9 10 106 https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/09_953965e9c6.jpg 6786f2dc6cb033966d0086cbb4fefdcb 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 NDS-1000 Word Processor Subject The topic of the resource hardware: word processor Description An account of the resource The NDS-1000 (also know as the Pancake) was a microprocessor-based word processor and communication system designed and manufactured by Network Data Systems between 1978 and 1985. The NDS-1000 consisted of a CPU unit (built around the Zilog Z80 microprocessor), Olivetti electric typewriter (Olivetti)), monitor, and  diskette drives (5.25 inch). The museum has an NDS-1000, model 1000, serial number 00202-01. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Network Data Systems (NDS) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1977-1985 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Hardware Type The nature or genre of the resource Hardware Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context H.30 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1977-1985 Contribution Form The set of elements containing metadata from the Contribution form. Online Submission Indicates whether or not this Item has been contributed from a front-end contribution form. No Canadian communication systems digital microprocessor NDS NDS-1000 NDS-1201 Network Data Systems Pancake wordprocessor https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/52139dc5d96cdffcac34fe00f26bc58a.jpg 29f702898d8018fc192c2fbc9aa06719 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 Commodore SuperPET SP9000 computer Subject The topic of the resource hardware: microcomputer Description An account of the resource Historical context (by Z. Stachniak) Early microprocessor-based computers (microcomputers) presented a cost-effective and low-maintenance alternative to high-performance minicomputers that dominated the computer scene of the 1970s. Initially, their utilization was confined largely to applications that did not require the full processing power of the minis. Microcomputers also presented a unique opportunity to expand and enrich academic computing programs and infrastructure. A 1979 study conducted at the University of Waterloo (UW) on possible use of microcomputers for academic teaching and research concluded that "many of the jobs run on computers at Waterloo could be done using the computational capacity possessed by microcomputers." (See [1.) At that time, UW's mainframe computer served approximately 25,000 student jobs each day. However,  "none of the inexpensive, mass-manufactured microcomputers had the appropriate hardware to operate our planned software," stated the authors of Waterloo Micro Computer Systems for the 1980s [1] "mainly because the memory was not large enough, and because there was insufficient flexibility, particularly with respect to input/output."  The study set in motion two microcomputer development projects at the Computer Systems Group of UW -- the microWAT and the SuperPET. In the opinion of Wesley Graham, director, Computer Systems Group at UW expressed in [2], "microcomputers offered many advantages such as economy, reliability and flexibility. But the software available was not suitable for our use. In addition, the addressable memory of micro systems was too small to house the software and leave a meaningful work area. [...] Waterloo liked the advantages of micros and set out to bridge the gap. With software systems written to meet our needs, the software problem was solved. Then we introduced a virtual memory concept with hardware and resolve the addressable memory size problem. By using a RS232 interface, the micro could communicate with a shared data base. And by duplicating the software system onto a mainframe, the same program could be run using large memories at high speed.Thus a student could begin to solve his problem on the micro and, if necessary, complete it on the mainframe. Commodore adopted these ideas and created the SuperPET. We installed 35 such systems at Waterloo in July, 1981 and they have proven as effective as expected."  The Commodore SuperPET was a dual processor personal computer created by the Computer Systems Group at UV primarily for the educational market. It's hardware design expanded the Commodore CBM 8032 (PET) architecture by an additional 64KB of bank switched RAM, a Motorola 6809 microprocessor and an RS232 interface. The computer could execute all the PET software using its MOS 6502 processor. The 6809 CPU and the bank-switching RAM architecture adopted by the SuperPET design allowed the execution of sophisticated 6809-based software including several programming language interpreters, editors and assemblers. Several of these software products were written at the UW's Computer Systems Group using the WSL systems development language. An OSW-9 MMU (Memory Management Unit) board developed primarily by Avygdor Moise from York University, Toronto, allowed the operation of the SuperPET under the sophisticated OS-9 Operating System from Microware Systems Corp. The SuperPET's design was brought to the production stage by BMB CompuScience of Milton, Ontario. The computer (also known as Micro-Mainframe or MMF9000) was announced in April, 1981 at Hanover Computer Fair, manufactured by Commodore and distributed in North America, Europe and Australia. However, the introduction of the IBM PC in August 1981 and the subsequent rapid growth of IBM PC-compatible computer market put an end to the microWAT and SuperPET programs. Technical specifications <ul> <li>CPU: MOS Technology 6502 and Motorola 6809 at  1MHz,</li> <li>RAM: 96KB (64KB on an bank switched RAM board),</li> <li>ROM: 48KB (containing Waterloo KERNAL and CBM Basic 4.0),</li> <li>video: MOS Technology 6545, 12" monochrome display, 25 rows of 80 characters, three character sets,</li> <li>keyboard: QWERTY-style, 62 keys, and 11-key numeric keypad,</li> <li>ports: IEEE-488 port, two Commodore Datasette ports, Expansion port, RS232 port, CBM parallel programmable User port</li> <li>Memory and Processor selection switches,</li> <li>options: OSW-9 MMU (Memory Management Unit) board allowing the use of popular OS-9 Operating System,</li> <li>other features: memory and processor selection switches.</li> </ul> Key software <ul> <li>Waterloo KERNAL (in ROM),</li> <li>CBM Basic 4.0 (in ROM),</li> <li>microBASIC, microPascal, microFORTRAN, microCOBOL and microAPL from University of Waterloo Computer Systems Ltd.,</li> <li>microEditor from University of Waterloo Computer Systems Ltd.,</li> <li>6809 microprocessor assembler from University of Waterloo Computer Systems Ltd.,</li> <li>OS-9 Operating System from Microware Systems Corp. (using the MMU board).</li> </ul> Museum holdings <ul> <li>Commodore SuperPET Model 9000, serial nr. SP0002320,</li> <li>Commodore CBM 8050 Dual Drive Floppy Disk,</li> <li>Commodore Super-Pet SP9000 Technical Manual, Commodore Computer, 198?</li> <li>Waterloo 6809 Assembler, Waterloo microSystems SuperPET Specifics, draft copy,</li> <li>J.B. Schueler and B.J. Stecher, Waterloo microPIP File Utility Program for the Commodore SuperPET,</li> <li>J.C. Wilson and T.A. Wilkinson, Commodore SuperPET computer: Waterloo microAPL, Tutorial and Reference Manual, Waterloo Computing Systems Ltd., 1981,</li> <li>P.H. Dirksen and J.W. Welch, Commodore SuperPET computer: Waterloo microAPL, Tutorial and Reference Manual, Waterloo Computing Systems Ltd., 1981,</li> <li>J.W. Graham and K.I. McPhee, Commodore SuperPET computer: Waterloo microBASIC, Tutorial and Reference Manual, Waterloo Computing Systems Ltd., 1981,</li> <li>D.D. Cowan, J.W. Graham, J.W. Welch, and T.A. Wilkinson, Waterloo BASIC for Commodore Microcomputers, Waterloo Computing Systems Ltd., 1981,</li> <li>D.D. Cowan, J.W. Graham, J.W. Welch, and T.A. Wilkinson, Waterloo BASIC for Commodore PET, Waterloo Computing Systems Ltd., 1981,</li> <li>P.H. Dirksen and J.W. Welch, Commodore SuperPET computer: Waterloo microCOBOL, Tutorial and Reference Manual, Waterloo Computing Systems Ltd., 1981,</li> <li>F.D. Boswell, T.R. Grove, and J.W. Welch, Commodore SuperPET computer: Waterloo microPascal, Tutorial and Reference Manual, Waterloo Computing Systems Ltd., 1981,</li> <li>P.H. Dirksen and J.W. Welch, Commodore SuperPET computer: Waterloo microFORTRAN, Tutorial and Reference Manual, Waterloo Computing Systems Ltd., 1981,</li> <li>D.D. Cowan and M.J. Shaw, Commodore SuperPET computer: Waterloo 6809 Assembler, Tutorial and Reference Manual, Waterloo Computing Systems Ltd., 1981,</li> <li>F.D. Boswell, T.R. Grove, K.I. McPhee, J.B. Schueler, and J.W. Welch, Commodore SuperPET computer: System Overview, Tutorial and Reference Manual, Waterloo Computing Systems Ltd., 1981,</li> <li>Disk System User Reference Guide, Commodore Electronics Ltd., 1982,</li> <li>User's Manual for CBM 5 1/4-inch Dual Floppy Disk Drives, Commodore Business Machines, 1983,</li> <li>M.P. McFarlane and D.R. McNeil, An Explanatory Data Analysis Package for the Commodore SuperPET, SPUG/APL, May 1983,</li> <li>D. Barnes, The SuperPET STARTER-PAK, 198?</li> <li>SuperPET Bulletin Board System, printout, Paul Matzke Sysop,</li> <li>Several documents distributed by the International SuperPET Users Group, 1984--85,</li> <li>M. Avygdor, MMU Version 2.0 Installation Procedure for 2 Boards SuperPETs, York University/Toronto PET Users Group 1985(?)</li> </ul> References [1] D.D. Cowan and J.W. Graham, Waterloo Microcomputer Systems for the 1980's, Proceedings of the ACM '82, pp. 13–17 (1982). [2] Introducing the Remarkable Commodore SuperPET. The First Microcomputer with 5 High-Level Languages for only $2795, Commodore SuperPET promotional brochure, 198? Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Designed by Computer Systems Group at the University of Waterloo, and BMB CompuScience, manufactured by Commodore Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1981 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Hardware Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context H.29 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, the early 1980s Contribution Form The set of elements containing metadata from the Contribution form. Online Submission Indicates whether or not this Item has been contributed from a front-end contribution form. No BMB Computer Science microprocessor personal computer University of Waterloo https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/a25d141ee58a8fb0d13b7a081eee5bac.jpeg 4bada6c11630b197334cd145e71282cc 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 NABU Network Collection Description An account of the resource The NABU Network was designed and implemented by an Ottawa-based company NABU Manufacturing between 1981 and 1983. The underlying idea behind the network was to link home personal computers to cable television networks that would supply a continuous, high speed stream of computer programs and information to homes. NABU Manufacturing identified cable television as uniquely ideal technology to deliver digital information services to homes and educational institutions because of cable's high bandwidth and wide coverage in North America. On October 15, 1983, NABU Network was launched on Ottawa Cablevision -- an 85,000-subscriber company where much of NABU's testing was performed. Soon thereafter, the network made its US debut in Alexandria, VA, on Tribune Cable -- a 5,000 subscriber service. A year later the network was available on Ottawa's Skyline Cablevision and in Sowa, Japan, via a collaboration between NABU and ASCII Corp. NABU Network subscribers could rent or buy a NABU Personal Computer and dedicated network adaptor, and use an ordinary television set as a display monitor. Once connected to the network, a user could choose from various application programs and services in categories including entertainment, information and guides, education, and professional programs. Dedicated NABU magazines, newsletters, programming guides, and user groups provided subscribers with supplementary information and support. The NABU Network's public launch in 1983 marked the creation of the first commercial computer network to provide high-speed access to information and services directly to homes of personal computer users. Financial difficulties lead NABU Network Corp. (formerly NABU Manufacturing) to close down its operations in 1986. Acquisition: The objects in the collection have been donated by D. Adkinson, J. Amanatides, R. Banks, J. De Carlo, F. Cuillerier, M. Kenzie, B. McNally, D. Sawyer, T. Shepard, A.G.M. Smith, Zbigniew Stachniak, and R.J. Tremblay. HARDWARE <ul> <li>NABU Personal Computer, 4K ROM</li> <li>NABU Personal Computer, 8K ROM</li> <li>NABU Adaptor</li> <li>NABU 1100 workstation</li> <li>NABU 1600 desktop computer with external disk drives</li> <li>Various S-100 boards for the NABU 1100 computer made by Andicom Corp.</li> <li>Joysticks for the NABU Personal Computer</li> <li>External disk drive station for the NABU Personal Computer</li> <li>NABU 4404 terminal</li> <li>NABU 3100 terminal</li> <li>NABU 3116 terminal</li> <li>NABU 1200 motherboard</li> </ul> SOFTWARE <ul> <li>NABU CP/M Plus operating system and utility software for the NABU Personal Computer, NABU Network & Digital Research</li> <li>CP/M operating system for the NABU 1600 computer</li> <li>CP/M operating system for the NABU 1100 workstation</li> <li> Heli Tank computer game, NABU 1983 (ASCII Corp. version)</li> <li>NABU Network cycle for CABSERVE development system (1982--1986)</li> <li>Software development tools for CABSERVE development system (1982--1986)</li> <li>NABU Network DOS (historical software reconstruction), YUCoM 2008</li> <li>NABU Network main menu (1983 version, historical software reconstruction), YUCoM 2008</li> <li>XENIX 1.1 NABU 1600 Release Note, 1983</li> <li>NABU 1600 On-Board Monitor, Part FS-1200-XXX, Rev. 1, November 1982</li> <li>Qnix on the Fulcrum Technologies 1600, August 1984</li> </ul> MANUALS, GUIDES, TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS <ul> <li>NABU Personal Computer User's Guide, first edition, November 1982, NABU Manufacturing</li> <li>NABU Personal Computer User's Guide, Second edition, September 1983, NABU Manufacturing</li> <li>NABU Basic User's Reference Manual, first edition, September 1984, NABU Network Corp.</li> <li>NABU Network Guide, first edition, November 1982, NABU Manufacturing Corp.</li> <li>CP/M Plus (Operating System) User's Guide, version 3, Digital Research, 1983</li> <li>CP/M Plus (Operating System) Programmer's Guide, version 3, Digital Research, 1983</li> <li> CP/M Plus (Operating System) System Guide, version 3, Digital Research, 1983</li> <li>Programmer's Utilities Guide For the CP/M Family of Operating Systems , Digital Research, 198?</li> <li>Symbolic Instruction Debugger Productivity Tool Reference Manual for the CP/M-80 Family of Operating Systems , Digital Research, 1981</li> <li>NABU Logo Learner's Guide, Interim Version, NABU Network, 1983</li> <li>NABU PC Disk Drive User's Guide, Interim Version, NABU Network, May 1984</li> <li>The NABU Network: Technical Specifications, NABU Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>NABU Personal Computer Application Programmer's Manual, NABU Manufacturing report 50-90020490, June 8, 1984</li> <li>The NABU Network Product Training Kit, NABU Manufacturing, October 10, 1983</li> <li>NABU 3100 Users Manual, Nabu Manufacturing, 1982(?)</li> <li>NABU 1600 User's Operating Guide, Nabu Manufacturing, 1982</li> <li>NABU 1600 MS-DOS User's Guide, Nabu Manufacturing, 1982</li> <li>NABU 1600 Word Processing Reference Guide, Preliminary Draft, NABU Manufacturing, 1983</li> <li>NABU 1600 XENIX Command Guide, Preliminary Draft, NABU Manufacturing, 1983</li> <li>NABU 1600 User's Operating Guide, Preliminary Draft, NABU Manufacturing, 1983</li> <li>NABU 1600 XENIX Pre-Release Technical Supplement, Preliminary Draft, NABU Manufacturing, 1983</li> <li>NABU 1600 Engineering Specification, NABU Manufacturing Corp., 1983</li> <li>NABU 1600 Specification Control Drawing, NABU Manufacturing Corp., 1983</li> <li>NABU 1600 Product Bulletin, NABU Manufacturing Corp.: January 18,  October 02, February 9, February 11, and October 18, 1983</li> <li>Floppy Diskk Drive, NABU Part 10050017-00, NABU Manufacturing Corp., 198?</li> <li>MS-DOS Quick Regference Card, NABU Manufacturing Corp., 198?</li> </ul> CORPORATE DOCUMENTS <ul> <li>D. Sawyer. Report on the Conference on the Electronic Mall (New York, December 9--10, 1981), December 15, 1981</li> <li>D. Sawyer. Report on the Western Cable Show (Anaheim, December 14, 1981), December 14, 1981</li> <li>D. Sawyer. HOME NABU: A Proposal for the Initial Product Line. August 1981</li> <li>D. Sawyer. NABU: Proposed Product Planning Process. August 1981</li> <li>D. Sawyer. HOME NABU: Four Perspectives on the Home NABU. 1st draft, August 1981</li> <li>NABU Manufacturing Corporation. Wood Gundy Ltd. prospectus for a public offering of securities, October 26, 1981</li> <li>NABU Manufacturing Corp. Financial Statements, 1982</li> <li>D. Sawyer. Report on the Winter Consumer Electronics Show (Las Vegas, January 7--10, 1982), January 15, 1982.</li> <li>Portfolio of early documents describing the NABU Network sent by P.A. Wilson and E.R. Goodwin to S. Paterson, June 9, 1982</li> <li>NABU Introduces Personal Computer, news release, Nabu Manufacturing, May 1982</li> <li>Acquisition of Volker-Craig by NABU Manufacturing Corp., a letter from A. Werenko, VP Sales, Volker-Craig, to distributors, OEM's, and House Accounts, January 29, 1982</li> <li>Volker-Craig Limited Announces Acquisition by NABU Manufacturing Corporation, news release, Volker Craig, January 7, 1982</li> <li>A.M. Chitnis. Broadcast data transmission methods (NABTS, DIDON, etc.). Memorandum, June 8, 1982</li> <li>D. Sawyer. Trip Report on the Winter Consumer Electronics Show (Las Vegas, 1983), January 14, 1983</li> <li>A.M. Chitnis and W.D.M. Sawyer. Cable Computing Comes of Age. Presentation notes for the BNR Old-Boys Club (date unknown, possibly 1983)</li> <li>Consumer/Education Division. Market and Business Analysis, Release 1.0. NABU Manufacturing, August 31, 1983</li> <li>Neil Telling. Products and Services for CATV Products, memorandum (date unknown)</li> <li>NABU and Rogers Launch the NABU Network in Vancouver, news release, NABU Manufacturing, August 18, 1983</li> <li>Rogers Cable TV-Vancouver launches the NABU Network broadcast software service this fall in Vancouver, news release, August 18, 1983</li> <li>NABU Network Corporation Common Shares certificate, February 15, 1984</li> <li>Engineering Change Order, NABU Manufacturing Corp., 198?</li> </ul> PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL <ul> <li>MicroCable Plus: Right for the Times, promotional brochure, Nabu Manufacturing, 1982</li> <li> Introducing MicroCable Plus, promotional brochure, Nabu Manufacturing, 1982</li> <li>Order Entry/Billing, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Sales Analysis, software promotional brochure, Nabu Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>The NABU Network... a business so right for cable, promotional brochure, Nabu Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>NABU Manufacturing Corporation, corporate brochure, 1982</li> <li>The NABU 1600: The Beginning of a New Era of Computers, promotional brochure, NABU Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>The NABU 3116 Video Display Terminal, promotional brochure, NABU Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>The NABU 3055 Letter Quality Printer, promotional brochure, NABU Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>The NABU 3201 Correspondence Quality Printer, promotional brochure, NABU Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>The NABU Network: A technological breakthrough. Our technology. Your breakthrough, promotional brochure, NABU Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>Tune in to a continuing adventure in computer programming, promotional brochure, NABU Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>The NABU Network, promotional brochure, NABU Manufacturing, 1982</li> </ul> NEWS LETTERS, NETWORK GUIDES, and OTHER PUBLICATIONS <ul> <li>The Hard Copy, vol. 1, no. 1, 2, 4, 1986 (monthly newsletter)</li> <li>The Changing Times, March 1985 (bi-monthly newsletter)</li> <li>The Education Channel, Computers, Children & Education, the education channel guide, NABU Network, 198?</li> <li>The NABU Network Content Guide (monthly guide), August 15--September 15, 1984</li> <li>P. O'Connor, NABU: the brains network; in Canadian Bu$iness, March 1982</li> <li>C. Nesbitt, Nabu Manufacturing Corporation, McLeod Young Weir, January 31, 1984</li> <li>Nabu Network price list, August 18, 1983</li> </ul> OTHER DOCUMENTS <ul> <li>NABU's Writer Tutorial, original screen print, 198?</li> <li>NABU CALC application program information pages, original screen print, 198?</li> <li>Fancy Font application program information pages, original screen print, 198?</li> <li>< Music Maker application program information pages, original screen print, 198?</li> <li>Kiddy Park game information pages, original screen print, 198?</li> <li>Fancy Font NABU Network subscription receipts, 1985-1986</li> <li>The NABU Network is changing for you, letter to customers, Richard Haas, NABU Network, August 9, 1985</li> <li>A letter to NABU subscribes, Ottawa CableVision Ltd., October, 1983</li> <li>A letter to NABU subscribes, Ottawa CableVision Ltd., March 16, 1984</li> <li>A letter to a customer regarding purchasing of the NABU CP/M Plus operating system, May 22, 1984.</li> <li>Share the NABU Experience, a note to customers, 198?</li> <li>The NABU Network CCTA Satellite Demonstration, one page handout prepared for the 26th Annual Convention and CABLEXPO, Calgary Alberta, May 16--19, 1983.</li> <li>Correspondence between Terry Shepard and the NABU Network, September-October, 1985</li> <li>Cable Options... We've only just begun. 26th Annual Convention and CABLEXPO, Calgary Alberta, May 16--19, 1983</li> <li>A.M. Chitnis and W.D.M. Sawyer. Cable Computing Comes of Age. In Cable Options... We've only just begun. 26th Annual Convention and CABLEXPO, Calgary Alberta, May 16--19, 1983, pp. 13--19</li> <li>A binder documenting the use of a NABU 1600 system by D.J. Adkinson.</li> </ul> PHOTOGRAPHS and VIDEOS <ul> <li>NABU Personal Computer, a photograph, 1983, CJOK CTV video, 1984</li> <li>Leo Binkowski September 29/84, CJOK CTV video, 1984</li> </ul> Subject The topic of the resource <img src="http://museum1.eecs.yorku.ca/www_decorations/nabu_logo.jpg" alt="MCM_logo" width="20%" height="20%" border="0" /> The collection documents the development and installation of the NABU Network created by Nabu Manufacturing. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zbigniew Stachniak 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 NABU 1600 Desktop Computer Subject The topic of the resource hardware: desktop computer Description An account of the resource Historical Context NABU Manufacturing (incorporated in June 1981 in Ottawa) was created through the amalgamation of three companies: Bruce Instruments Ltd. (manufacturer of cable TV converters based in Almonte), MFC Microsystems International Inc. (a distributor of computer hardware and software for small business systems), and Computer Innovations Ltd. (which operated computer retail stores across Canada). Soon after, the company acquired Andicom Technical Products Ltd. (a manufacturer of small business computers based in Toronto), Consolidated Computer Inc. (a manufacturer and distributor of key-edit systems), Mobius Software Ltd. (an Ottawa-based software consulting company), and Volker-Craig (a Kitchener-based manufacturer of video-display terminals). NABU's business plan was to capture a sizable share of the microcomputer market by offering the world's first cable-ready computers and by implementing a novel system for electronic delivery of software and information to home computer users -- the NABU Network. The company announced its network during the 1982 National Cable & Telecommunications Association conference in Las Vegas. In May 1983, the company transmitted its programming via satellite from Ottawa to terminals installed at the 26th Annual Convention of the Canadian Cable Television Association in Calgary. The NABU Network was officially launched on 15 October 1983 on Ottawa Cablevision, an 85,000-subscriber company where much of NABU's testing was performed. Soon thereafter, the network made its US debut in Alexandria, Virginia, on Tribune Cable, a 5,000 subscriber service. The launch marked the creation of the first commercial computer network to provide high-speed access to information, software, and digital entertainment directly to homes of personal computer users. While NABU's focus was on cable TV-based delivery of software and data, the company also designed and sold desktop and workstation computers. One of such computers was the NABU 1600 designed by NABU's Andicom brunch. It was a 16-bit multi-user, multi-tasking desktop business computer supporting up to three user terminals. It was released by NABU Manufacturing in 1982. The system consisted of the CPU unit, the mass storage unit, and up to four terminals (e.g. the NABU 4404 terminals). The NABU 1600 technical specifications: <ul> <li>CPU: Intel 8086 at 4.916 MHz,</li> <li> floating-point co-processor: Intel 8087,</li> <li>RAM: 256 Kbytes expandable to 512 Kbytes,</li> <li>ROM: 8 Kbytes,</li> <li>mass storage unit: two diskette or hard drives in a separate unit,</li> <li>hard drive: Seagate ST412, 10 Mbytes (formatted) with Western Digital WD 1001 disk controller,</li> <li>diskette drive: Tandon TM 100-4,</li> <li>diskettes: 5.25 inch, double-sided, double-density, 800 Kbytes,</li> <li>communications: synchronous, aynchronous, 4 RS 323C ports.</li> </ul> Software: <ul> <li>operating systems: MS-DOS, Xenix, and CP/M-86,</li> <li>programming languages: C, FORTRAN, BASIC, Pasal, COBOL,</li> <li>applications: DOC text editor, Q-Mail (mail software), Q-Spell (spell checker), electronic spreadsheet, accounting, database management.</li> </ul> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource NABU Manufacturing Corp., NABU Network Corp. Type The nature or genre of the resource Hardware Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context H.28 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1981-1986 Contribution Form The set of elements containing metadata from the Contribution form. Online Submission Indicates whether or not this Item has been contributed from a front-end contribution form. No microcomputer NABU NABU 1600 https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/16849816538edc3c763383c31c542ae0.png 6d173fe5615606f0078230f49063db19 https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/25f955c8d6d18663c37ed23378b49ef3.jpg e67dbe80d5190c3baabd73a1e83c5703 https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/ff35444d6420a2c1e470ee761bcc7a06.png 94912505816007921d9dc15f22bd0cab https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/426c7803e70a4dd37dd9d57c0f27d663.png 2d9333612c6af0406109ea9cbe0832cf 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 NABU Network Collection Description An account of the resource The NABU Network was designed and implemented by an Ottawa-based company NABU Manufacturing between 1981 and 1983. The underlying idea behind the network was to link home personal computers to cable television networks that would supply a continuous, high speed stream of computer programs and information to homes. NABU Manufacturing identified cable television as uniquely ideal technology to deliver digital information services to homes and educational institutions because of cable's high bandwidth and wide coverage in North America. On October 15, 1983, NABU Network was launched on Ottawa Cablevision -- an 85,000-subscriber company where much of NABU's testing was performed. Soon thereafter, the network made its US debut in Alexandria, VA, on Tribune Cable -- a 5,000 subscriber service. A year later the network was available on Ottawa's Skyline Cablevision and in Sowa, Japan, via a collaboration between NABU and ASCII Corp. NABU Network subscribers could rent or buy a NABU Personal Computer and dedicated network adaptor, and use an ordinary television set as a display monitor. Once connected to the network, a user could choose from various application programs and services in categories including entertainment, information and guides, education, and professional programs. Dedicated NABU magazines, newsletters, programming guides, and user groups provided subscribers with supplementary information and support. The NABU Network's public launch in 1983 marked the creation of the first commercial computer network to provide high-speed access to information and services directly to homes of personal computer users. Financial difficulties lead NABU Network Corp. (formerly NABU Manufacturing) to close down its operations in 1986. Acquisition: The objects in the collection have been donated by D. Adkinson, J. Amanatides, R. Banks, J. De Carlo, F. Cuillerier, M. Kenzie, B. McNally, D. Sawyer, T. Shepard, A.G.M. Smith, Zbigniew Stachniak, and R.J. Tremblay. HARDWARE <ul> <li>NABU Personal Computer, 4K ROM</li> <li>NABU Personal Computer, 8K ROM</li> <li>NABU Adaptor</li> <li>NABU 1100 workstation</li> <li>NABU 1600 desktop computer with external disk drives</li> <li>Various S-100 boards for the NABU 1100 computer made by Andicom Corp.</li> <li>Joysticks for the NABU Personal Computer</li> <li>External disk drive station for the NABU Personal Computer</li> <li>NABU 4404 terminal</li> <li>NABU 3100 terminal</li> <li>NABU 3116 terminal</li> <li>NABU 1200 motherboard</li> </ul> SOFTWARE <ul> <li>NABU CP/M Plus operating system and utility software for the NABU Personal Computer, NABU Network & Digital Research</li> <li>CP/M operating system for the NABU 1600 computer</li> <li>CP/M operating system for the NABU 1100 workstation</li> <li> Heli Tank computer game, NABU 1983 (ASCII Corp. version)</li> <li>NABU Network cycle for CABSERVE development system (1982--1986)</li> <li>Software development tools for CABSERVE development system (1982--1986)</li> <li>NABU Network DOS (historical software reconstruction), YUCoM 2008</li> <li>NABU Network main menu (1983 version, historical software reconstruction), YUCoM 2008</li> <li>XENIX 1.1 NABU 1600 Release Note, 1983</li> <li>NABU 1600 On-Board Monitor, Part FS-1200-XXX, Rev. 1, November 1982</li> <li>Qnix on the Fulcrum Technologies 1600, August 1984</li> </ul> MANUALS, GUIDES, TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS <ul> <li>NABU Personal Computer User's Guide, first edition, November 1982, NABU Manufacturing</li> <li>NABU Personal Computer User's Guide, Second edition, September 1983, NABU Manufacturing</li> <li>NABU Basic User's Reference Manual, first edition, September 1984, NABU Network Corp.</li> <li>NABU Network Guide, first edition, November 1982, NABU Manufacturing Corp.</li> <li>CP/M Plus (Operating System) User's Guide, version 3, Digital Research, 1983</li> <li>CP/M Plus (Operating System) Programmer's Guide, version 3, Digital Research, 1983</li> <li> CP/M Plus (Operating System) System Guide, version 3, Digital Research, 1983</li> <li>Programmer's Utilities Guide For the CP/M Family of Operating Systems , Digital Research, 198?</li> <li>Symbolic Instruction Debugger Productivity Tool Reference Manual for the CP/M-80 Family of Operating Systems , Digital Research, 1981</li> <li>NABU Logo Learner's Guide, Interim Version, NABU Network, 1983</li> <li>NABU PC Disk Drive User's Guide, Interim Version, NABU Network, May 1984</li> <li>The NABU Network: Technical Specifications, NABU Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>NABU Personal Computer Application Programmer's Manual, NABU Manufacturing report 50-90020490, June 8, 1984</li> <li>The NABU Network Product Training Kit, NABU Manufacturing, October 10, 1983</li> <li>NABU 3100 Users Manual, Nabu Manufacturing, 1982(?)</li> <li>NABU 1600 User's Operating Guide, Nabu Manufacturing, 1982</li> <li>NABU 1600 MS-DOS User's Guide, Nabu Manufacturing, 1982</li> <li>NABU 1600 Word Processing Reference Guide, Preliminary Draft, NABU Manufacturing, 1983</li> <li>NABU 1600 XENIX Command Guide, Preliminary Draft, NABU Manufacturing, 1983</li> <li>NABU 1600 User's Operating Guide, Preliminary Draft, NABU Manufacturing, 1983</li> <li>NABU 1600 XENIX Pre-Release Technical Supplement, Preliminary Draft, NABU Manufacturing, 1983</li> <li>NABU 1600 Engineering Specification, NABU Manufacturing Corp., 1983</li> <li>NABU 1600 Specification Control Drawing, NABU Manufacturing Corp., 1983</li> <li>NABU 1600 Product Bulletin, NABU Manufacturing Corp.: January 18,  October 02, February 9, February 11, and October 18, 1983</li> <li>Floppy Diskk Drive, NABU Part 10050017-00, NABU Manufacturing Corp., 198?</li> <li>MS-DOS Quick Regference Card, NABU Manufacturing Corp., 198?</li> </ul> CORPORATE DOCUMENTS <ul> <li>D. Sawyer. Report on the Conference on the Electronic Mall (New York, December 9--10, 1981), December 15, 1981</li> <li>D. Sawyer. Report on the Western Cable Show (Anaheim, December 14, 1981), December 14, 1981</li> <li>D. Sawyer. HOME NABU: A Proposal for the Initial Product Line. August 1981</li> <li>D. Sawyer. NABU: Proposed Product Planning Process. August 1981</li> <li>D. Sawyer. HOME NABU: Four Perspectives on the Home NABU. 1st draft, August 1981</li> <li>NABU Manufacturing Corporation. Wood Gundy Ltd. prospectus for a public offering of securities, October 26, 1981</li> <li>NABU Manufacturing Corp. Financial Statements, 1982</li> <li>D. Sawyer. Report on the Winter Consumer Electronics Show (Las Vegas, January 7--10, 1982), January 15, 1982.</li> <li>Portfolio of early documents describing the NABU Network sent by P.A. Wilson and E.R. Goodwin to S. Paterson, June 9, 1982</li> <li>NABU Introduces Personal Computer, news release, Nabu Manufacturing, May 1982</li> <li>Acquisition of Volker-Craig by NABU Manufacturing Corp., a letter from A. Werenko, VP Sales, Volker-Craig, to distributors, OEM's, and House Accounts, January 29, 1982</li> <li>Volker-Craig Limited Announces Acquisition by NABU Manufacturing Corporation, news release, Volker Craig, January 7, 1982</li> <li>A.M. Chitnis. Broadcast data transmission methods (NABTS, DIDON, etc.). Memorandum, June 8, 1982</li> <li>D. Sawyer. Trip Report on the Winter Consumer Electronics Show (Las Vegas, 1983), January 14, 1983</li> <li>A.M. Chitnis and W.D.M. Sawyer. Cable Computing Comes of Age. Presentation notes for the BNR Old-Boys Club (date unknown, possibly 1983)</li> <li>Consumer/Education Division. Market and Business Analysis, Release 1.0. NABU Manufacturing, August 31, 1983</li> <li>Neil Telling. Products and Services for CATV Products, memorandum (date unknown)</li> <li>NABU and Rogers Launch the NABU Network in Vancouver, news release, NABU Manufacturing, August 18, 1983</li> <li>Rogers Cable TV-Vancouver launches the NABU Network broadcast software service this fall in Vancouver, news release, August 18, 1983</li> <li>NABU Network Corporation Common Shares certificate, February 15, 1984</li> <li>Engineering Change Order, NABU Manufacturing Corp., 198?</li> </ul> PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL <ul> <li>MicroCable Plus: Right for the Times, promotional brochure, Nabu Manufacturing, 1982</li> <li> Introducing MicroCable Plus, promotional brochure, Nabu Manufacturing, 1982</li> <li>Order Entry/Billing, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Sales Analysis, software promotional brochure, Nabu Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>The NABU Network... a business so right for cable, promotional brochure, Nabu Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>NABU Manufacturing Corporation, corporate brochure, 1982</li> <li>The NABU 1600: The Beginning of a New Era of Computers, promotional brochure, NABU Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>The NABU 3116 Video Display Terminal, promotional brochure, NABU Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>The NABU 3055 Letter Quality Printer, promotional brochure, NABU Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>The NABU 3201 Correspondence Quality Printer, promotional brochure, NABU Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>The NABU Network: A technological breakthrough. Our technology. Your breakthrough, promotional brochure, NABU Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>Tune in to a continuing adventure in computer programming, promotional brochure, NABU Manufacturing, 198?</li> <li>The NABU Network, promotional brochure, NABU Manufacturing, 1982</li> </ul> NEWS LETTERS, NETWORK GUIDES, and OTHER PUBLICATIONS <ul> <li>The Hard Copy, vol. 1, no. 1, 2, 4, 1986 (monthly newsletter)</li> <li>The Changing Times, March 1985 (bi-monthly newsletter)</li> <li>The Education Channel, Computers, Children & Education, the education channel guide, NABU Network, 198?</li> <li>The NABU Network Content Guide (monthly guide), August 15--September 15, 1984</li> <li>P. O'Connor, NABU: the brains network; in Canadian Bu$iness, March 1982</li> <li>C. Nesbitt, Nabu Manufacturing Corporation, McLeod Young Weir, January 31, 1984</li> <li>Nabu Network price list, August 18, 1983</li> </ul> OTHER DOCUMENTS <ul> <li>NABU's Writer Tutorial, original screen print, 198?</li> <li>NABU CALC application program information pages, original screen print, 198?</li> <li>Fancy Font application program information pages, original screen print, 198?</li> <li>< Music Maker application program information pages, original screen print, 198?</li> <li>Kiddy Park game information pages, original screen print, 198?</li> <li>Fancy Font NABU Network subscription receipts, 1985-1986</li> <li>The NABU Network is changing for you, letter to customers, Richard Haas, NABU Network, August 9, 1985</li> <li>A letter to NABU subscribes, Ottawa CableVision Ltd., October, 1983</li> <li>A letter to NABU subscribes, Ottawa CableVision Ltd., March 16, 1984</li> <li>A letter to a customer regarding purchasing of the NABU CP/M Plus operating system, May 22, 1984.</li> <li>Share the NABU Experience, a note to customers, 198?</li> <li>The NABU Network CCTA Satellite Demonstration, one page handout prepared for the 26th Annual Convention and CABLEXPO, Calgary Alberta, May 16--19, 1983.</li> <li>Correspondence between Terry Shepard and the NABU Network, September-October, 1985</li> <li>Cable Options... We've only just begun. 26th Annual Convention and CABLEXPO, Calgary Alberta, May 16--19, 1983</li> <li>A.M. Chitnis and W.D.M. Sawyer. Cable Computing Comes of Age. In Cable Options... We've only just begun. 26th Annual Convention and CABLEXPO, Calgary Alberta, May 16--19, 1983, pp. 13--19</li> <li>A binder documenting the use of a NABU 1600 system by D.J. Adkinson.</li> </ul> PHOTOGRAPHS and VIDEOS <ul> <li>NABU Personal Computer, a photograph, 1983, CJOK CTV video, 1984</li> <li>Leo Binkowski September 29/84, CJOK CTV video, 1984</li> </ul> Subject The topic of the resource <img src="http://museum1.eecs.yorku.ca/www_decorations/nabu_logo.jpg" alt="MCM_logo" width="20%" height="20%" border="0" /> The collection documents the development and installation of the NABU Network created by Nabu Manufacturing. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zbigniew Stachniak 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 NABU Personal Computer Subject The topic of the resource hardware: personal computer Description An account of the resource Historical Context   The whole crew is instilled with the fervent enthusiasm of   Those Who Have Seen The Light. On everyone's lips is   the sacred name of the ancient Babylonian god of writing.   NABU. Bringer of wisdom and understanding.   NABU. Bringer of great pots of money. [P. Kinsman, NABU, NABU! One More Time From the Top, Enterprise, July 1981] The growing popularity of home and personal computing in the late 1970s and early 1980s created a  vibrant software industry supplying microcomputer users with a vast range of software products. During that period, the main form of the commercial microcomputer software distribution was packaged software sold in computer stores and outlets in the form of ROM cartridges, tape cassettes, and floppy diskettes. Even though the prices of personal and home computers were falling sharply in the early 1980s, the cost of good quality software remained the same reflecting, in part, high distribution costs. Electronic distribution of software directly into homes of computer owners originated in the second half of the 1970s. It was a novel, fast, and cost-effective alternative to packaged software's expensive, long, and multi-stage delivery process. A computer or a video game console owner could subscribe to an electronic distribution of software service (EDS service) that and gain an electronic access to software and data for a low monthly fee (of, approximately, the cost of a single commercial packaged software). By the early 1980s, several North American and European companies were already distributing software using common communication links (such radio waves, cable television (CATV), or telephone networks). While Europe was experimenting with EDS via teletext and videotex television services, several North American companies were looking into using CATV's superior high-speed digital information delivery capability for the purpose of mass-market distribution of home and recreational software. By the early 1980s, a large percentage of urban households in North America had a direct link to cable TV. Furthermore, a strong growth of the home computer and video game console markets was projected until at  least mid-1980s. Such forecasts supported the prospects of vast new sources of revenues for cable providers derived from bundling EDS with other CATV-based nonprogramming services. The NABU Network was possibly the most advanced and foremost among the early CATV-based EDS services. It was a brainchild of a Canadian entrepreneur John Kelly. The NABU Manufacturing Corp., which would spawn the NABU Network Corp., was incorporated in June 1981. It was initially created through the amalgamation of three companies: Bruce Instruments Ltd. (manufacturer of cable TV converters based in Almonte), MFC Microsystems International Inc. (a distributor of computer hardware and software for small business systems), and Computer Innovations Ltd. (which operated computer retail stores across Canada). Soon after, NABU Manufacturing acquired Andicom Technical Products Ltd. (a manufacturer of small business computers based in Toronto), Consolidated Computer Inc. (a manufacturer and distributor of key-edit systems), Mobius Software Ltd. (an Ottawa-based software consulting company), and Volker-Craig (a Kitchener-based manufacturer of video-display terminals). NABU's business plan was to capture a sizable share of the microcomputer market by offering the world's first cable-ready computers and by implementing a new delivery method for software and information -- the NABU Network. The company announced its network during the 1982 National Cable & Telecommunications Association conference in Las Vegas. In May 1983, the company transmitted its programming via satellite from Ottawa to terminals installed at the 26th Annual Convention of the Canadian Cable Television Association in Calgary. The transmission used the ANIK-D1 satellite, and it was a live feed from Ottawa. The NABU Network was officially launched on 15 October 1983 on Ottawa Cablevision, an 85,000-subscriber company where much of NABU's testing was performed. Soon thereafter, the network made its US debut in Alexandria, Virginia, on Tribune Cable, a 5,000 subscriber service. The launch marked the creation of the first commercial computer network to provide high-speed access to information, software, and digital entertainment directly to homes of personal computer users. The network was based on the concept of computers linked to cable television networks which could supply a constant stream of computer programs and information to almost unlimited number of users at high speed. NABU considered cable television a uniquely ideal technology to deliver software and data to home computers because of its high bandwidth and networking capabilities. To access NABU Network, customers had to purchase or rent a NABU Personal Computer (NABU PC) and a network adaptor that provided an interface between the NABU PC and the CATV's dedicated channel. The network provided its subscribers with a multi tier service that offered software and information in a range of categories, including entertainment, education, family information, home management, and a network guide. The November-December 1984 issue of The NABU Network magazine lists over 140 titles available on Ottawa Cablevision's NABU Network. In Ottawa, NABU program listings were available online (on NABU's Network Guide) as well as in local newspapers and dedicated NABU magazines. The NABU PC could be operated as a stand-alone desktop computer. For this purpose, NABU supplied its customers with Digital Research CP/M 3 operating system and floppy disk drives. Because of the company's financial difficulties, unfavourable market conditions, and regulatory constraints, the NABU Network went off the air on 31 August 1986 in both Ottawa and Alexandria. Rights to exploit commercial applications of NABU Network technology--that is, to selling the technology to corporations that could provide their own content--were vested in International Datacasting Corp. created in 1984. References: <ul> <li>Stachniak, Z. Early Commercial Electronic Distribution of Software, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, January-March (2014), pp. 39-51.</li> </ul> The NABU PC technical specifications: <ul> <li>CPU - ZILOG Z80A, 8-bit, 3.58MHz clock speed,</li> <li>RAM - 64Kb, NPC's main memory under the CPU's control,</li> <li>RAM - 16Kb, video display memory under the video processor's control,</li> <li>ROM - 4K or 8K (hosting software for bootstrap, self-test, and initialization),</li> <li>video processor - Texas Instruments TMS 9918A,</li> <li>sound generator - General Instrument AY-3-8910 programmable sound generator,</li> <li>external storage - floppy diskette drives; a floppy drive controller was required to be installed in one of the expansion,</li> <li>expansion ports - four 30-pin,</li> <li>keyboard - 66 key QWERTY-style (including 8 cursor and control as well as "YES" and "NO" keys), detachable, microprocessor-controlled, features two game controller connectors,</li> <li>game controllers - up to two controllers connected to the keyboard via DB-9 connectors; 8 position and fire button control,</li> <li>display - 24 lines of 40 characters, 16 colors (including transparent); requires a dedicated computer monitor or a television set connected via RF modulator,</li> <li>ports/connectors - serial EIA RS422 Adaptor interface, 8-bit parallel printer port (15-pin), EIA RS422 keyboard connector (6-PIN DIN), video connector (RCA phono jack), audio connector (RCA phono jack), cable IN ad OUT connectors (type F),</li> <li>data transmission rate - 6.312 Mbits.</li> </ul> The NABU PC systems software: <ul> <li>NABU BDOS - NABU Basic Downloadable Operating System, NABU Network Corp., 1982-1986</li> <li>XIOS1 - Extended Internal Operating Software, module 1, NABU Network Corp., 1982-1986</li> <li>XIOS2 - Extended Internal Operating Software, module 2, NABU Network Corp., 1982-1986</li> <li>Disk Utilities for NABU floppy disk drive, Digital Research, 1983 and NABU Network Corp., 1983</li> <li>RAM test utility program, NABU Network Corp., 198?</li> </ul> NABU Network applications and information programs in the museum's collection <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>title</th> <th>category</th> <th>creator</th> </tr> <tr> <td>ALPHABLAST II</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ALPHA LAB LOGO</td> <td>educational program</td> <td>unknown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ANGLE TANGLE LOGO</td> <td>educational program</td> <td>unknown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ANTARCTIC VENTURE</td> <td>game</td> <td>Konami, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ANTONYM ANTICS</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>AQUATTACK</td> <td>game</td> <td>Interphase Technologies Inc., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ATMOSPHERE</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ATOMS</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>BACKGAMMON</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td>BIORHYTHMS</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td>BEEVADERS</td> <td>LOGO game</td> <td>unknown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>B.C. MATCH UP</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td>B.C. TRIVIA</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CAPACITORS</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CFONT</td> <td>office program</td> <td>SoftCraft, 1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CHECKERS</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CHINESE HOROSCOPES</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CIRCUS CHARLIE</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CIRCUIT</td> <td>educational program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td>COMPUTER GLOSSARY</td> <td>information program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CORRECT-IT</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CYCLONS</td> <td>game</td> <td>Syntax Software Inc., 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>DARTS AND BALLOONS LOGO</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>unknown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>DECIMALS</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>DEFINITION</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>DEPOT</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>EFONT Edit</td> <td>office program</td> <td>SoftCraft, 1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td>EMBASSY CAPER</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FANCY FONT TUTOR</td> <td>information program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FLIP AND FLOP</td> <td>game</td> <td>First Star Software, 1983; NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FRACTIONS</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FRENCH VERBS I</td> <td>eduactional program</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FROGGEE</td> <td>game</td> <td>Commercial Data Systems Ltd., 1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td>GRAMMAR</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>HEAVYWAIGHT BOXING</td> <td>game</td> <td>Takara/Hal, 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>HERBS & SPICE 1</td> <td>information program</td> <td>605477 Ontario Inc., 1985</td> </tr> <tr> <td>HERBS & SPICE 2</td> <td>information program</td> <td>605477 Ontario Inc., 1985</td> </tr> <tr> <td>HYPER SPORTS</td> <td>game</td> <td>Konami, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>INTERVALS</td> <td>educational program</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>KEYBOARD</td> <td>educational program</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>KIDDY PARK</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>KNOW-IT-ALL</td> <td>information program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>LASER ATTACK</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>LEARNING LETTERS</td> <td>educational program</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>LEARNING NUMBERS</td> <td>educational program</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>LOGO ACTIVITY HELP</td> <td>information program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>LOGO PREVIEW</td> <td>information program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>LOGO REFERENCE</td> <td>information program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MACBETH</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MAKE UP</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MANIA</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp, 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MATH ATTACK LOGO</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>unknown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MATH PUZZLE</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MATH QUIZ</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MAZE CRAZE</td> <td>LOGO game</td> <td>unknown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>METRIC CONVERTER</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>METRO BLITZ</td> <td>game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MINERAL HUNT</td> <td>LOGO educational game</td> <td>unknown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MINER 2049ER</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MIX-IT</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MOONSWEEPER</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MORTGAGE CALC</td> <td>home management</td> <td>NABU Manufacturing Corp., 1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MOTION AND FORCE</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MOTORCYCLE</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MR. CHIN</td> <td>game</td> <td>Hal, 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MUMMY'S TOMB</td> <td>game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MURDER MANSION</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NABU BASIC V2.0</td> <td>programming language</td> <td>unknown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NABU BASIC TUTOR</td> <td>information program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984; code follows directory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NABU CALC</td> <td>spreadsheet</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NABU CALC TUTOR</td> <td>information program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NABU FILER</td> <td>database program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NABU FILER TUTOR</td> <td>information program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NABU LOGO, rev. 01</td> <td>programming language</td> <td>LOGO Computer Systems Inc., 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NABU SPELLER</td> <td>office program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NABU SPELLER TUTOR</td> <td>information program</td> <td>NABU 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NABU WRITER</td> <td>office program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 198</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NABU WRITER TUTOR</td> <td>information program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 198</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NEOCLYPS</td> <td>game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NIMBLE</td> <td>LOGO game</td> <td>unknown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NOTES AND STAFF</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NOUNS</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>O CANADA LOGO</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>unknown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PAINTPOT</td> <td>educational program</td> <td>unknown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PARLOR POWER</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PERCENTAGES</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PINBALL</td> <td>game</td> <td>John Allen, 1981</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PING</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Manufacturing Corp., 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PLANETS</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PRINTER TUTORIAL</td> <td>information program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PROVINCES LOGO</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>unknown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>QA DIG DUG</td> <td>game</td> <td>Namco Ltd., NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>QA GALAXIAN</td> <td>game</td> <td>Namco Ltd., NABU Network Corp., 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>QA PAC-MAN</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1983, 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>QUEST FOR TIRES</td> <td>game</td> <td>Sierra On-Line Inc., Sydney Development Corp., 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Q*BERT</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>RENEGADE</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>RESISTORS</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ROULETTE</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>RUNES</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SARGON II CHESS</td> <td>game</td> <td>Dan and Kathleen, Hayden Book Comp. Inc., 1981</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SCHMOZZLE</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SHAPES</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SHAKESPEARE</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SKETCH</td> <td>art program</td> <td>unknown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SKI SARAJEVO</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SKI WHISTLER</td> <td>game</td> </tr> <tr></tr> <tr> <td>SLEUTH</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SPORTS STUMPER</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>STEP UP</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SUPER BILLIARDS</td> <td>game</td> <td>Bubble Bus Software, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SUPER BLOOPER</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>THE INFORMER</td> <td>information program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1986</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TIME PILOT</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TONES & SEMITONES</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TOURNAMENT POKER</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TRACK & FIELD 1</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TRACK & FIELD 2</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TV IQ</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>UFO'S</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Manufacturing Corp., 1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td>WHIZ MIND LOGO</td> <td>game</td> <td>unknown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>WINE WATCH</td> <td>information program</td> <td>Wine Consultants of Canada, 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>WING WAR</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>WIZTYPE</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td>WIZTYPE TUTOR</td> <td>office program</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1982</td> </tr> <tr> <td>WORD MASTERMIND</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>WORD ROTATE</td> <td>educational game</td> <td>Cymbal Software Inc, 1984, NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ZIPPER</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ZORK I</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ZOT!</td> <td>game</td> <td>NABU Network Corp., 1984</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> The museum has several NABU PC and Adaptor units including the NABU PC 4K and 8K ROM models. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource NABU Network Manufacturing Corp., NABU Network Corp. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982--1986 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1983-1986, Ottawa (Canada), Alexandria (US), and Sowa (Japan) Contribution Form The set of elements containing metadata from the Contribution form. Online Submission Indicates whether or not this Item has been contributed from a front-end contribution form. No EDS NABU network PC personal computer https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/afff82e26fe21e4a363a8c6c2b521fb2.jpg 9a350978b92b93ce88cbe1c53aab8ecf 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 microWAT Microcomputer Subject The topic of the resource computer hardware: microcomputer Description An account of the resource Historical context: Early microprocessor-based computers (microcomputers) presented a cost-effective and low-maintenance alternative to high-performance minicomputers that dominated the computer scene of the 1970s. Their utilization was confined largely to applications that did not require the full processing power of the minis. Microcomputers also presented a unique opportunity to expand and enrich academic computing programs and environments. A 1979 study conducted at the University of Waterloo (UW) on possible use of microcomputers for academic applications concluded that "many of the jobs run on computers at Waterloo could be done using the computational capacity possessed by microcomputers." [1] However, "none of the inexpensive, mass-manufactured microcomputers had the appropriate hardware to operate our planned software, mainly because the memory was not large enough, and because there was insufficient flexibility, particularly with respect to input/output." [1] The study set in motion two microcomputer development projects at the Computer Systems Group (CSG) of UW -- the microWAT and the SuperPET. The microWAT was designed jointly by CSG and Jerry Krist of Northern Digital Ltd. of Waterloo. The computer was demonstrated in December 1980 and subsequently manufactured by Northern Digital. The microWAT was a small CPU unit that required a separate keyboard, display, and external storage to form a computer system. At UW, MicroWATs used Volker-Craig video display terminals and Commodore IEEE disk drives. Several microWATs were installed inside "dumb" display terminals converting them into versatile desktop computers that could operate with diskette drives, printers, plotters, and could be networked with other systems such as the IBM Series/1 minicomputers operating at UW. The computer was built around the Motorola 6809 microprocessor and all its hardware was deposited on several printed circuit boards including the CPU, I/O, ROM, and RAM boards. An additional small ROM card sealed from tampering (referred to as the "key" card or the "chocolate bar") was a software security device containing a key required to access software written at UW including micro BASIC, Pascal, FORTRAN, COBOL and APL. According to former Northern Digital employee Heinz Wolter "The most interesting thing in that whole system was that Wes Graham (of Watfor fortran compiler fame) had written a copyrighted poem (Haiku) that was an unencrypted key required to run the software." The microWATs were used, among other places, at UW for academic teaching and research. The introduction of the IBM PC in August 1981 and the subsequent rapid growth of IBM PC-compatible computer market put an end to the microWAT and SuperPET programs. microWAT technical specifications: <ul> <li>CPU -- Motorola 6809, 8-bit</li> <li>RAM -- three memory cards, 32Kb each</li> <li>ROM -- 60Kb</li> <li>ports -- two RS-232 compatible serial ports (implemented using MOS Technology 6551 Asynchronous Communications Interface Adapter),</li> <li>a single parallel port (implemented using the MOS Technology 6522 Versatile Interface Adapter)</li> </ul> microWAT software: <ul> <li>monitor</li> <li>micro BASIC, Pascal, FORTRAN, COBOL and APL languages</li> </ul> The museum has a microWAT computer with a CSG "key" card. References: [1] D.D. Cowan and J.W. Graham, Waterloo Microcomputer Systems for the 1980's, Proceedings of the ACM '82, pp. 13–17 (1982). [2] R.L. Hughson, Alternations in the oxygen deficit-oxygen debt relationship with beta-adrenergic receptor blockade in man", J. Physiol. 349, pp. 375-387 (1984). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Developed by the University of Waterloo, Manufactured by Northern Digital Ltd. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1980-- Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context H.25 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, Canada, 1980-1983[?] Contribution Form The set of elements containing metadata from the Contribution form. Online Submission Indicates whether or not this Item has been contributed from a front-end contribution form. No microcomputer microWAT Northern Digital University of Waterloo https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/3724cadbc56752ae515781d481a5cada.jpg eb88470a81fd705fe8fd596cba1d09a1 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 Rebel.com NetWinder Server Subject The topic of the resource hardware: server Description An account of the resource The original NetWinder Linux microcomputer was developed by Corel and offered in 1998. In January 1999, Hardware Computing Canada of Ottawa acquired the NetWinder division from Corel and change the name of the combined company to Rebel.com. The company continued revising and manufacturing the NetWinder line of computers until July  2001 when Rebel filed for bankruptcy. The hardware configuration of the Rebel.com rack-mounted NetWinder Server was similar to that of the original Corel NetWinder with some notable exceptions such as no multi-media support (audio and video) and a larger 3.5 inch hard disk that offered 10-26MBytes of storage. The museum has a Rebel.com NetWinder server model  MWRM0735, serial number 800-00016.  NetWinder documentation and other resources are available from <a href="http://www.netwinder.org/docs.html">netwinder.org site.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rebel.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999[?] Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context H.24 Contribution Form The set of elements containing metadata from the Contribution form. Online Submission Indicates whether or not this Item has been contributed from a front-end contribution form. No NetWinder Rebel.com server https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/a776064bdf2ed15f798b270d58a7689b.jpg f9716597f1519921aea46443c5026f7c 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 Corel NetWinder 275 Subject The topic of the resource Corel NetWinder 275 network computer Description An account of the resource The NetWinder was a compact, high-performance, low power computing designed by Corel of Ottawa and released in 1998. It was a RISC-based machine equipped with networking and multimedia capabilities, operated under Linux.  Sold with  keyboard, mouse, and stand.  Hardware: <ul> <li>CPU: StrongARM 110 processor, 275MHz, together with the Intel 21285 FootBridge companion chip.</li> <li>RAM: 32, 64, or 128 Mbytes</li> <li>hard drive: 2, 4 or 6 GBytes ,WinBond 553 IDE controller</li> <li>2 Ethernet connections:  one 10BaseT (WinBond 940 Ethernet, NE2000 compatible) - 10/100BaseT (Digital 21143 ("Tulip") Ethernet)</li> <li>EPP/ECP port driven by Winbond '977 SuperIO</li> <li>serial port driven by Windbond '977 SuperIO</li> <li>IrDA port</li> <li>2 PS2 ports for keyboard and mouse (SuperIO '977)</li> <li>power supply:  12V, 1.5A..</li> </ul> Software: OS: Red Hat-based dialect of Linux The museum has a NetWinder model 275, serial number NW644DM11. NetWinder documentation and other resources are available from <a href="http://www.netwinder.org/docs.html">netwinder.org site.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Corel Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context H.21 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1998-? Contribution Form The set of elements containing metadata from the Contribution form. Online Submission Indicates whether or not this Item has been contributed from a front-end contribution form. No Canadian Corel Linux NetWinder 275 RISC https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/56cc54e509f9c479dd82105ae5b2ad1f.jpg a43aa1599574719aacd5cf087beafc06 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 Orion V Computer Subject The topic of the resource hardware: desktop computer Description An account of the resource The DY-4 Orion V Computer, model (?), serial number ORV8023008. The computer was designed around the the STD-bus architecture and featured two built-in 8" diskette drives. It required an external display and a keyboard (such as the DY-4 VGT-100 or VGT-100H graphic terminals). The Orion V  was offered as a stand alone desktop or as a rack-mountable hardware. Hardware: <ul> <li>CPU: Zilog Z80A</li> <li>RAM: 64 Kbytes expandable to 256 Kbytes</li> <li>diskette drives: double sided, double density diskettes, 600 Kbytes per disk</li> <li>expansion: up to 12 STD bus cards</li> </ul> Software: <ul> <li>OS: CP/M 2.2</li> <li>systems: System Debug Monitor</li> </ul> Note: The Orion V in the museum's collection was used at the University of Ottawa and had the assigned name Pegasus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DY-4 Systems Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982[?] Relation A related resource DY 4 Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context H.20 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1982-? Contribution Form The set of elements containing metadata from the Contribution form. Online Submission Indicates whether or not this Item has been contributed from a front-end contribution form. No DY 4 DY-4 dy-4 Systems Inc. https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/8acf029fe39a1eccac729afd22c09db8.jpg 294d989409725a89c06fba3b8fe55323 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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 Research in Motion Itner@ctive 950 Pager Subject The topic of the resource hardware: two-way pagers Description An account of the resource Historical Context The Inter@ctive Pager 950 announced by Waterloo, Ontario-based Research in Motion Limited (RIM) in August 26, 1998, was a successor to and a major refinement of the Inter@ctive 900 two-way pager introduced by the company in 1996. It was smaller, lighter, and cheaper than the 900. It featured more powerful processor, more memory, improved LCD display, easier-to-use keyboard, menu-driven interface, enhanced messaging applications, and extended battery life. The pager operated on BellSouth Interactive Paging Service in the US and Cantel AT&T in Canada. In May 1999, RIM introduced a variant of its Inter@ctive 950 pager--the Inter@ctive 850--designed for the eLink wireless email service from American Satellite Corp. operating on American Mobile's ARDIS network in the US. In addition to offering advanced two-way messaging services,  the eLink wireless email service allowed users with standard POP3 complaint email systems to extend their desktop email to the Inter@ctive Pager 850. RIM advertised its 850 and 950 pagers as "first complete, secure, integrated wireless email solution", as devices that allowed mobile professionals to send and receive email and messages as well as synchronize their schedule, tasks and contacts with their PC. "Now you can communicate with millions of Internet e-mail users worldwide directly from your pager. Plus, you can send custom messages to other Inter@ctive Pagers, fax machines,  alphanumeric pagers and telephones via text-to voice service. With custom programming, you can even retrieve data from the Internet and corporate intranets." (RIM, October 1999) The Inter@ctive Pager 950 received Mobility Award in Wireless Hardware category at the Mobile Insights '99 Conference. Technical Specifications: <ul> <li>processor: Intel 386EX</li> <li>memory: 4MB flash memory, 512KB SRAM</li> <li>display: LCD with backlighting, 132 x 65 resolution, selectable 6- or 8-lines</li> <li>keyboard and controls: 31-key QWERTY-style,  mouse-type scroll wheel</li> <li>ports: RS-232C-compliant serial port</li> <li>transmitter/receiver: 2W transmitter and high-efficiency receiver</li> <li>networks: 800MHz DataTAC (Inter@ctive 850) and 900MHz Mobitex (Inter@ctive 950)</li> <li>battery: single alkaline or rechargeable nickel-metal hydride AA battery (removable)</li> </ul> External Design: <ul> <li>housing: palm-held, ruggedized, plastic</li> <li>size: 8.9cm(L) x 6.4cm(W) x 2.4cm(H)</li> <li>weight: 133g (with battery)</li> </ul> Main Features: <ul> <li>icon and menu driven interface</li> <li>sending and receiving emails</li> <li>paging and faxing</li> <li>calendar</li> <li>address book</li> <li>task list</li> <li>memo pad</li> <li>calculator</li> <li>selectable alerts</li> </ul> Software: <ul> <li>950 Operating System (with integrated email/organizer software)</li> <li>950 Backup Restore Utility</li> <li>Software Developer's Kit for custom application development (SDK)</li> <li>third-party custom applications developed using SDK</li> </ul> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Research In Motion Limited 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, 1998- Contribution Form The set of elements containing metadata from the Contribution form. Online Submission Indicates whether or not this Item has been contributed from a front-end contribution form. 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Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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: photographs and promotional brochures Subject The topic of the resource computer literature and photographs Description An account of the resource Photographs of former employees of Micro Computer Machines (MCM) and images of MCM promotional brochures used in the MCM exhibit and in the descriptions of MCM artifacts. From top to bottom, left to right: <ul> <li>The photograph taken during the announcement of the MCM/70 in Toronto on 25 September 1973 in Royal York Hotel (photographer unknown).</li> <li>Mers Kutt and Gordon Ramer  — the co-founders of MCM, 1973 (photographer unknown).</li> <li>Ted Edwards demonstrating the Executive at the Technical University of Denmark during the APL Congress in Denmark, August 1973 (© Politiken).</li> <li>MCM's hardware engineer José Laraya in front of an MCM/70 and one of its prototypes at York University, 2011 (photograph by Zbigniew Stachniak).</li> <li>Mers Kutt—a co-founder of MCM—speaks at York University in 2001 (photograph by Zbigniew Stachniak).</li> <li>André Arpin discussing the principles of his virtual memory at York University in 2008 (photograph by Zbigniew Stachniak).</li> <li>The Key-Cassette concept. Drawing by Mers Kutt, 1972.</li> <li>A prototype of the MCM/70 used during the  announcement of the MCM/70 in Toronto on 25 September 1973 in Royal York Hotel (photographer unknown). </li> <li>The MCM/70 assembly line at the MCM manufacturing facility in Kingston, Ontario, 1975(?) (photographer José Laraya). </li> <li>MCM company logo, 1973. </li> <li>An MCM/70 promotional brochure, 1974. </li> <li>The TEXT/700 word processor ad in MCM NEWS newsletter, 1976. </li> <li>Pension Actuarial Valuations and Plan Administration (PVAS) software promotional brochure, 1976. </li> <li>An MCM System 800 promotional brochure, 1976. </li> <li>An MCM Power promotional brochure, 1980. </li> </ul> Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource brochures published by Micro Computer Machines; photographers as indicated in the descriptions Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada, 1972-2011 Contribution Form The set of elements containing metadata from the Contribution form. Online Submission Indicates whether or not this Item has been contributed from a front-end contribution form. No Adtech microcomputers