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OBJECT TYPE: MAGNETIC/SEQUENTIAL ACCESS
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0529.001

MANUFACTURER: Potter Instrument Co. Inc.
MODEL: MTA 2
LOCATION: Great Neck, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING/ GLASS WINDOW/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 60.0 cm
Width: 60.0 cm
Height: 152.8 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: Potter
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Great Neck

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: CIRCA 1960-1965
Canada: COMPONENT OF 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: AUXILIARY DATA STORAGE DEVICE, USED FOR LARGE QUANTITY AND/OR LONG TERM STORAGE ON MAGNETIC TAPE.
Technical: PERIPHERAL DATA STORAGE DEVICE FOR GENERAL PURPOSE MEDIUM, SPEED COMPUTER OF MID TO LATE 1950S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: METAL PLATE READING "CONTROL DATA/ MTA-2"/ BLACK LETTERING ON REEL CHASSIS READING "MODEL 902/ MAGNETIC TAPE HANDLER/ POTTER INSTRUMENT CO. INC. GREAT NECK, N.Y."/ METAL APPLIQUE "1"/ RED & METALLIC POTTER INSTRUMENT LOGO ON EACH REEL HOLDER
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: MEDIUM GREEN WRINKLE FINISH PAINTED CASING/ GLOSSY GREY PAINTED REEL CHASSIS/ METALLIC WINDOW FRAME & VENT
Decoration: N/A

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