General Information

Serial #

161-1978

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ WOOD & SYNTHETIC (ARBORITE) TOP/ SYNTHETIC CASING PARTS, KNOBS & BUTTONS

Dimensions

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

Length

71.0 cm

Width

55.8 cm

Height

92.0 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

Litton

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Carlstadt

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1972-81

Canada

PART OFOFFICE COMPUTER SYSTEM USED BY CANADIAN LAW & ACCOUNTING FIRMS. COMPUTER WAS ORIGINALLY OWNED & USED BY LAW FIRM SOLOWAY, WRIGHT ET AL OF OTTAWA; IN 1981 IT WAS PURCHASED FOR ADAMS ACCOUNTING SERVICE OF MANOTICK, ON. (REF. 1)

Function

PRIMARY COMPONENT OF COMPUTER, CONTAINING ARITHMETIC LOGIC UNIT, CONTROL UNIT, & SMALL AMOUNT OF MEMORY, & USED TO INTERPRET & EXECUTE INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER TO PROCESS RELEVANT DATA AS REQUIRED. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED IN LAW & ACCOUNTING OFFICES.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON FRONT READS "LITTON ABS/ 1601" WITH LITTON LOGO/ LABEL ON BACK READS "LITTON ABS/ automated business systems/ 600 WASHINGTON AVE., CARLSTADT, NEW JERSEY 07072/ DIVISION OF LITTON BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC./ 1601 PROCESSOR" WITH PATENT NOS. & "VOLTS 115/ AMPS. 10/ HERTZ 60/ SERIAL NO./ 161-1578/ MADE IN U.S.A."

Missing

ONE FOOT; OTHERWISE APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

DARK GREY CRINKLE PAINTED CASING & CONTROL PANEL CASING/ OFF-WHITE COUNTER TOP/ ORANGE & BLACK, & OFF-WHITE CONTROLS/ WHITE LIGHTS

Decoration

LOGOS WITH LETTERING READING "LITTON" ON PLATE & LABEL