Artifact Details

Title

VAX CPU prototype memory SBI board

Catalog Number

XD148.80B

Type

Physical object

Description

Memory SBI board, M8214 (unpopulated, i.e. blank). There is a handwritten note attached to the board which reads "Digital's First "Extended Hex" Printed Circuit Board. Developed for the VAX- 11/780". There is a second handwritten note attached to the board which reads "9/24/76 Bill The first of Many [Illegible signature]"

Date

1977 ca.

Manufacturer

Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)

Place Manufactured

U.S.

Identifying Numbers

Model number M8214
Other number 035H82140 printed onto the board
Other number M8214 5012451 A soldered onto board

Dimensions

1/8 x 17 3/8 x 12 1/4 in.

Category

Component/module

Lot Number

XD148.80A-C