General Information

Serial #

462028

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BASE & SCREEN HOUSING; METAL AND SYNTHETIC CASING; GLASS SCREENS; METAL AND SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

94.8 cm

Width

73.0 cm

Height

122.0 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

EMI

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Feltham

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS TYPE OF UNIT USED C. 1976 +.

Canada

USED AT MONTREAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE, THE FIRST INSTITUTION IN CANADA TO INSTALL A CT SCANNER (EMI MK 1). IN 1985 MNI INSTALLED A HIGH-FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGER/SPECTROMETER (MRI), THE FIRST IN CANADA. MNI HAS BEEN A PIONEER IN IMAGING TECHNOLOGY & RADIOSURGERY IN CANADA. (REF. 3, P.373)

Function

TO CONTROL THE TELEVISION DISPLAY OF DIGITAL DATA REPRESENTING X-RAY PICTURES PRODUCED BY THE CT SCANNER.

Technical

SYSTEM COMPRISED OF COMPUTER INTERFACE (USED WITH 881321), CONSOLE UNIT SEM 462 AND RACK UNIT SEM 463. THE RACK UNIT ACTS AS A STORAGE BUFFER BETWEEN AN EXTERNAL COMPUTER CONTROLLED DATA SOURCE AND A CONVENTIONAL TELEVISION MONITOR. DATA IS STORED IN RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES WHICH ARE READ CONTINUOUSLY TO GIVE VIDEO DATA WHICH CONSTANTLY REFRESHES A DISPLAYED PICTURE. NEW DATA IS INPUT TO THE MEMORIES IN RESPONSE TO CONTROLS OF THE COMPUTER INTERFACE. (REF.1, SECTION 2.1.2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

All controls, etc. labelled including those on unit back. Decal applied to stand below table top reads: " EMI Feltham, Middx. England/ EQUIPT. Diagnostic Display/ SEM 464/ UNIT Console SEM 462/ Serial No. 462028/ Mod Rec 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12/ Voltage 115V, 60 Hz/ Current 2A/ Rating Continuous/ Made in United Kingdom. " Decal applied to left side panel of main monitor reads: " INV EMS 83/ 1350-8759/ No 0053 ". Decal marked " E " and various warning/hazard symbol decals appear on unit back.

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

BUFF COLOURED METAL BASE & SCREEN HOUSING; BLACK FEET; OFF-WHITE ARBORITE TABLE TOP & FLIP-UP WRITING SURFACE. GREY METAL AND/OR SYNTHETIC PANELS ON BOTH CAMERA HOUSING & DISPLAY SCREENS.

Decoration

N/A