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Circuit Board, Module, Computer, IBM 701

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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    IBM Corporation

    Summary

    This is a circuit module from an IBM Model 701 electronic data processing machine, one of the first electronic digital computers built by IBM in the early 1950s. Fewer than two dozen were installed, and the majority of these were at aerospace and defense laboratories or facilities.

    Credit Line

    Gift of the IBM Corporation

    Inventory Number

    A19870222000

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    INSTRUMENTS-Computers, General Purpose

    Materials

    HAZMAT: Cadmium
    Ferrous Alloy
    Non-Magnetic White Metal
    Glass
    Plastic
    Fiberglass
    Synthetic Fiber Thread
    Rubber
    Ink
    Solder

    Dimensions

    3-D: 25.4 x 2.5 x 19.1cm (10 x 1 x 7 1/2 in.)

    Country of Origin

    United States of America

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    National Air and Space Museum Collection

    Data Source

    National Air and Space Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9063a3e49-b712-42be-8554-255a86e5d0de

    Record ID

    nasm_A19870222000

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