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Portable computer - Sony VAIO model PCG-C1XD notebook computer
  • Sony VAIO model PCG-C1XD notebook computer
    Sony Corporation
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Sony VAIO model PCG-C1XD notebook computer

  • Object:

    Portable computer

  • Place of origin:

    Japan (made)

  • Date:

    1999 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Sony Corporation (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Plastic and metal, with electrical and computer components

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Sony United Kingdom Limited

  • Museum number:

    W.664:1 to 9-2001

  • Gallery location:

    National Art Library, room 76, case 21

  • Image in copyright

The Japanese company Sony was created in 1948 to produce audio equipment. In 1982 Sony marketed its first personal computer, the SMC-70 model. Fifteen years after the first mass-produced P.C., Sony created the first VAIO model, a computer that combined both general purpose and entertainment capabilities. VAIO stands for 'Video Audio Integrated Operation,' and is an example of Sony's multimedia products. This is the PCG-C1XD model, manufactured in 1999. Users can connect different compatible components, like the digital camera or the Memory Stick Walkman, to the VAIO C1 Notebook computer to suit their personal requirements.

Physical description

Personal computer; folding grey/silver plastic, incorporating VAIO on outside, opening to reveal keyboard and plasma screen.

Place of Origin

Japan (made)

Date

1999 (made)

Artist/maker

Sony Corporation (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Plastic and metal, with electrical and computer components

Dimensions

[Portable computer] Height: 28.2 cm lid open and lying flat, Width: 24.8 cm, Depth: 1.6 cm, Height: 15 cm lid closed
[Floppy disk drive] Diameter: 15 cm, Width: 11 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm
[Floppy disk] Height: 9.3 cm, Width: 9 cm, Depth: 0.2 cm

Descriptive line

Sony VAIO model PCG-C1XD notebook computer; made in Japan.

Exhibition History

brand.new (Victoria and Albert Museum 19/10/2000-11/01/2001)

Labels and date

Sony
VAIO C1 Notebook computer
DSC S70 digital camera

Sony VAIO series of multimedia products stands for Video Audio Integrated Operation. Consumers can connect different compatible components, like the digital camera or the Memory Stick Walkman, to the VAIO C1 Notebook computer to suit their personal requirements. VAIO Notebooks are at the centre of Sony's strategy for the convergence of audio-visual and information technology.

Japan, 1999-2000. VAIO C1 computer, 1999. Available in USA, Europe and Japan. Lent by Sony UK Ltd. DSC S70 digital camera, 2000.

Materials

Plastic; Metal

Collection code

FWK

Qr_O59893
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