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OBJECT TYPE
COMPUTER
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1979.0912.006
MANUFACTURER
National Research Council Canada
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
6
Total Parts
10
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Unknown

Dimensions

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

Length
N/A
Width
N/A
Height
N/A
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
NRC
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Ottawa

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
X. 1958- 1967
Canada
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
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

Details

Markings
N/A
Missing
N/A
Finish
Unknown
Decoration
N/A

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