Central processing unit
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- OBJECT TYPE
- VACUUM TUBE/NON-STORED PROGRAM
- DATE
- 1956
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1983.0074.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Burroughs Corp.
- MODEL
- E101-3
- LOCATION
- Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- E1096P
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING/ SYNTHETIC TOP PANEL, PLUG-IN BOARDS, KNOBS, SWITCH HANDLES, LIGHTS, PARTS/ GLASS, METAL & SYNTHETIC VACUUM TUBES/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ METAL TYPEWRITER CASING WITH SYNTHETIC KNOBS, KEYS ETC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 152.8 cm
- Width
- 83.2 cm
- Height
- 78.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Computing Technology
- Category
- Digital computing devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Burroughs
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Michigan
- City
- Detroit
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- MID 1950S+
- Canada
-
USED AT CANADIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. - Function
-
PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS & PROCESSES DATA. - Technical
-
DIGITAL NON-STORED PROGRAM (USED PLUGBOARD) CALCULATOR (REF. 3)/ BURROUGHS WAS LEADING SUPPLIER OF OFFICE MACHINES WHICH MOVED INTO DATA PROCESSING INDUSTRY AFTER WWII. ITS FIRST WIDELY AVAILABLE COMPUTER WASE-101, WHICH APPEARED IN 1954. THIS WAS DESK-SIZED & COST ABOUT $35,000 BUT WAS FAILURE BECAUSE IT HAD TOO FEW FUNCTIONS FOR EITHER BUSINESS OR SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES (REF. 2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- BEIGE & METALLIC MFR.'S PLATE READING "BURROUGHS CORPORATION/ DETROIT, MICHIGAN MADE IN U.S. AMERICA/ VOLTS 115-230 3 WIRE/ A.C. ONLY/ CYCLES 60 AMP. 25/ MODEL NO. E 101-3 SERIAL NO. E1096P"; WHITE LETTERING ON CONTROL PANEL/ RED & METALLIC PLATES ON TOP READING "E 101-3" & "B"/ BROWN & METALLIC PLATE ON TYPEWRITER FRONT READING "Burroughs Series E" WITH RED & METALLIC MFR'S LOGO ON FRONT; RED & METALLIC SYNTHETIC PLATE
- Missing
- CASING PANELS
- Finish
- CASINGS PAINTED BEIGE/ BLACK SYNTHETIC TOP PANEL, PLUG-IN BOARD/ RED, GREEN, BROWN & BLACK SYNTHETIC BUTTONS/ RED, WHITE, ORANGE LIGHTS/ METALLIC SWITCHES & PARTS/ DARK BROWN KEY PANEL/ KEYS: BUFF, 2 SHADES OF LIGHT BROWN, DARK BROWN/ BROWN KNOBS/ METALLIC TYPEWRITER PARTS
- Decoration
- PLATED METAL DECORATIVE PANELS & STRIPS
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