This is a collection of parts from the Burroughs Athena computer commissioned by the U.S. Air Force and built by Remington Rand Univac. This computer was primarily for missile guidance and ran synchronized with an online guidance system. Each component includes transistors, resistors and capacitors. It may be part of a switch or the memory.
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