General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

9

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal, bakelite and glass

Dimensions

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

Length

38.0 cm

Width

38.0 cm

Height

17.0 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

Typewritten on paper "D/ X/ 3083698/ 0006587/ 809/ J26". Stamped onto casing "IBM". Typewritten paper read "MAY 5 1982/ MK [handwritten]". Incised on top "ALL TUBES TYPE Z-2177".

Missing

unknown - at least one large component missing from PL bottom interior

Finish

Textured light grey painted casing with bakelite parts. Glass and metal vacuum tubes.

Decoration

None