Control console

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0820.001

MANUFACTURER: Control Data Corp.
MODEL: CYBER 170
LOCATION: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 278
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL TABLE & BASE, MONITOR CASING, KNOBS, PARTS/ SYNTHETIC MONITOR SCREEN FRAME, PARTS/ GLASS SCREEN

Dimensions

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

Length: 119.3 cm
Width: 82.5 cm
Height: 122.0 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: Control
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Minnesota
City: St. Paul

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1975+
Canada: AMERICAN-MADE CONTROL CONSOLE/TERMINAL FOR FIRST CYBER 170 COMPUTER MADE IN CANADA (860819)
Function: AN OPERATOR'S CONSOLE FOR A MAIN FRAME COMPUTER, WITH A KEYBOARD FOR ENTRY OF INSTRUCTIONS & DATA, & A CRT SCREEN FOR OUTPUT
Technical: CYBER 170 IS A FAMILY OF WIDELY USED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTERS INTRODUCED IN 1974.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TURQUOISE, BLACK, & WHITE PLATE ON FRONT READS 'CDC CONTROL DATA CYBER 170 DISPLAY STATION'/ DEAL ON BACK READS 'CONTROL DATA/ CORPORATION/ ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA/ ARDEN HILLS OPERATIONS/ CYBER 170 DSPL. STA. 60 Hz/ EQUIP. IDENT. NO. CC545 E SERIES 01/ PART NO. 15630301 SER. NO. 278/ EQUIPMENT IDENT. MADE IN U.S.A.'/ WHITE LETTERING ON SCREEN CONTROL PANEL, KEYBOARD, KEYS
Missing: N/A
Finish: TEXTURED TAN PAINTED MONITOR CASING, TABLE BASE SIDES/ TEXTURED BLACK SYNTHETIC SCREEN FRAME & KEYBOARD/ FLAT BLACK PAINTED MONITOR CONTROL PANEL WITH METALLIC & BLACK SYNTHETICKNOBS/ CHARCOAL KEYS/ SYNTHETIC BROWN WOOD GRAIN COVERING ON TABLE/ BLACK PAINTED TABLE BASE FRONT PANEL
Decoration: ALTERNATING GROOVES & RIDGES ON TABLE BASE FRONT PANEL

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Control Data Corp., Control console, 1975, Artifact no. 1986.0820, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0820.001/

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