Artifact Details

Title

PB-250 minicomputer

Catalog Number

102630088

Type

Physical object

Description

The donor provides the following information: "This computer was purchased by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation about 1962 at an approximate cost of $25,000.00. The machine was used in the NERVA (Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application) project done at Waltz Mill, PA."

Date

c. 1961

Manufacturer

Packard Bell Computer (A division of Packard Bell Electronics)

Identifying Numbers

Model number 250
Other number AL-670 Front top left corner, Westinghouse property tag

Dimensions

overall: 73 in x 24 in x 28 in

Category

Digital computer/minicomputer

Credit

Courtesy of Richard Leamer

Lot Number

X2515.2003