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PUNCH, DISK - FOR 5 1/2'' FLOPPY DISK

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c. 1980

Overview

5 1/2" floppy disk punch. It has a fawn coloured, rectangular body, with round button on top. There is a slit on one side, which is used to push a piece out of the floppy disk, to convert read-only floppy disks to writable ones, and increased storage capacity by enabling writing on the unused reverse side.

Historical information

It was used to punch a hole in a 5 1/2 inch floppy disk to convert read-only floppy disks to writable ones, and to increase storage capacity by enabling writing on the unused reverse side. It was used by Ken Brown, who lived and worked in Armadale.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2010.71

Item type

Accessories

Themes

People

Material

Plastic

Width

75 mm

Height or length

49 mm

Depth

33 mm

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Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection that represents the types of technology that were used on a daily basis by people who lived in worked in the City of Armadale. The collection represents how technology has influenced how people lived, worked and played within the City of Armadale. The collection also is representative of how technology evolves and can become obsolete which in turn can make pastimes, jobs and skills evolve or become obsolete.

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Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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