Computer Console, CDC 3800, Left Side

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Control Data Corporation

Summary

This is part of the Control Data 3800 series mainframe computer installed and used for many years at the Consolidated Space Test Center, Sunnyvale, California where it was used in the management of various military (mainly reconnaissance) space activities. The CDC 3800 was a military version of a general-purpose, commercial mainframe computer. This computer was in operation at the CSTC from the late 1960s through Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

Alternate Name

CDC 3800 Computer Console (left side)

Credit Line

Transferred from the U.S. Air Force

Inventory Number

A19930081001

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Computers, General Purpose

Materials

Base: beige-painted steel

Console: beige-painted partical board

Control panel: gray steel; plastic buttons; blue Plexiglas

Dimensions

3-D: 182.9 x 81.3 x 111.8cm (72 x 32 x 44 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d869e5d2-b968-4f9f-bcb7-c4895acbdc94

Record ID

nasm_A19930081001