Artifact Details

Title

The Quantimet 720 Image Analysing Computer

Catalog Number

102646253

Type

Document

Description

A four color brochure for the Quantiment 720 Image Analysing Computer. The cover features a picture of a woman using the 720 and a date stamp for August 26, 1970. The inside cover includes a table of contents and another picture of a woman using the 720. The brochure is divided into the following sections: "Advances in image analysis technology in the Quantiment 720;" "Design," "Performance;" "Applications;" "References;" "Operating Principle;" "Description and system schematic;" "Choice of the most cost effective 720 system; and "Specification." Pages 3 and 4 feature examples of the 720's counting and sizing modes, guard region, and digital picture point concept. Pages 8 - 10 list the applications of the 720 in areas such as materials science, life sciences, and other disciplines. A chart of the 720 system is included on page 11 and a chart of the system schematic is featured on page 13. Technical specifications are included in the brochure.

Date

1970

Publisher

Image Analysing Computers Ltd.(IMANCO)

Place of Publication

U.S.

Extent

16 p.

Dimensions

11 x 8 1/4 in.

Copyright Holder

Metals Research Instrument Corporation

Category

Promotional Material

Subject

promotional materials; Quantimet 720 (Computer); Digital computer; 720 Vidicon Image Scanner (Scanner); Scientific applications; Educational applications; I/O: scanner; Metals Research Instrument Corporation; Image Analysing Computers Ltd. (IMANCO); 720 Plumbicon Image Scanner (Scanner)

Credit

Gift of Thomas J. Buckholtz and Helen T. Buckholtz

Lot Number

X2592.2004