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OBJECT TYPE: COMPUTER DISPLAY
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0912.003

MANUFACTURER: National Research Council Canada
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 10
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METALS, PLASTICS, WOOD, GLASS.

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Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: NRC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: COMPONENT OF ONE-OF-A-KIND COMPUTER, BUILT AT NRC AS PART OF MILITARY SOUND RANGING SYSTEM TO HELP IN LOCATING ENEMY WEAPONS. PROGRAM OPERATED FROM C. 1958-1967: THIS UNIT WAS NEVER USED IN THE FIELD. IT WAS ALSO USED AS MAIN COMPUTER IN FEASIBILITY STUDY WHICH LEAD TO NRC'S R&D PROJECT IN COMPUTER-AIDED LEARNING (CAL), C.1967-68.
Function: Unknown
Technical: COMPONENT OF ONE OF 1ST DIGITAL COMPUTERS DEV'T & USED IN CANADA. IT WAS UNIQUE DESIGN FOR PERIOD IN THAT IT OPERATED USING ENCAPSULATED COMPUTER CIRCUITRY (TRANSISTOR), & PERFORMED SYNCHRONIZED COMPUTING (AS OPPOSED TO CLOCK-CYCLE OPERATIONS). COMPUTER READ DATA RECORDED ON 1-INCH MAGNETIC TAPE. SOUND WAS RECORDED AT LOW LEVELS & SPEEDS BUT WAS ENHANCED WHEN TRANSMITTED TO COMPUTER.
Area Notes: Unknown

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Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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National Research Council Canada, Control unit, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1979.0912, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0912.003/

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