Memory core plane

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OBJECT TYPE: FERRITE CORE/64X64 MATRIX
DATE: 1970–1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0415.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: IBM S/360/ 63702100
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 0101-C-159FX582
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC BOARD/ METAL WIRE & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.1 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Digital computing devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: CIRCA 1970'S TO EARLY 1980'S
Canada: USED IN GOVERNMENT OF CANADA COMPUTER SERVICES BUREAU COMPUTER
Function: COMPONENT OF FERRITE CORE MEMORY, A TYPE OF COMPUTER MEMORY THAT STORES DATA ON TINY MAGNETIZED RINGS SUSPENDED IN A GRID OF CURRENT-CARRYING WIRES.
Technical: TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF MEMORY CORE OF IBM S/360 COMPUTER, TYPE OF MEMORY USED BEFORE INVENTION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MEMORY CHIPS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: METALLIC 'MADE IN U.S.A.', '63702100', & 'MW-3'/ BLACK HAND-INKED '0101-C-1591FX582'
Missing: ferrite rings missing from damaged areas
Finish: GREEN BOARD/ COPPER-COLOURED MATRIX/ METALLIC PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Memory core plane, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1991.0415, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1991.0415.001/

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