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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1977
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0950.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Burroughs Corp.
- MODEL
- L9000
- LOCATION
- Plymouth, Michigan, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL & SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 158.5 cm
- Width
- 104.0 cm
- Height
- 90.5 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
- Plymouth
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1978-1987
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA BY CANADIAN ORGANIZATION FORADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES. - Function
-
PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS & PROCESSES DATA. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED AS COMPTOMETER WITH CARD READER (870951) TO PROCESS PAYROLL ACCOUNTS FOR 2000 EMPLOYEES & FOR ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. - Technical
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L FAMILY OF COMPUTERS WAS INTRODUCED BY BURROUGHS IN EARLY 1970S. THEY COULD OPERATE AS STAND ALONE COMPUTERS OR REMOTE DATA COMMUNICATION TERMINALS & REFLECTED DEMAND FOR NETWORKS OF COMPUTERS OF VARYING SIZES WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS (REF. 3)./ THIS WAS HYBRID BETWEEN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL & FULLY ELECTRONIC COMPUTER (EAD). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR.'S PLATE READS "Burroughs/ MARQUE DEPOSEE MARCA REGISTRADA/ L9900 SERIES 110 VOLTS 60 HZ/ SERIAL NO 18.5 AMPS 1575 WATTS/ GBL 152Q Burroughs Corporation/ MADE IN PLYMOUTH MICHIGAN US AMERICA"; LETTERING ON FRONT READS "L9000" & "Burroughs"; 4 ROWS OF MARKED KEYS; MOUNTED PAPER STRIP OVER CONTROL KNOBS INDICATES VARIOUS FUNCTIONS/ 2 SCALES FROM "0" TO "260" ON TOP
- Missing
- UNKNOWN - APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- DESK SIDES & TOP 3 SHADES OF GREY MATTE/ TOP WORKING UNIT GREY & CREAM/ KEYS TURQUOISE & CREAM IN DARK GREY FRAME
- Decoration
- N/A
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Burroughs Corp., Computer, 1977, Artifact no. 1987.0950, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0950.001/
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