General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC DUST COVERS FOR DRUM/ GLASS PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

316.5 cm

Width

81.5 cm

Height

205.0 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

IBM

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Kingston

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

AN/FSQ-7 COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL FROM OCT. 1963 TO JUNE 15, 1983

Canada

SAGE WAS COMPUTERIZED AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM WHICH PROTECTED U.S. & CANADA FROM AIR ATTACK. IT CONSISTED OF NUMBER OF RADAR STATIONS & COMMAND CENTRES ACROSS CONTINENT; THIS EQUIPMENT IS FROM SAGE CENTRE OF 22ND NORAD REGION, AT CFB NORTH BAY, ONT. THIS WAS ONLY NON-AMERICAN SAGE CENTRE & ONLY "HARDENED" (UNDERGROUND) SITE.

Function

PERIPHERAL DATA STORAGE DEVICE USED FOR LONG TERM OR MASS STORAGE OF COMPUTER DATA. THIS UNIT WAS COMPONENT OF DRUM SYSTEM OF LARGE MAIN FRAME MILITARY COMPUTER, USED TO TEMPORARILY STORE TACTICAL DATA BEING TRANSFERRED FROM INPUT SYSTEM TO CENTRAL COMPUTER, OR FROM COMPUTER TO OUTPUT OR DISPLAY SYSTEMS. IT APPEARS TO BE MAIN DRUM GROUP OF COMPUTER

Technical

EXAMPLE OF DATA STORAGE DEVICE WHICH USES MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF ELECTRONIC PULSES TO STORE DATA ON POLISHED METAL SURFACE OF RAPIDLY ROTATING CYLINDER. SLOWNESS MADE THEM MORE USEFUL AS STORAGE THAN MEMORY. THIS ONE IS AUXILIARY UNIT OF SAGE AN/FSQ7 COMPUTER, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED FROM MIT'S WHIRLWIND COMPUTER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "Designed & Manufactured for/ United States Air Force/ USAF"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE/ CONDITION: EXTENSIVE WEAR TO CABINET - SCRATCHES; DENTING OF FRAME. DAMAGE APPARENTLY TOOK PLACE WHEN UNIT WAS REMOVED FROM COMPUTER FACILITY IN NORTH BAY

Finish

TEXTURED LIGHT GREY PAINTED CASING/ BRUSHED METAL TRIM

Decoration

N/A