Memory, drum

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OBJECT TYPE: MAGNETIC
DATE: 1974
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0771.001

MANUFACTURER: Consolidated Computer Inc.
MODEL: KEY-EDIT
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL CASING/ FORMICA-TYPE SYNTHETIC TOP/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 70.0 cm
Width: 62.0 cm
Height: 106.5 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: Consolidated
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1974-1984
Canada: COMPONENT OF CANADIAN DESIGNED & ASSEMBLED COMPUTER SYSTEM. CCI WAS FORMED IN 1967 TO MAKE & MARKET KEY-EDIT SYSTEM; IT CREATED SOFTWARE & MADE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS, KEYBOARDS, & OTHER PARTS, WITH REST OF SYSTEM FORMED BY AMERICAN COMPONENTS. CCI WAS PURCHASED BY OTTAWA FIRM NABU CORP. IN 1982 & CEASED OPERATION IN 1984.
Function: A PERIPHERAL DATA STORAGE DEVICE USED FOR MASS STORAGE OF COMPUTER DATA. THESE EXAMPLES PROVIDES INTERMEDIATE DATA STORAGE IN A KEY-TO-TAPE DATA ENTRY, VERIFICATION, & STORAGE SYSTEM.
Technical: PART OF DATA PREPARATION SYSTEM DEVELOPED IN LATE 1960S & CONSISTING OF KEY STATIONS, CONTROL CONSOLE, CPU, INTERMEDIATE STORAGE (DRUM), & FINAL STORAGE (TAPE). SYSTEM OF THIS TYPE ENABLED USER TO PRODUCE TRANSPORTABLE MAGNETIC TAPES OF PROCESSED, VERIFIED DATA TO BE USED AS REQUIRED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 HANDWRITTEN LABEL ON TOP READING 'OPERATING DRUM/ (OTHER DRUM IS SPARE)'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINTED CASING SIDES & FRAME/ ORANGE PAINTED FRONT & BACK DOORS/ WHITE TOP/ BLACK & GREY PAINTED INTERIOR CASINGS
Decoration: N/A

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Consolidated Computer Inc., Memory, drum, circa 1974, Artifact no. 1984.0771, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1984.0771.001/

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