Summary
Master Drawing List, Parts Lists, Layout Assembly diagrams, electrical diagrams and copied photographic images related to the PC01 Reader and Punch, part of a PDP-8 computer system. The drawings were issued 24 September 1967.
The PDP-8 is a minicomputer manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), of Maynard, Massachusetts, U.S.A. It is considered to be the first commercially successful minicomputer.
Physical Description
15 sheets of paper printed in black ink with electrical symbols, diagrams and text, with a light red sheet of backing paper. The cover sheet (Master Drawing List) has a list of the drawing sheets attached together with three metal staples on one edge. The drawing sheets have been folded in half.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Materials Science Division, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 19 Jun 1986
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Manufacturer
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), Maynard, Massachusetts, United States of America, 1967
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Inscriptions
On top of cover sheet: ' MASTER DRAWING LIST' Inside drawing title block of cover sheet: ' digital [corporate logo font] EQUIPMENT / CORPORATION / MAYNARD, MASSACHUSETTS', 'PC01 READER & PUNCH / (60Hz)'
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Overall Dimensions
295 mm (Width), 25 mm (Depth), 436 mm (Height)
Overall dimension is for folded folio of sheets. Single, unfolded sheet size is 562 mm width x 436 mm height.
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