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OBJECT TYPE: FLASHING LIGHT
DATE: 1965–1972
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0100.001

MANUFACTURER: IBM
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CONTROLS, INDICATORS, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 80.0 cm
Width: 75.0 cm
Height: 16.5 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: IBM
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1960'S +
Canada: CONTROL PANEL FOR IBM S/360 COMPUTER LEASED BY CANADIAN FIRM MIDWINTER OF MANOTICK, ON (WHICH WAS NOT ORIGINAL USER). AFTER COMPUTER WAS DECOMMISSIONED, PANEL WAS REMOVED & USED AS "WALL ART" IN THEIR OFFICES, UNTIL IT WAS ACQUIRED BY DONOR.
Function: PANEL CONTAINING CONTROLS & STATUS INDICATORS FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM, IN THIS CASE IBM S/360 (BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN MODEL 55).
Technical: TYPICAL FLASHING LIGHT DISPLAY CONTROL PANEL FOR MAINFRAME 1960S DESIGNED COMPUTER SUCH AS IBM S/360. S/360 SERIES OF COMPUTERS WERE MOST POWERFUL MACHINES FROM 1960S WELL INTO 1970S. THEY WERE LARGE MACHINES USUALLY IN AIR-CONDITIONEDENCLOSURES WITH TIGHT ACCESS CONTROL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS & DISPLAYS
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED FRONT PANEL; BLACK CRINKLE FINISHED SIDES; MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC CONTROLS & INDICATORS.
Decoration: N/A

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