Computer disks

Name/Title

Computer disks

Entry/Object ID

2014.079.009 a-b

Description

Disk 1 (a): Blue 3.5” floppy disk. Front on metal shutter reads: “brother/ Micro Floppydisk/ 1DD” [sic]. Teal adhesive label on front reads: “Demonstration, Tutorial and Storage/ Diskette For Brother Word Processor/ version < 1.1 >// WARNING: The Disk Delete function will delete the entire/ disk including Demo and Tutorial programs.” Lined yellow label sticker on top of centre of teal label. Back on plastic reads: “8039528116 MADE IN JAPAN”. On back written in white on teal adhesive label reads: “© BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1987/ U78667”. Maximum storage capacity of two megabytes. Disk 2 (b): Blue 3.5” floppy disk. White adhesive label on front reads: “INDEX” in red followed by “/” in black ink with red horizontal lines for writing. Grey lined label sticker on top of centre of white label. Back on plastic reads: “HC42941 MADE IN JAPAN”. On back written in red on white adhesive label reads: “CERTRON” with logo underneath.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Van Wyck, Jean

Notes

Accession Date: 2014-11-02 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Diskette

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Disk, Magnetic

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Data Processing Media

Nomenclature Class

Data Processing T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

magnetic disk

Category

Communication, Tools & Equipment for - Data Processing T&E

Created By

Brunckhurst, Elise

Create Date

March 8, 2015

Update Date

October 1, 2026