General Information

Serial #

C0008

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

POLYMER RESIN BOARD/ SYNTHETIC & METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

39.1 cm

Width

38.2 cm

Height

1.8 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

Data

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Hull

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1968+

Canada

MADE IN CANADA BY SUBSIDIARY OF AMERICAN FIRM DATA GENERAL CORP. THESE WERE RETRIEVED FROM ITS "JUNK BOX" BY DATAGEN OF CANADA LTD. OF HULL, PQ, & DONATED TO NMSTC IN 1972 FOR EXHIBIT PURPOSES.

Function

INSULATING BOARD ON WHICH ARE MOUNTED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS SUCH AS TRANSISTORS OR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, WHICH ALLOW COMPUTING PROCESS TO OCCUR. THIS EXAMPLE IS CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT FROM MINICOMPUTER.

Technical

DATA GENERAL WAS FOUNDED IN 1968 & WAS ONE OF MOST IMPORTANT PRODUCERS OF MINICOMPUTERS IN 1970'S. ITS ORIGINAL PRODUCT, NOVA, WAS INTRODUCED IN LATE 1968 & WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. THIS PROCESSOR BOARD WAS FROMSUPERNOVA MODEL.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

METALLIC LETTERING ON BOARD READS "COPYRIGHT 1968 BY/ DATA GENERAL CORP./ (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)"/ LETTERING STAMPED IN BLACK ON BOARD IN CORNER READS "C 0008" WITH METALLIC "107-00029-06"/ PRINTED LABEL IN CORNER READING IN BLACK "MADE IN CANADA"

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

GREY-GREEN BOARD WITH BLACK, GOLD, RED, WHITE & METALLIC COMPONENTS

Decoration

N/A