General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL FRAME/ SPONGE FILLED UPHOLSTERED SEAT/ VINYL COVERED BACK & ARM PADS

Dimensions

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

Length

74.0 cm

Width

74.0 cm

Height

91.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Furniture

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Royal Metal

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Galt

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

AN/FSQ-7 COMPUTER 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 ITEM 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

SEAT FOR OPERATOR OF COMPONENT OF LARGE MAIN-FRAME MILITARY COMPUTER USED IN AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM.

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 DUPLEXED COMPUTER OPERATION, MAGNETIC (FERRITE) CORE MEMORY, LARGE-SCALE COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INCLUDING HIGHSPEED MODEMS, CRT DISPLAYS & LIGHT GUNS, OTHER INNOVATIONS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

N/A

Finish

METAL PARTS PAINTED GREY. GREEN SEAT WITH TURQUOISE-BLUE RIBBING. TURQUOISE-BLUE BACK & ARM PADS

Decoration

NONE