General Information

Serial #

809

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PLOTTING TABLE, CONTROLS, & PARTS/ GLASS VACUUM TUBES. .pt is a pliable synthetic material, possibly vinyl.

Dimensions

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

Length

58.4 cm

Width

44.2 cm

Height

24.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Analog peripheral devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Electronic

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Long Branch

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1960-1973

Canada

PERIPHERAL DEVICE FOR PACE 231R ANALOG COMPUTER, WHICH WAS FIRST COMPUTER INSTALLED AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DIVISION OF ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LTD., CANADIAN GOVERNMENT CORPORATION.

Function

OUTPUT DEVICE FOR ANALOG COMPUER USED TO REPRESENT COMPUTER DATA GRAPHICALLY ON PAPER. THIS SELF-BALANCING POTENTIOMETER TYPE RECORDER PLOTTED ONE DC VOLTAGE AS FUNCTION OF 2ND DC VOLTAGE. ONE VARIABLE CONTROLLED POSITION OF ARM ON ABSCISSA WHILE 2ND CONTROLLED POSITION OF MOTOR-DRIVEN PEN ALONG ORDINATE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF VACUUM TUBE BASED ANALOG PLOTTER, CAPABLE OF ACCURATE, RAPID GRAPHIC RECORDING OF ANY DATA THAT IS AVAILABLE IN DC VOLTAGE FORM. IT WAS RELATIVELY PORTABLE TABLE-TOP RECORDER WITH VACUUM PAPER HOLD-DOWN. ADDITION OF ACCESSORY EQ ENABLED IT TO PLOT DIGITAL INFO FROM KEYBOARD, PUNCHED CARDS. OR PAPER TAPE, OR TO OPERATE FUNCTION GENERATOR.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

METALLIC STRIPACROSS TOP READS 'VARIPLOTTER' IN BLACK INCISED LETTERING WITH GREY '1100-E' ON BLUE GROUND/ METALLIC & BLUE PLATE ON FRONT READS 'PACE' IN RAISED METALLIC LETTERING & 'ELECTRONIC/ ASSOCIATES/ INC. IN INCISED BLACK LETTERING/ BROWN LETTERING ON SIDE PANEL READS 'VARIPLOTTER PLOTTING BOARD/ ELECTRONIC ASSOCIATES INC., LONG BRANCH, N.J.'/ BROWN LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS ON SIDE PANEL & TOP CONTROL PANEL/ INTERIOR LABEL READS 'ELECTRONIC ASSOCIATES INC./ LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEY/ MOD. NO. 1100-100-E SER. NO. 809'

Missing

PENS? - ADDITIONAL PARTS POSSIBLY IN 740017 PTS

Finish

BROWN WRINKLE FINISHED CASING/ GREY PLOTTING TABLE/ GREY & BROWN PAINTED CONTROL PANEL WITH BLUE SYNTHETIC & METALLIC CONTROLS/ METALLIC CASING SIDE GRILLES, ONE WITH BROWN & GREY PAINTED PANEL WITH BROWN, WHITE, & BLACK CONTROLS & METALLIC PARTS/ BRUSHED & PLATED PEN ARM MECHANISM .pt is a matte vinyl-type translucent yellow.

Decoration

WHITE LABELS ON TOP & IN INTERIOR READING ''AECL/ TORONTO/ 2889' & 'AECL/ TORONTO/ 6724' RESPECTIVELY/ LABELS ON PLASTIC VIALS READ 'ELECTRONIC/ ASSOCIATES INC.' & 'PACE/ PRECISION ANALOG COMPUTING EQUIPMENT'