 1976). [E2]</li> <li>APL*Myriade, Oliver Ouellet and Morin Inc. (1982). [E2]</li> <li>SPECTRUM: A 16-BIT APL Microcomputer using the Motorola 68000, MicroAPL Ltd. (198?). [E2]</li> <li>VIZ::APL, product announcement and price list, APL Inner Product Ltd. (198?). [E2]</li> <li>A Programming Language (APL), Burroughs announcement of its APL/700 for the B6700 and B7700 systems (197?). [WK]</li> <li>Scorpion, the World's First Fully Portable 16-bit APL Microcomputer, Micro APL (1982). [E2]</li> <li>The APL Machine: The High Performance APL Computer, Analogic Corp. (1983). [E2]</li> <li>APL2000 Rapid Application Development, APL2000 Inc. (199?). [ZS]</li> <li>APL.68000 Microcomputer Interpreter, ver. 3.2, The Computer Company (April 1983). [GR]</li> <li>TIS-APL: the only alternative, TIS-APL promotional materials, Telecompute Integrated Systems Inc. (198?). [ZS]</li> </ul> MISCELLANEOUS <ul> <li>Proceedings of the APL Conference, York University, January 27, 1972. [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL Language, IBM GC26-3847-4, File No. S370-22, fifth edition (July 1978). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>APL Comparison Chart, Harris Computer Systems (March 30, 1981). [E2]</li> <li>A December 5, 1996 letter from Prof. P. Medow to Senate Sub-Committee on Honorary Degrees and Ceremonials, York University, regarding Kenneth Iverson's honorary doctorate.</li> <li>APL Twenty-fifth Anniversary, IBM Systems Jpurnal, vol. 30, no 4. (1991). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>dyalog APL/W for the Microsoft .net Framework, promotional brochure, Dyadic Systems Ltd. (19??)</li> <li>The APL Toolkit, A Collection of APL Functions, first edition, Canadian Information Processing Society, APL Special Interest Group (September 1985). [DSH, PHa]</li> </ul> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965-- Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Zbigniew Stachniak Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource APL Blossom Time Subject The topic of the resource APL Pioners Description An account of the resource From the cover It is a recording "dedicated to the pioneers of APL with respect and affection by J.C.L GUEST" From Smart Arays http://smartarrays.com/downloads/aplblossomtime/aplblossomtime.html "APL Blossom Time was written by Mike Montalbano from the IBM Santa Teresa Laboratory in 1981. He published this and other writings under the name J. C. L. Guest. It was performed live at APL 81 in San Francisco. A studio recording was made by Jim Brown and made available on a 45 RPM record by APL PRESS". Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Music Share Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Donated by James Brown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available APL Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1981 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Michele Montalbano Relation A related resource APL collection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 45 RPM record Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource 45 RPM record Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context APL box C2 APL