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Type

Still image

Title

Deuce Drum - English Electric Company

Photographer

Rosen, Phil

Publisher

The Computer Museum

Place of Publication

Boston, MA, US

Identifying Numbers

Other number 1.88Verso ink
Other number P2083Verso ink
Other number X65.82Verso pencil

Dimensions

overall: 8 in x 10 in

Description

Black and white image of the Deuce Drum as part of a drum exhibition. Label on exhibit: " The drum from the English Electrric Deuce 1957,
stored 8k by 32 bit wordson 256 tracks of 32 words each. The 16 read heads can be seen at the right of the drum, and the whole read
head assembly can move to 16 positions. Gift of Murray Allen". Verso "Drum from the English Electric Deuce."

Category

Photograph

Accession Number

102680503