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OBJECT TYPE: DISPLAY CONSOLE/DIAGNOSTIC
DATE: 1976
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1323.002

MANUFACTURER: EMI
MODEL: SEM 463
LOCATION: Feltham, England

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General Information

Serial #: 488017
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PREDOMINANTLY METAL CASING; METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 74.0 cm
Width: 58.0 cm
Height: 187.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: EMI
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Feltham

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS TYPE OF UNIT USED C. 1976 +.
Canada: USED AT MONTREAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE, THE FIRST INSTITUTION IN CANADA TO INSTALL A CT SCANNER (EMI MK 1). IN 1985 MNI INSTALLED A HIGH-FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGER/SPECTROMETER (MRI), THE FIRST IN CANADA. MNI HAS BEEN A PIONEER IN IMAGING TECHNOLOGY & RADIOSURGERY IN CANADA. (REF. 3, P.373)
Function: TO CONTROL THE TELEVISION DISPLAY OF DIGITAL DATA REPRESENTING X-RAY PICTURES PRODUCED BY THE CT SCANNER.
Technical: SYSTEM COMPRISED OF COMPUTER INTERFACE (USED WITH 881321), CONSOLE UNIT SEM 462 AND RACK UNIT SEM 463. THE RACK UNIT ACTS AS A STORAGE BUFFER BETWEEN AN EXTERNAL COMPUTER CONTROLLED DATA SOURCE AND A CONVENTIONAL TELEVISION MONITOR. DATA IS STORED IN RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES WHICH ARE READ CONTINUOUSLY TO GIVE VIDEO DATA WHICH CONSTANTLY REFRESHES A DISPLAYED PICTURE. NEW DATA IS INPUT TO THE MEMORIES IN RESPONSE TO CONTROLS OF THE COMPUTER INTERFACE. (REF.1, SECTION 2.1.2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: All exterior controls, connections, etc. labelled./ Decal inside main access door reads: " EMI Feltham, Middx. England/ EQUIPT. Diagnostic Display/ SEM 464/ UNIT Rack, SEM 463/ Serial No. 488017/ Mod Rec 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12/ Voltage 115V, 60 Hz/ Current 20A/ Rating Continuous/ Made in United Kingdom "./ 3 " TEST POINT CHART "s applied to inside of main access door./ Warning or hazard decals applied above each lock mechanism.
Missing: N/A
Finish: OFF-WHITE METAL CASING; BLACK BASE.
Decoration: N/A

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EMI, Rack, circa 1976, Artifact no. 1988.1323, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1323.002/

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