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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1983.0023.001

MANUFACTURER: International Business Machines Corp.
MODEL: SAGE AN-FSQ-7/ 728 III
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 11187
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING, DOOR, WORKING PARTS/ GLASS WINDOWS, COVERS, & TUBES/ SYNTHETIC BUTTONS & WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 79.0 cm
Width: 73.0 cm
Height: 175.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: 425.0
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Digital peripheral devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: IBM
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: AN/FSQ-7 COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL FROM OCT. 1963 TO JUNE 15, 1983
Canada: SAGEWAS COMPUTERIZED AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM WHICH PROTECTED U.S. & CANADA FROM AIR ATTACK. IT CONSISTED OF NUMBER OF RADAR STATIONS & COMMAND CENTRES ACROSS CONTINENT; THIS EQUIPMENT IS FROM SAGE CENTRE OF 22ND NORAD REGION, AT CFB NORTH BAY, ONT. THIS WAS ONLY NON-AMERICAN SAGE CENTRE & ONLY "HARDENED" (UNDERGROUND) SITE.
Function: AUXILIARY DATA STORAGE DEVICE FOR LARGE MAIN-FRAME MILITARY COMPUTER, USED FOR LARGE QUANTITY & OR LONG TERM STORAGE ON MAGNETIC TAPE.
Technical: ONE OF TWO MODELS OF IBM 728 TAPE DRIVE USED WITH SAGE COMPUTER (728 II & III). 32 BIT SAGE AN/FSQ7 COMPUTER WAS DEVELOPED FROM MIT'S WHIRLWIND, FIRST REAL-TIME DIGITAL COMPUTER. SAGE WAS FIRST PRODUCTION MODEL COMPUTER WITH DUPLEXED COMPUTER OPERATION, MAGNETIC (FERRITE) CORE MEMORY, & OTHER INNOVATIONS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING "MANUFACTURED BY/ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION/ X-728 11187 M1/ 590 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK 22, N.Y."/ INCISED "11137" BESIDE PLATE/ BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON BUTTONS
Missing: Adhesive residue across top centre of front door acrylic suggests missing label (noted in previous condition checks).
Finish: TEXTURED LIGHT GREY PAINTED CASING/ BRUSHED METAL DOOR WITH TINTED TRANSPARENT WINDOWS/ YELLOW, DARK BLUE, & RED PUSH BUTTONS/ TEXTURED CHARCOAL GREY PAINTED INTERIOR WITH BRUSHED METAL PARTS/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS PARTS
Decoration: NONE

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International Business Machines Corp., Drive, tape, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1983.0023, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0023.001/

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