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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1979.0912.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Computer Memories Corp.
- MODEL
- 128-8
- LOCATION
- North Hollywood, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 4027
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 10
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METALS, PLASTICS, WOOD, GLASS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Computing Technology
- Category
- Digital peripheral devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Computer
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- North Hollywood
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
COMPONENT OF ONE-OF-A-KIND COMPUTER, BUILT AT NRC AS PART OF MILITARY SOUND RANGING SYSTEM TO HELP IN LOCATING ENEMY WEAPONS. PROGRAM OPERATED FROM C. 1958-1967: THIS UNIT WAS NEVER USED IN THE FIELD. IT WAS ALSO USED AS MAIN COMPUTER IN FEASIBILITY STUDY WHICH LEAD TO NRC'S R&D PROJECT IN COMPUTER-AIDED LEARNING (CAL), C.1967-68. - Function
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MEMORY DEVICE FOR DIGITAL COMPUTER, USED TO STORE DATA & PROGRAMMING. - Technical
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MEMORY OF ONE OF 1ST DIGITAL COMPUTERS DEV'T & USED IN CANADA. IT WAS UNIQUE DESIGN FOR PERIOD IN THAT IT OPERATED USING ENCAPSULATED COMPUTER CIRCUITRY (TRANSISTOR), & PERFORMED SYNCHRONIZED COMPUTING (AS OPPOSED TO CLOCK-CYCLE OPERATIONS). COMPUTER READ DATA RECORDED ON 1-INCH MAGNETIC TAPE. SOUND WAS RECORDED AT LOW LEVELS & SPEEDS BUT WAS ENHANCED WHEN TRANSMITTED TO COMPUTER. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE READING "COMPUTER MEMORIES CORPORATION/ 13432 WYANDOTTE STREET/ NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA/ MODEL NO. 128-8/ SERIAL NO. 4027"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Computer Memories Corp., Memory device, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1979.0912, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1979.0912.002/
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