Magellan Developmental Breadboard for GPS Receiver
name: label: maker
content: Magellan Systems Corporation
notes: label: Description
content: The Magellan Systems Corporation produced some of the earliest handheld GPS units for civilian use. In 1986 company engineers began experimenting with electronic mockups. This is the earliest “breadboard” receiver. Together with a keyboard (2010.0154.02) and power supply (2010.0154.03), this object was used to test circuitry and components at Magellan while developing the first civilian GPS receivers.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
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content: Time and Navigation
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content: Measuring & Mapping
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from MITAC Digital Corporation through Michael Williams
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2010.0154.01
label: accession number
content: 2010.0154
label: catalog number
content: 2010.0154.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: global positioning system component
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 23 in x 5 1/4 in; 25.4 cm x 58.42 cm x 13.335 cm