General Information

Serial #

1105A00578

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC LIGHT PANEL, CONTROLS, PARTS/ METAL EQUIPMENT RACK

Dimensions

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

Length

63.0 cm

Width

48.0 cm

Height

31.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Communications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Hewlett Packard

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

1972 - 1985

Canada

AMERICAN-MADE COMPUTER OF TYPE USED IN GROUND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CANADIAN ANIK A-1 SATELLITE. WITH LAUNCH OF ANIK A-1 IN NOV. 1972, CANADA BECAME FIRST COUNTRY TO OPERATE COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, PROVIDING SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS ACROSS CANADA VIA NUMEROUS EARTH STATIONS. ANIK A-1 WAS FIRST DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL SYSTEM BASED ON GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE.

Function

PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE CAPABLE OF ACCEPTING & PROCESSING DATA. THIS EXAMPLE WAS PART OF GROUND CONTOL EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE & WAS USED IN CONTROLLING SATELLITE & PROCESSING TELEMETRY RECEIVED FROM IT.

Technical

CIRCA 1970 MINICOMPUTER, ONE OF SEVERAL MADE BY HEWLETT-PACKARD IN 1970S. IT WAS GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTER PARTICULARLY SUITED IN COMPUTATIONAL POWER & INPUT-OUTPUT FLEXIBILITY TO SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT APPLICATIONS. THIS WAS COMPACT MODEL IN 2114-2116 SERIES (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HEWLETT-PACKARD LOGO ON FRONT/ BLACK LETTERING ON FRONT READING '2114B' & 'HEWLETT PACKARD'/ WHITE NUMBERS &MARKINGS ON LIGHT PANEL/ WHITE LETTERING ON BUTTONS/ MFR.'S LABEL ON BACK READS 'HEWLETT PACKARD/ SER. # #1105A00578/ MODEL #2114B/ MADE IN U.S.A.' & 'HEWLETT PACKARD/ SYSTEM SERIAL/ NO. 05800/ MADE IN U.S.A.'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

LIGHT GREY ENAMEL PAINTED CASING FRONT/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ PLATED LOCK/ BRUSHED METAL HANDLES/ MOUNTED IN LIGHT BLUE ENAMEL PAINTED RACK WITH LIGHT GREY ENAMEL FRONT

Decoration

RACK FRONT HAS BLACK SYNTHETIC & BRUSHED METAL OUTER FRAME & SKY BLUE SYNTHETIC INNER FRAME, & BLACK LETTERED WHITE SIGN READING 'THE ANIK A-1 GROUND CONTROL EQUIPMENT/ USED BY TELESAT CANADA DURING THE/ ANIK A-1 LAUNCH MISSION IN 1972 AND/ SUBSEQUENT YEARS OF COMMERCIAL SERVICE'