Artifact Details

Title

Memory Drum

Catalog Number

102807429

Type

Physical Object

Description

This object is a display version of a magnetic drum, similar to those being used in airborne computers. It's encased inside a plexiglass box for displayThe cylinder in 3 inches in diameter, with a small threaded axial protrusion on both sides

Date

ca 1960

Manufacturer

IBM Federal Systems Division

Place Manufactured

USA

Identifying Numbers

4

Dimensions

overall: 4 1/4 in x 3 5/8 in x 3 1/2 in

Credit

Gift of Dr. Thomas Bergin

Lot Number

2022.0064