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OBJECT TYPE: VACUUM TUBE/DRUM MEMORY
DATE: 1958–1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0526.001

MANUFACTURER: Bendix Aviation Corp., Bendix Computer Div.
MODEL: G-15
LOCATION: Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 243
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FRAME, CASING, PARTS/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS, LIGHTS, PARTS/ GLASS TUBES

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: 84.0 cm
Height: 155.8 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: Bendix
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Los Angeles

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: CIRCA 1958-1965
Canada: AMERICAN MADE COMPUTER USED IN CANADA. IN LATE 1950S COMPUTING DEVICES OF CANADA ENTERED COMPUTER FIELD SELLING BENDIX G-15 COMPUTER. THIS ARRANGEMENT CONTINUED AFTER CONTROL DATA CORP. BOUGHT OUT BENDIX'S COMPUTER OPERATIONS IN 1963.
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 COMPUTER WAS MARKETED FOR USE IN ENGINEERING, BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING, SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, UNIVERSITIES.
Technical: GENERAL PURPOSE, MEDIUM SPEED COMPUTER OF MID TO LATE 1950S. ITS TWO-ADDRESS INSTRUCTION FORMAT INCREASED ITS SPEED OF OPERATION, MAKING IT (ACCORDING TO MFR.), FASTER IN PRACTICAL COMPUTATION THAN ANY OTHER MAGNETIC DRUM COMPUTER OF ITS PRICE LEVEL (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK & METALLIC PLATE ON FRONT READS "CONTROL DATA/ G-15"/ PLATE ON BACK READS "Bendix Computer/ DIVISION OF/ BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION/ LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA/ Part No. 615D/ SERIAL NO. 243"/ WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT PANEL FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: THREE SHADES OF GREEN WRINKLE FINISHED PAINT ON CASING/ BLACK PAINTED DIAL CASINGS/ BLACK KNOBS/ WHITE, RED, & ORANGE LIGHTS
Decoration: N/A

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Bendix Aviation Corp., Bendix Computer Div., Central processing unit, circa 1958–1960, Artifact no. 1982.0526, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0526.001/

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