Board, circuit

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OBJECT TYPE: TRANSISTOR/18 PIN/LOGIC
DATE: 1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0212.011

MANUFACTURER: Digital Equipment Corp.
MODEL: FLIP CHIP K SERIES/K731 SOURCE MODULE
LOCATION: Maynard, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 11
Total Parts: 11
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC BOARD & PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ CERAMIC RESISTORS/ GLASS DIODES/ COPPER, TIN SOLDER, GOLD CONTACTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 6.4 cm
Height: 3.2 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: CIRCA 1968+
Canada: LOGIC BOARDS FOR AMERICAN-MADE PDP-8 COMPUTER, WHICH WAS PART OF COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY NFB IN 1968 TO AUTOMATICALLY CONTROL XYZ POSITIONING MECHANISMS ON 4 ANIMATION STANDS. LATTER WERE USED TO POSITION ARTWORK FOR FILMING PROCESS, MOVING IT SLIGHTLY FOR EACH FRAME. SYSTEM WON CANADIAN FILM AWARD FOR TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION.
Function: AN INSULATING BOARD ON WHICH ARE MOUNTED THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS SUCH AS TRANSISTORS WHICH ENABLE THE COMPUTING PROCESS TO OCCUR. THIS MODEL OF LOGIC BOARD WAS VIRTUALLY NOISE IMMUNE & WAS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR INDUSTRIAL CONTROL APPLICATIONS.
Technical: THESE BOARDS REFLECT STATE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT FABRICATION TECHNIQUES IN MID-LATE 1960'S. PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES WERE USED TO TRANSFER CIRCUIT DIAGRAM TO BOARD, & ACID ETCHING TO IMPRINT THEM. LARGE NUMBER OF K SERIES BOARDS WERE USED IN NFB SYSTEM BECAUSE ALTHOUGH SLOWER, THEY WERE MORE NOISE IMMUNE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ILLEGIBLE LETTERING
Missing: N/A
Finish: GREEN BOARD WITH BLACK HANDLE/ MULTICOLOURED & METALLIC TRANSISTORS & CIRCUITRY
Decoration: N/A

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