Title
Control Data Corporation “Little Character” prototypeCatalog Number
X437.84Type
Physical objectDescription
The laboratory prototype of Control Data's earliest computer series. This experimental network proved that large-scale computer design could employ the building block principle--using transistor printed circuit cards. Each card contained relatively few basic circuits--but this concept suggested a vast new world of computer technology.Object consists of backplane, with approximately 500 small transistor circuit boards, each about 2-1/2 in square, and core memory stack. Projecting from the front aconsole with switches and lights is in a plexiglass case. ejm 2006-12-07
Date
1958Manufacturer
Control Data Corporation (CDC)Place Manufactured
U.S.Identifying Numbers
| Model number | Little Character |
Dimensions
overall: 68 in x 50 in x 21 inCategory
Fixed-application digital computer/otherSubject
Cray, Seymour; CDC 1604 (Computer); Cold WarCredit
On loan from the Control Data CorporationLot Number
X437.84
