Artifact Details

Title

Whirlwind vacuum tube module

Catalog Number

102731794

Type

Physical object

Description

The object is a module with two vacuum tube sockets that are both populated. Four phenolic boards are attached to 2 male connectors on the bottom. The object has a paper tag attached that reads, "C4-13-7."

Date

1951

Manufacturer

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Identifying Numbers

Other number 03777 Stamped on a paper sticker on the side of the object
Other number BA-BA#65 Embossed on the top of the object

Dimensions

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

Category

Component/module

Credit

Gift of the Digital Equipment Corporation

Lot Number

X115.82