Summary
This is one of a series of photographic material in print, negative and/or digital formats covering CSIRAC machine and the people associated with it. The series was acquired from the University of Melbourne in 2003.
Description of Content
CSIR Mk 1 memory cabinet with mercury delay lines on stand in foreground, Sydney, 23 May, 1952.. In Sydney, the mercury delay lines were not temperature controlled and the frequency control relied only on the feedback system. Introducing temperature control, after the move to Melbourne, made the system more reliable. This photograph of CSIR Mk1 in Sydney shows the delay lines mounted in front of the memory cabinet and without a temperature controlled box.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Computer Science & Software Engineering Department, University of Melbourne (The), by Jul 2003
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Collector
CSIRAC History Team, University of Melbourne, Bouverie Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1995 or later
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Computing & calculating, Digital computing, Archival materials
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Type of item
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Keywords
Computing, CSIRAC (Computer), First Generation Computers, Mainframe Computers, Making History - CSIRAC
