General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC BASE, WIRE COATINGS/ METAL PINS

Dimensions

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

Length

20.4 cm

Width

13.2 cm

Height

4.8 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

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Maynard

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

C.1968+

Canada

A PART FOR AN AMERICAN MADE PDP-8 COMPUTER, WHICH WAS PART OF A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE NFB IN 1968 TO AUTOMATICALLY CONTROL YXZ POSITIONING MECHANISMS ON 4 ANIMATION STANDS. THE LATTER WERE USED TO POSITION THE ARTWORK FOR THE FILMING PROCESS,MOVING IT SLIGHTLY FOR EACH FRAME. SYSTEM WON CANADIAN FILM AWARD FOR TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION.

Function

A COMPONENT OF A COMPUTER USED IN FORMING CONNECTIONS: THE PIN-ENDS OF A SERIES OF CIRCUIT BOARDS ARE MOUNTED IN THE BLOCK, MAKING CONTACT WITH THE EXTERNAL PINS OF THE BLOCK TO WHICH WIRE WRAP CONNECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.

Technical

THIS CONNECTOR BLOCK ILLUSTRATES THE TECHNIQUE OF WIREWRAP CONNECTIONS IN WHICH CONNECTIONS WERE MADE WITH A SPECIAL TOOL WHICH FITTED OVER THE PINS AS THE WIRE WAS WRAPPED. THIS BLOCK WAS USED WITH RATHER COARSE WIRE (20 GAUGE) RATHER THAN THE FINER WIRE (20-24 GAUGE) USED LATER WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUITS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE RAISED LETTERING ON EACH BLOCK READING 'DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP. 1712-144-PCC' & LETTERS 'A B C D E F H J K L M N P R S T U V' ALONG EACH ROW OF PINS

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK BASE/ YELLOW, WHITE, & RED WIRE COVERING/ METALLIC PINS

Decoration

N/A