Coupler

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OBJECT TYPE: ALPHANUMERIC
DATE: 1961
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0528.001

MANUFACTURER: Bendix Aviation Corp., Bendix Computer Div.
MODEL: ANC-2
LOCATION: Los Angeles, California, 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 CABLE COVERING, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 60.0 cm
Width: 47.0 cm
Height: 11.0 cm
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: Bendix
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Los Angeles

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1955-1965
Canada: COMPONENT OFAMERICAN MADE COMPUTER USED IN CANADA. IN LATE 1950S COMPUTING DEVICES OF CANADA ENTERED COMPUTER FIELD SELLING BENDIX G-15 COMPUTER. THIS ARRANGEMENT CONTINUED AFTER CONTROL DATA CORP. BOUGHT OUT BENDIX'S COMPUTER OPERATIONS IN 1963.
Function: DEVICE WHICH ACTS AS COUPLER BETWEEN COMPUTER & ITS TYPEWRITER TERMINALS - IT TRANSLATES KEY SIGNALS FROM TYPEWRITER TO CODE SUITABLE FOR COMPUTER & RECEIVES CODE FROM COMPUTER FOR TRANSLATION TO APPROPRIATE TYPEWRITER SIGNALS.
Technical: PERIPHERAL COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FOR GENERAL PURPOSE MEDIUM, SPEED COMPUTER OF MID TO LATE 1950S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: MEDIUM GREEN WRINKLE FINISH PAINTED CASING/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Bendix Aviation Corp., Bendix Computer Div., Coupler, circa 1961, Artifact no. 1982.0528, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1982.0528.001/

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