APH Companion 2000 palmtop computer

Computer, Handheld

Accession Number: 2014.7.20

Description: (a) gray plastic pocket computer in black leather carrying pouch with AC/DC power supply/transformer; rectangular case secured in pouch with spring loaded chrome clamps; button on front releases hinged LCD display; gray and cream plastic QWERTY keyboard, about 50% of standard keyboard size; back of device has nine-pin make serial port, 25-pin female parallel port, and jack for charging cable; left side features headphone jack, volume dial, and slot for compact flash card reader; labeled on top of unit and on pouch, "Companion 2000/American Printing House for the Blind"; yellow braille label on lid, "Nuc Nal Research"; carrying pouch has zipper closure on three sides, gray felt lining, and two webbing-reinforced D-rings on back; (b) transformer is black plastic 12V 1A AC/DC, stickered "1194".

Height: 1.5

Width: 12

Depth: 6.5

Date Made: ca. 1994

Maker: American Printing House for the Blind

Place of Origin: New Zealand

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Credit Line: APH Collection, 2014.7.

Dimension Notes: in carrying pouch

Made: Pulse Data

Material: Plastic, aluminum, vinyl

Updated: 02/15/2021