Memory device
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- OBJECT TYPE
- THIN-FILM/PLATED-WIRE/NON-DESTRUCTIVE MEMORY
- DATE
- 1968
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1979.0578.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Sperry-Univac
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Synthetic circuit boards with metal and synthetic electronic components attached to metal panels. Synthetic ribbon cables are attached to the main circuit board and connect to a metal bracket with synthetic and metal connector sockets. .pt's are metal.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 55.0 cm
- Width
- 26.3 cm
- Height
- 6.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Computing Technology
- Category
- Digital computing devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Sperry
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Minnesota
- City
- St. Paul
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1968 TO PRESENT
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
COMPUTER MAIN MEMORY - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- NO
- Finish
- Circuit boards are finished in a matte green colour. Ribbon cables have a satin orange colour. Electronic components and circuit traces have a matte black or silver finish. Socket connectors have a matte green finish, with shiny gold contacts inside. Metal brackets/panels are finished in matte and satin silver.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Sperry-Univac, Memory device, circa 1968, Artifact no. 1979.0578, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0578.001/
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