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OBJECT TYPE: CORE MEMORY
DATE: 1972
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0169.001

MANUFACTURER: Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd.
MODEL: PDP-11/05
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 036334
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CABINET/ SYNTHETIC SWITCHES & CORDS

Dimensions

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

Length: 62.5 cm
Width: 48.5 cm
Height: 13.3 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: Digital
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: INSTALLED 1972; REMOVED 1980 (PER DONOR)
Canada: MADE & USED IN CANADA
Function: USED AS A REMOTE ENTRY STATION ON A DEC SYSTEM 10 AT ALGONQUIN COLLEGE IN OTTAWA (SEE COMMENTS)
Technical: EARLY EXAMPLE OF A 'MICRO-MINI' COMPUTER USED AS AN INTELLIGENT TERMINAL ON A LARGER SYSTEM/ (ALSO 1ST WITH UNIBUS-PER DONOR)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S DECAL: 'digital EQUIPMENT/ OF CANADA LTD./ Volts 115V Amps 7 Hz 50/ Model PDP11/05 S.N. 036334'/ OTHER DECALS: 'PAT. 3,614,740/ PAT. 3,614,741'/ 'decpower control/ bcosh 47.63 Hz/ 115 V NOM 5 AMP'/ 'UL/ LISTED/ E.D.P. EQUIP/ NFPA TYPE II'/ FRONT PANEL: 'digital digital equipment of canada, ltd. ottawa, ontario/ pdp 11/05'/ NUMBERS & LABELS ABOVE ROW OF SWITCHES & AROUND PLUG-IN.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINTED CABINET WITH 'BUMPY' FINISH/ GREY PAINTED FRONT PANEL/ MARKINGS ON FRONT PANEL ORANGE & PURPLE.
Decoration: VERTICALCUT-OUTS ON BOTTOM FRONT PANEL/ COMPANY LOGO & ADDRESS ON INSET BAR ON FRONT/ COLORFUL MARKINGS ON FRONT

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Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd., Computer, circa 1972, Artifact no. 1989.0169, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0169.001/

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