Avatar Imitation Floppy Disk
Avatar Imitation Floppy Disk
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- Description
- This black plastic imitation floppy disk is rectangular with a curved upper right-hand corner. It has gray and silver stickers on front and back. The front sticker has a blue arrow, blue and gray text reading "AVATAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION," and blue text reading "PDC-85 - Placing 85.4 Megabytes in the Palm of your Hand" and "PERSONAL DATA CARTRIDGE" on blue lines. The back has a black circle around the center in imitation of the hub of a floppy disk. Black text gives company contact information and describes the capacity, shock, and seek time of the floppy disk. A mark in black permanent ink on a silver background reads: CDX 5/93.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- floppy disk
- date made
- c 1993
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in x 2 11/16 in x 1/2 in; 7.62 cm x 6.858 cm x 1.27 cm
- ID Number
- 2009.3071.805
- catalog number
- 2009.3071.805
- nonaccession number
- 2009.3071
- Credit Line
- David DeJean
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- Medicine and Science: Computers
- Advertising
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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