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 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 (right side)
Credit Line
Transferred from the U.S. Air Force
Inventory Number
A19930081000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
INSTRUMENTS-Computers, General Purpose
Materials
Base: beige-painted steel
Console: beige-painted particle board
Control Panel: gray steel, plastice buttons, blue Plexiglas
Dimensions
3-D: 182.9 x 81.3 x 94cm (72 x 32 x 37 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Hangar
James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19930081000