Mainframe Computer Components, Ferranti Mark II High Speed Tape Reader Parts Used with Athena
name: label: maker
content: Ferranti Limited
notes: label: Description
content: These are parts from a section of the Burroughs Athena computer built by Ferranti. This computer was primarily for missile guidance and ran synchronized with an online guidance system; They are metal components in the shape of rectangular prisms with three holes down the center axis.
label: Description
content: Object 1983.3001.50 is the tape reader, objects 1983.3001.38 through 1983.3001.46 and 1983.3001.51 are related parts.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Computers
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Carnegie Mellon University
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.3001.40
label: nonaccession number
content: 1983.3001
label: catalog number
content: 1983.3001.40
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mainframe computer peripheral components
label: Object Name
content: mainframe computer components
label: Object Name
content: mainframe computer peripheral component
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .5 cm x 12 cm x 3.5 cm; 3/16 in x 4 23/32 in x 1 3/8 in