Computer [Aamber Pegasus 6809]
Object detail
Accession number
2021.54.2
Production period
Description
Aamber Pegasus 6809 Computer.
Part 1: Aamber Pegasus 6809 hard drive mounted inside a white metal base. Consists of two circuit boards stacked on top of each other. Fuses, coloured wires and electrical components are connected to the circuit board. “B / 2693” is handwritten in vivid on the lower board and one of the components has a handwritten label reading “MONITOR GJR” adhered. “RAM EXPANSION” is printed onto the top board.
Part 2: A protective top casing made from white metal is designed to fit over the base unit. It has a silver sticker with “pegasus” printed on it in black next to an illustration of a horse. A circle has been cut into the top of the cover.
Part 3: White metal keyboard with standard black QWERTY keys printed in white. Flat grey cable with red plastic end protrudes from back.
Part 4: White metal power supply unit with two white cables extending from the front. On the front face, a silver sticker with “pegasus” printed on it in black next to an illustration of a horse is adhered. At the end of one of the cords, is a three pronged outlet. The second of cord has three coloured wires which extend into a plastic component.
Part 5: Brown cable with red component at one end. At the other end, the cable branches into two, one ends in a white component with a circular tip and the other ends in a black component with a conical tip.
Part 1: Aamber Pegasus 6809 hard drive mounted inside a white metal base. Consists of two circuit boards stacked on top of each other. Fuses, coloured wires and electrical components are connected to the circuit board. “B / 2693” is handwritten in vivid on the lower board and one of the components has a handwritten label reading “MONITOR GJR” adhered. “RAM EXPANSION” is printed onto the top board.
Part 2: A protective top casing made from white metal is designed to fit over the base unit. It has a silver sticker with “pegasus” printed on it in black next to an illustration of a horse. A circle has been cut into the top of the cover.
Part 3: White metal keyboard with standard black QWERTY keys printed in white. Flat grey cable with red plastic end protrudes from back.
Part 4: White metal power supply unit with two white cables extending from the front. On the front face, a silver sticker with “pegasus” printed on it in black next to an illustration of a horse is adhered. At the end of one of the cords, is a three pronged outlet. The second of cord has three coloured wires which extend into a plastic component.
Part 5: Brown cable with red component at one end. At the other end, the cable branches into two, one ends in a white component with a circular tip and the other ends in a black component with a conical tip.
Marks
B / 2693 Hand-written
MONITOR GJR Hand-written
RAM EXPANSION Printed
pegasus Printed
MONITOR GJR Hand-written
RAM EXPANSION Printed
pegasus Printed
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Computer [Aamber Pegasus 6809], 2021.54.2. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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