Battery

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0359.003

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

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal casing and contacts

Dimensions

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

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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: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1961-1980
Canada: COMPUTER DESIGNED & MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN SUBSIDIARY OF MAJOR COMPUTER MFR. SPERRY. IT WAS CANADIAN WORLD FIRST IN FIELD OF COMPUTERIZEDINDUSTRIAL CONTROL. ABOUT 50 SYSTEMS WERE SOLD, FOR VARIETY OF MACHINE TOOLS SUCH AS TURRET DRILLS, JIG BORING MACHINES, & FIRST C.N.C INSPECTION MACHINES AT BOEING.
Function: PROVIDES A SOURCE OF POWER.
Technical: UMAC 5 WAS ARGUABLY WORLD'S FIRST COMPUTERIZED NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM (SEE VARDALAS IN SUPP. INFO.) ITS MOST IMPORTANT DESIGN FEATURE WAS THAT ALL CONTROL MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED WERE MADE BY REPROGRAMMING RATHER THAN ADDITION OR REMOVAL OF ELECTRONIC HARDWARE AS IN EARLIER SYSTEMS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Printed on one side of the battery: "MADE IN U.S.A./ 6904"/ Printed on the proper top: "LO/ C/ HI"
Missing: Unknown
Finish: Dark grey metal casing with black and red markings.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Battery, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1985.0359, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0359.003/

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