Summary
Master Drawing List, Parts List, layout diagrams and electrical diagrams for a DEC type 750C perforated tape reader, used with a PDP-8 computer. The drawings were issued 21 August 1968.
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
11 sheets of paper printed in black ink with electrical symbols, diagrams and text, with a light red backing sheet. 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, 1968
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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", " PERFORATED TAPE READER / TYPE 750C "
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Overall Dimensions
285 mm (Width), 17 mm (Depth), 438 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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References
Background history of PDP-8 computer from "Old-Computers" website: [Link 1] - Retrieved 15 Sep 2010 History of DEC company at "Computer History Museum" website: [Link 2] - Retrieved 15 Sep 2010
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