Controller, memory

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OBJECT TYPE: DRUM STORAGE
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.1054.001

MANUFACTURER: Sperry Rand Corp., Univac Div.
MODEL: FASTRAND CONTROL
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 268
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 62.5 cm
Width: 66.0 cm
Height: 160.0 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: Sperry
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: AFTER 1968 TO BEFORE 1978
Canada: EQUIPMENT USED BY COMPUTEL, THE FIRST CANADIAN COMPUTER UTILITY TO ISSUE SHARES AS A PUBLIC COMPANY, IN 1967. IT PROVIDED CLIENTS WITH COMPUTING POWER OVER-THE-COUNTEROR VIA TELEPHONE LINK. IT EXPANDED INTO A NATION-WIDE COMPUTER SERVICES NETWORK & WAS BOUGHT IN 1982 BY CANADA SYSTEMS GROUP.
Function: A PERIPHERAL UNIT USED TO CONTROL ONE OR MORE DRUM MEMORY UNITS USED FOR MASS STORAGE OF COMPUTER DATA ON A MAGNETIC DRUM DEVICE.
Technical: DEV'D IN 1950'S, MAGNETIC DRUM PROVIDED RANDOM-ACCESS MASS-STORAGE OF DATA ALTHOUGH ITS SLOWNESS CAUSED IT TO BE USED MOSTLY FOR EXTERNAL STORAGE RATHER THAN INTERNAL MEMORY. CONTROLLER ALLOWED UP TO 8 DRUM STORAGE DEVICES TO BE USED, OPERATING ASYNCHRONOUSLY WITH THE CPU USING INTERFACE SIGNALS TO CONTROL THE OPERATION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ORANGE PLATE WITH WHITE LETTERING READING 'FASTRAND CONTROL'/ RED IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'SS/5'/ OTHER MARKINGS INACCESSIBLE
Missing: N/A
Finish: TEXTURED LIGHT GREY FRONT & BACK PANELS, BLUE SIDE PANEL/ GREY ENAMEL PAINTED CONTROL PANEL
Decoration: METALLIC EDGED BLUE PAINTED TRIM

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Sperry Rand Corp., Univac Div., Controller, memory, circa 1969, Artifact no. 1978.1054, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.1054.001/

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