Summary
Schematic diagram in hard copy relating to the computer CSIRAC.
This diagram is a copy of one created in Sydney.
A schematic diagram shows the detailed connections between all the components in a circuit. Such diagrams were used to build circuits and later for testing. For CSIRAC, the most common components were vacuum tubes (valves), capacitors and resistors. Schematic diagrams are also known as circuit diagrams.
Technical details:
Schematic Diagram. Subsystem: Arithmetic Unit. Drawn/checked by R. Bowles
Original Ink on Tracing Paper
Latest version of AO3
Description of Content
Schematic Diagram Original Ink on Tracing p. Subsystem: Arithmetic Unit Drawings Comments: Latest version of AO3
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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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Creator
Mr Ron Bowles, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 Jul 1959
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Date Created
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User
University of Melbourne (The), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 Jul 1959
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Collector
CSIRAC History Team, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1995 or later
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Format
drawing
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Keywords
Computing, CSIRAC (Computer), First Generation Computers, Mainframe Computers, Making History - CSIRAC
