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Mechanical Drawing - CSIRAC Computer, 'Magnetic Disc Assembly', SKE5360, 24 November 1953
Reg. No: HT 13519 12
- Summary:
- Mechanical diagram (in hard copy) of the Magnetic Disk Assembly of the computer CSIRAC.
The first auxiliary memory for CSIRAC was a drum. Auxiliary memory was always referred to as a drum even though the later version was actually a disc.
The disk itself has a diameter of 296 mm with a thickness of 16 mm. The assembly is 330 mm high, 106 mm wide at its top and 167mm at its base.
Mechanical drawings show the physical construction of a component. They were used to define what was required in the manufacture of CSIRAC's hardware.
Technical details:
Mechanical Drawing. Subsystem: Drum. Drawn/checked by H. Paddie
Original Ink on Tracing Paper, Drawing Size B - Acquisition Information:
- Donation from University of Melbourne (The) Computer Science & Software Engineering Department
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 69 mm (Height), 97 mm (Length) |
| Dimension Comment: | Drawing Size: B |
More information
| Tagged with: | computing, csirac computer, first generation computers, mainframe computers |
| Themes this item is part of: | CSIRAC Drawings & Diagrams - An Overview, Information & Communication Collection, CSIRAC Collection, Archival Paper Tape Reading Project for CSIRAC 12 Hole Paper Tapes |
| Primary Classification: | COMPUTING & CALCULATING |
| Secondary Classification: | Digital Computing |
| Tertiary Classification: | drawings |
| Commissioned By: | Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Division of Radiophysics, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 24 Nov 1953 |
| Date Created: | 24 Nov 1953 |
| Collector: | CSIRAC History Team, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1995 or later |
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