Chart collection
Use this image
Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes
Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:
Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE
Ingenium,
1997.0266.002
Permalink:
Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.
DOWNLOAD IMAGEPURCHASE THIS IMAGE
This image is free for non-commercial use.
For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.
- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1984
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0266.002
- MANUFACTURER
- McDonnell Douglas
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Synthetic charts with paper sheets and cardboard box
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
- Archives
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- McDonnell Douglas
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1984-1989
- Canada
-
DONOR, CANADIAN ENGINEERING FIRM ADJELEIAN ALLEN RUBELI LTD. OF OTTAWA & TORONTO,USED THIS EQUIPMENT IN DESIGN OF MANY OFFICE BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN OTTAWA. PURCHASED IN 1984 FOR $150,000, IT WAS ALSO USED TO DESIGN STRUCTURAL & MECHANICAL COMPONENTS OF TORONTO SKYDOME. - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
PRIME WAS ONE OF MOST SOPHISTICATED MINICOMPUTERS OF PERIOD. WHERE DEC VAX DISPLACED LARGE MAINFRAME COMPUTERS LIKE IBM 370, PRIME TOOK FURTHER STEP BY ADOPTING EVEN HIGHER LEVEL OF LSI & FASTER CHIPS IN ABOUT 1/4 VOLUME. 2250 WAS CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT ADVANCE IN TECHNOLOGY BUT COST ABOUT 50% MORE THAN VAX. ULTIMATELY PRIME COULD NOT COMPETE WITH LARGER FIRMS & PCS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On the off white charts: "GDS/ MCDONNELL/ DOUGLAS"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Two translucent charts and two opaque, off white charts with yellow, blue, pink, grey, and green designs,
- Decoration
- N/A
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
McDonnell Douglas, Chart collection, 1984, Artifact no. 1997.0266, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0266.002/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.
More Like This
1997.0266.002
