Documentation for the Amdahl 5890 Computer
date: label: date made
content: ca 1985
name: label: user
content: Page, Brian R.
notes: label: Description
content: This blue narrow ruled white paper single subject notebook contains documentation related to the Amdahl 5890 computer. There are seventy-three pages of notes. Most of the notes are on one side of the page with some exceptions. Donor's description of the book: "...the last Amdahl machine for which I have received training was the Amdahl 5890. The 5890 is perhaps the most elegantly designed mainframe from the days of big iron. I have a single spiral notebook containing my hand-written notes completely describing the operation and maintenance of the Amdahl 5890. "
label: Description
content: According to the notes, the Amdahl 5890 contains two closely coupled processors, a MSU, System Controller, and a /IO subsystem consisting of IOPs, IHs, and external unit. The 5890 series launched in 1985 and sold well that helped Amdahl's earnings.
label: Description
content: The donor worked for Amdahl Corporation from 1980 to 1988. He served primarily as a software systems engineer in Customer Support & Services but was also hardware cross-trained.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Computers
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content: Computers & Business Machines
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Brian R. Page
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.3099.04
label: catalog number
content: 2014.3099.04
label: nonaccession number
content: 2014.3099
objectType: label: Object Name
content: documentation
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 1/8 in x 8 7/8 in x 1/2 in; 28.2575 cm x 22.5425 cm x 1.27 cm