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OBJECT TYPE: TRANSISTOR/256K CORE MEMORY
DATE: 1977
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.1318.001

MANUFACTURER: Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd.
MODEL: PDP-11/34A
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: AG20413
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CABINET WITH SYNTHETIC FRONT PANELS/ METAL CASINGS FOR CPU & DISK DRIVES WITH SYNTHETIC CONTROLS/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ RUBBER? WHEELS

Dimensions

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

Length: 107.4 cm
Width: 76.2 cm
Height: 181.5 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: Digital
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1978-1984
Canada: COMPUTER USED BY NMST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES. IT WAS ALSO USED FOR COLLECTION MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ARTIFACT DATABASE, UTILIZING A DATA RETRIEVAL SYSTEM DEVELOPED IN HOUSE.
Function: A PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS & PROCESSES DATA, DISPLAYING IT ON AN ASSOCIATED DISPLAY SCREEN. THIS MINICOMPUTER SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT USED TO PROCESS DATA & 3 DISK DRIVES USED TO STORE IT ON DISKS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF MINI COMPUTER OF DEC'S 16 BIT PDP-11 FAMILY, WHICH GREW FROM PPP-11/20 IN 1970. BY END OF DECADE PDP-11 WAS DEC'S MAIN PRODUCT FAMILY & MOST WIDELY USED MINI-COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE IN WORLD. IT WAS LAST OF PDP'S, SUPERCEDED BY VAX-11. PDP-11/34A DIFFERED FROM MODEL 34 IN THAT IT HAD FLOATING POINT OPTION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: SILVER LETTERING ON PURPLE & PINK SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL READS 'digital pdp11/ digital equipment of canada, ltd.'/ SILVER LETTERING ON PROCESSOR FRONT PANEL READS 'digital pdp11/34'/ DECAL ON PROCESSOR CASING SIDE READS 'digital/ MODEL 11/34A LE/ 120 VOLTS 12 AMPS/ 60 Hz SN: AG20413'/ DECAL ON SIDE OF EACH DISK DRIVE READS 'digital MODEL/ RL01/ SER. NO. CX06746'; 'digital MODEL/ RL01/ SER. NO. CX05714'; 'digital MODEL/ RL01-A/ SER.NO. CX11899'/ DECAL ON SIDE OF EACH DISK DRIVE READS 'digital/ EQUIPMENT/ CORPORATION'/ DECAL READING 'N.M.C./M.N.C./ 30970' ON CASING
Missing: DISK DRIVE CONTROLLER?
Finish: TEXTURED BUFF PAINTED CABINET WITH BLACK TEXTURED REAR DOORS/ 2 UPPER FRONT SYNTHETIC PANELS COLOURED PURPLE & PINK WITH GREY EDGING & BLACK SIDES/ LOWER FRONT APENSL TEXTURED BLACK SYNTHETIC WITH BEIGE EDGING & SIDES/ TEXTURED BUFF PAINTED CASINGS FOR CPU & DISK DRIVES/ BLACK PANEL FOR CPU CONTROLS ON FRONT WITH BLACK BUTTONS & DIAL/ YELLOW, RED, & WHITE PUSH BUTTONS ON DISK DRIVE
Decoration: DECALS ON CASING BACK DOORS READ 'DIGITAL 1PH MODEL H960-CF/ 120 VOLT 2+G WIRE CAB 1/ 60HZ 24 AMP SN:KA-7901334C' & 'DIGITAL 1 PH MODEL SM-30LLA-LA/ 120 VOLT 2+G WIRE CAB 0/ 60 HZ 24 AMP SN: KA-79010234C'/ WHITE LETTERING ON PROCESSOR CONTROLS/ BLACK LETTERING ON DISK DRIVE BUTTONS

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Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd., Computer, circa 1977, Artifact no. 1984.1318, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.1318.001/

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