Description:
- Object ID: ALSA 2008.02.16
- Made by: Everex Systems, Inc.
- Model: 3000A
- Serial Number: 3AX21702
- Date Made: 1983 to 1993.
- Approximate size: 54 cm width, 42 cm depth, 16.5 cm height
- Accessories: With the computer is a cardboard box of accessories including: a manual labelled “OPERATION MANUAL VERSION 1.0 EVEREX SYSTEM 3000 – Model A 80386 Super – Microcomputer,” a corded Microsoft mouse, power cable, printer cable, computer slot cover and two keys for locking the computer
- Condition: Fair
Commentary:
The computer was made by Everex Systems, Inc. The company was established in 1983 and headquartered in Fremont, California. In 1993 the company filed for bankruptcy.
The doner, Monroe Kinlock states that this was one of the first IBM DOS operating system computers used in the survey profession in the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada area. It had an immense storage capacity of the day with 4 Mb RAM and a 40-megabyte hard drive. The computer was used by Kinloch Underwood & Associates Ltd. of Edmonton until 1988 for survey computations and company administration.
Source of Object: Donated by Kinloch Underwood Associates Ltd.
Notes: The Society has only one in their collection.
References: See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everex
Description by: Ed Titanich, October 1, 2024 and Gordon Olsson, November 15, 2025.