Artifact Details

Title

Whirlwind vacuum tube module

Catalog Number

102735008

Type

Physical object

Description

The record contains a Whirlwind I module with two vacuum tubes, type 6145, attached to a chassis. The chassis has a handle at the top. At the bottom of the module there is a male connector. On either side of the chassis are two spring locking metal screws attached to brackets. Contained within the chassis are six phenolic boards with various components soldered on. At the top of each tube, in yellow paint, is a "3" circled with an X over it.

Date

1951

Manufacturer

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Identifying Numbers

Other number 16824.15 Printed on the connector.
Other number 7AD7 Printed twice on the top of the chassis.
Other number 929 F.F. number printed between the vacuum tubes.

Dimensions

overall: 9 1/4 in x 5 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in

Category

Component/module

Credit

Gift of the Digital Equipment Corporation

Lot Number

X115.82