Memory, drum
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MAGNETIC
- DATE
- 1974
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.0771.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Consolidated Computer Inc.
- MODEL
- KEY-EDIT
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- FERROUS METAL CASING/ FORMICA-TYPE SYNTHETIC TOP/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 70.0 cm
- Width
- 62.0 cm
- Height
- 106.5 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
- Consolidated
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- 1974-1984
- Canada
-
COMPONENT OF CANADIAN DESIGNED & ASSEMBLED COMPUTER SYSTEM. CCI WAS FORMED IN 1967 TO MAKE & MARKET KEY-EDIT SYSTEM; IT CREATED SOFTWARE & MADE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS, KEYBOARDS, & OTHER PARTS, WITH REST OF SYSTEM FORMED BY AMERICAN COMPONENTS. CCI WAS PURCHASED BY OTTAWA FIRM NABU CORP. IN 1982 & CEASED OPERATION IN 1984. - Function
-
A PERIPHERAL DATA STORAGE DEVICE USED FOR MASS STORAGE OF COMPUTER DATA. THESE EXAMPLES PROVIDES INTERMEDIATE DATA STORAGE IN A KEY-TO-TAPE DATA ENTRY, VERIFICATION, & STORAGE SYSTEM. - Technical
-
PART OF DATA PREPARATION SYSTEM DEVELOPED IN LATE 1960S & CONSISTING OF KEY STATIONS, CONTROL CONSOLE, CPU, INTERMEDIATE STORAGE (DRUM), & FINAL STORAGE (TAPE). SYSTEM OF THIS TYPE ENABLED USER TO PRODUCE TRANSPORTABLE MAGNETIC TAPES OF PROCESSED, VERIFIED DATA TO BE USED AS REQUIRED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 HANDWRITTEN LABEL ON TOP READING 'OPERATING DRUM/ (OTHER DRUM IS SPARE)'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK PAINTED CASING SIDES & FRAME/ ORANGE PAINTED FRONT & BACK DOORS/ WHITE TOP/ BLACK & GREY PAINTED INTERIOR CASINGS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Consolidated Computer Inc., Memory, drum, circa 1974, Artifact no. 1984.0771, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0771.001/
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