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Schematic Diagram - CSIRAC, Magnetic Drum Sequence Unit, 17 March 1953
Reg. No: MM 050244
- Summary:
- Schematic diagram in hard copy relating to the computer CSIRAC.
A schematic diagram shows the detailed connections between all the components in a circuit. Such diagrams were used to build circuits and later for testing. For CSIRAC, the most common components were vacuum tubes (valves), capacitors and resistors. Schematic diagrams are also known as circuit diagrams. - Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 1965
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 36 mm (Width), 26.5 mm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | computers, computing |
| 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 |
| Inscriptions: | Stamped on reverse is "C.S.I.R.O. Radiophysics Division Photo. Lab negative no. 3037-4/ date 17-3-53". Written in pencil below stamp is"B-21944". |
| Commissioned By: | Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Division of Radiophysics, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 17 Mar 1953 |
| Date Created: | 17 Mar 1953 |
| Collector: | CSIRAC History Team, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1995 or later |
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