General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

74

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC BOARDS, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CASINGS, PARTS/ COPPER BASE BOARD/ METAL PARTS/ PLASTIC COVERED CARDBOARD STORAGE BOXES WITH FOAM PADDING

Dimensions

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

Length

20.0 cm

Width

24.0 cm

Height

N/A

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

Cray

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Wisconsin

City

Chippewa Falls

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1980S?

Canada

Unknown

Function

ELEMENTS OF COMPUTER, CONSISTING OF INSULATING BOARDS UPON WHICH ARE MOUNTED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS WHICH ENABLE COMPUTING PROCESS TO OCCUR.

Technical

CIRCUITRY FOR CRAY 1S SUPERCOMPUTER, WHICH APPEARED IN 1976 & WAS FIRST COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL VECTOR PROCESSOR, DOMINATING SUPER- COMPUTER MARKET FROM 1976 TO 1982. CONNECTORS ON THESE MODULES ARE OF TYPE USED WITH LATERCRAY 1S MACHINES. CRAY 1S WAS SUPERCEDED BY CRAY RESEARCH'S X-MP SUPER COMPUTER IN 1982

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

SOME MODULES HAVE BLACK STAMPED "1989", ALL HAVE INCISED & BLACK IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ON BOARDS & BLACK IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ON INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (SEE INVENTORY IN SUPP. INFO.)

Missing

N/A

Finish

COPPER COLOURED BASE/ BROWN, BLACK, OR GREY BOARD/ BLACK & WHITE SYNTHETIC PARTS/ METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK PLASTIC BOX COVERING & PINK PADDING

Decoration

N/A