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Pencil - CSIRAC Computer, Lead, 1950s
Reg. No: ST 044471
- Summary:
- One of two lead pencils used by engineers working on CSIRAC.
The pencils were used in the late 1950s, during the period that CSIRAC was at the University of Melbourne.
Pencils were used sometimes in preference to fountain pens; the use of ball-point pens was only then becoming commonplace. - Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr. John Spencer, 1999
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 17 cm (Length), .9 cm (Diameter) |
More information
| Tagged with: | computer accessories, computing, csirac computer |
| Themes this item is part of: | Information & Communication Collection, CSIRAC Collection |
| Primary Classification: | COMPUTING & CALCULATING |
| Secondary Classification: | Digital Computing |
| Tertiary Classification: | equipment |
| User: | University of Melbourne (The), Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1954-1964 |
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