Artifact Details

Title

Whirlwind register driver type II

Catalog Number

102731818

Type

Physical object

Description

The unit is a metal panel bearing 18 BNC connectors. There are 12 vacuum tubes of varying type. Two of the vacuum tubes are connected with resistors and mesh wires. On the left edge there is a power connector.

Date

1951

Manufacturer

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Identifying Numbers

Other number 01801 Located on the bottom right of the front of the panel.
Other number 01806 Located in the bottom middle of the front panel.
Other number 02339 Located at the bottom corner pointing to "J-7 output."
Other number 02340 Is a white sticker located in the top right corner
Other number 02349 Sticker located on the4 bottom left corner pointing the a BNC connector.
Other number FD-7 Handwritten in black oil pencil on the front of the panel.
Other number FD-7 Located in the back right corner.
Other number O2333 Found on a white sticker located in the center at the top
Serial number 2 Printed in white in the front top left corner.

Dimensions

overall: 8 1/2 in x 26 in x 11 1/2 in

Category

Component/module

Credit

Gift of the Digital Equipment Corporation

Lot Number

X115.82