Title
Whirlwind bus driver flip-flop storage rack
Catalog Number
102733459
Type
Physical object
Description
The object is a metal panel with a phenolic board mounted underneath. There are sockets for six octal vacuum tubes; all are populated. There are 12 BNC connectors around the edges, and one 29-pin connector on the left side. A screen-printed label at the upper-left corner of the top, and on the lower-right of the underside, reads "BUS DRIVER FLIP-FLOP STORAGE RACK SERIAL # 3." There is a 3 by 5 card taped to the top with the message "NR3701 - Box2 - #4 BUS DRIVER Flip-Flop Storage Rack #2,3,4" handwritten in red.
Date
1951
Manufacturer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Identifying Numbers
| Other number |
00188 |
Printed on a white paper label on the top center of the panel. |
| Other number |
F3-1 |
Handwritten on a white paper label at the lower right corner of the underside. |
| Serial number |
3 |
Printed in white paint on both the upper left corner of the top of the panel and the lower right corner of the underside. |
Dimensions
overall: 11 5/8 in x 26 in x 8 1/4 in
Category
Component/module
Credit
Gift of Compaq Computer Corporation
