Accession Number: 2016.28.1
Description: (a) Adapted Epson HX-20 computer, cream-toned plastic chassis with expansion unit bracketed on left; QWERTY keyboard, symbol keys in a dark brown, function keys in a gray-brown, return and break keys in red; clear tactile dot on "D" and "K"; integral paper tape printer slot in top left, LCD readout screen in top middle (120x32 dots, 20 characters by 4 lines), micro-cassette drive in top right; speaker grill below LCD screen; controls on right side: on/off slider, view angle dial, cassette open, print push button, and jacks for microphone, earphone, remote control, and barcode reader; jacks on back: power adapter, nine-pin RS-232C, and six pin serial; 25-pin jack for camera on left side; screened on expansion unit, "small talk" above applied "VTEK" label; below LCD screen, "1985 Computer Aids Corp."; on silver label on bottom, "EPSON PORTABLE COMPUTER/MODEL HX-20/CODE AA/SERIAL NO. 057875"; second silver label, "VTEK SMALL TALK/MODEL TALK-1000/SER NO. 24539B"; (b) tan plastic charging unit; (c) faux leather brown vinyl carring case with zipper closure; internal zipper pouch holds (d) RS-232C cable and (e) female-female gender adapter.
Height: 2
Width: 14.75
Depth: 8.5
Date Made: 1986
Place of Origin: Fort Wayne, IN; Japan; Hawthorne, CA
Credit Line: Gift of Catherine Hula, 2016.28.
Subjects: Computers Electronic aids Instructional aids, tools, and supplies Large type books Low vision
Dimension Notes: overal, computer only
Made: Computer Aids Corporation, VTEK
Material: Plastic, vinyl, aluminum
Updated: 02/16/2021
