Mainframe Computer Component, SWAC Arithmetic Driver

Description:

The arithmetic unit of the SWAC received information from the memory in the form of numbers to be operated upon and instructions as to the nature of the operation. Having acted upon such instructions and completed the operation, the arithmetic unit returned the answer to the memory.. The arithmetic unit included two pulse drivers.

Date Made: 1950

Maker: National Bureau of Standards

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: California, Los Angeles

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Computers

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Credit Line: National Bureau of Standards

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1983.0208.03Catalog Number: 1983.0208.03Accession Number: 1983.0208

Object Name: mainframe component

Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 73 cm x 29 cm x 5 cm; 28 3/4 in x 11 7/16 in x 1 15/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-c72e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1367820

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