General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

2

Total Parts

3

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

Synthetic charts with paper sheets and cardboard box

Dimensions

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

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

McDonnell Douglas

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1984-1989

Canada

DONOR, CANADIAN ENGINEERING FIRM ADJELEIAN ALLEN RUBELI LTD. OF OTTAWA & TORONTO,USED THIS EQUIPMENT IN DESIGN OF MANY OFFICE BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN OTTAWA. PURCHASED IN 1984 FOR $150,000, IT WAS ALSO USED TO DESIGN STRUCTURAL & MECHANICAL COMPONENTS OF TORONTO SKYDOME.

Function

Unknown

Technical

PRIME WAS ONE OF MOST SOPHISTICATED MINICOMPUTERS OF PERIOD. WHERE DEC VAX DISPLACED LARGE MAINFRAME COMPUTERS LIKE IBM 370, PRIME TOOK FURTHER STEP BY ADOPTING EVEN HIGHER LEVEL OF LSI & FASTER CHIPS IN ABOUT 1/4 VOLUME. 2250 WAS CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT ADVANCE IN TECHNOLOGY BUT COST ABOUT 50% MORE THAN VAX. ULTIMATELY PRIME COULD NOT COMPETE WITH LARGER FIRMS & PCS.

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

On the off white charts: "GDS/ MCDONNELL/ DOUGLAS"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Two translucent charts and two opaque, off white charts with yellow, blue, pink, grey, and green designs,

Decoration

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