General Information

Serial #

11062

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & WORKING PARTS/ WOOD TABLE COVERED WITH FORMICA-LIKE SYNTHETIC/ METAL CARD GAUGE ATTACHED TO TABLE TOP/ METAL KEYBOARD CASING & PARTS WITH SYNTHETIC KEYS & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

80.0 cm

Width

74.2 cm

Height

96.0 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

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

AN/FSQ-7COMPUTER SYSTEM 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

COMPUTER INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE WHICH WAS PERIPHERAL ELEMENT OF LARGE MAIN FRAME MILITARY COMPUTER. IT FUNCTIONED AS A PRIMARY INPUT MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER & WAS USED TO PUNCH HOLES IN CARDS, WITH SEQUENCES OF HOLES REPRESENTING DATA.

Technical

CARD PUNCH USED WITH STANDARD 80 COLUMN CARD, I/O DEVICE FOR 32 BIT SAGE AN/FSQ7 COMPUTER, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED FROM MIT'S WHIRLWIND, FIRST REAL-TIME DIGITAL COMPUTER. SAGE WAS FIRST PRODUCTION MODEL COMPUTER WITH DUPLEXED COMPUTER OPERATION, MAGNETIC (FERRITE) CORE MEMORY, HIGH-SPEED MODEMS, & OTHER INNOVATIONS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

REMAINING INTERIOR MFR'S PLATE READS: "VOLTS 115 CODE 20, AMPERES 4.5/ 60 CYCLES 1 PHASE"/ INCISED "02011062" ON INSIDE FRAME

Missing

ONE INTERIOR MFR.'S PLATE HAS BEEN REMOVED

Finish

TEXTURED LIGHT GRAY PAINTED CASING/ MOTTLED LIGHT GREY TABLE COVERING/ BRUSHED METAL & PLATED PARTS/ TEXTURED LIGHT GRAY PAINTED KEYBOARD CASING WITH BLACK & GREY KEYS & PARTS/ METALLIC CARD GAUGE WITH BLACK MARKINGS

Decoration

N/A