Artifact Details

Title

Prime 300/400

Catalog Number

102692747

Type

Physical object

Description

A label on the back details the history of this unit, and it mentions it was used to process data for the Viking Mission to Mars. It was networked to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and aided in the development of the Viking view of Mars exhibit.

Date

1973

Manufacturer

Prime Computer, Inc. (PR1ME)

Place Manufactured

U.S.

Identifying Numbers

Model number P400 On paper on back
Other number 0409002 On Prime label on frame on top of rear

Dimensions

overall: 70 in x 25 3/4 in x 33 in

Category

Digital computer/minicomputer