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OBJECT TYPE
GRAPHIC & DIGITAL DISPLAY
DATE
1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1983.0016.001
MANUFACTURER
International Business Machines Corp.
MODEL
SAGE AN-FSQ-7
LOCATION
Kingston, New York, United States of America

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
9
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL CASING, TABLE, WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CONTROLS, WORKING PARTS, SCREEN COVER/ GLASS PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length
150.0 cm
Width
155.0 cm
Height
125.0 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 COMPUTERSYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL FROM OCTOBER 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
ELEMENT OF 'DISPLAY SYSTEM' OF LARGE MAIN FRAME MILITARY COMPUTER, WHICH GRAPHICALLY & DIGITALLY DISPLAYED ALL AIR TRAFFIC & WATCHED FOR MISSILES. OPERATOR ENTERED FLIGHT PATH DATA USING LIGHT GUN.
Technical
32 BIT SAGE AN/FSQ7 COMPUTER WAS DEVELOPED FROM MIT'S WHIRLWIND, FIRST REAL-TIME DIGITAL COMPUTER. SAGE WAS FIRST PRODUCTION MODEL COMPUTER WITH BUILT-IN-INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS CONSISTING OF KEYBOARDS, LIGHT GUNS, & CRTS, WHICH HAD BEEN DEVELOPED FOR WHIRLWIND, AS WELL AS MAGNETIC CORE MEMORY, HIGH SPEED MODEMS, ETC.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
ON FRONT PANEL IN WHITE "INTERCEPT/ DIRECTOR 2-4/ W52/ 809"/ MFR'S PLATES FOR SIDE PIECES READ ON SINISTER SIDE "CONTROL PANEL, INPUT DATA SELECTION/ IBM PART. NO. 3046972/ SERIAL NO. 2765 CONTRACT NO. 30(635)18891/ MANUFACTURED BY/INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES/ CORPORATION, KINGSTON, NEW YORK/ U.S." & ON DEXTER SIDE "SUPPORT, INPUT CONTROL PANEL/ IBM PART NO. 3046203/ SERIAL NO. 2726" WITH SAME MFR.'S NAME ETC./ MARKED ON SCOPE WITH GREASE PENCIL: "DISARMED" (IN BLUE) & 'PCB REMOVED' (IN BLACK)/ WHITE LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Missing
unknown - at least one large component missing from PL bottom interior
Finish
TEXTURED LIGHT GREY PAINTED CASING/ GLOSSY GREY PAINTED FRONT PANELS, SCREEN FRAME & HOOD, & TABLE TOP/ METALLIC TRIM/ GREY CONTROLS/ YELLOW DISPLAY SCREEN WITH COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT COVER/ GREY PAINTED TELEPHONE DIAL/ RED LIGHTS
Decoration
N/A

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