Summary
Two bridging supports, made of metal, that fitted across the aisle between the two lines of cabinets of CSIRAC. They supported the main memory hot box and were bolted to the cabinets on either side.
Their length is the exact distance between the two lines of cabinets as CSIRAC was configured in Melbourne.
The CSIRAC collection is composed of two key parts CSIRAC's hardware and related equipment and the CSIRAC archive. The hardware collection is complete and includes: cabinets, paper tape reading, writing and editing equipment, control console, test equipment, disk drive and miscellaneous components.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Frank Hirst - University of Melbourne (The), Mar 1965
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Maker
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1947
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Designer
Dr Trevor Pearcey, Australia, 1947-1949
Trevor Pearcey was involved with Maston Beard in the design, construction and operation of the CSIR Mk1 computer (later renamed CSIRAC) at the CSIR Division of Radiophysics, Sydney, up until 1955, when the computer was moved to Melbourne. -
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Mr Maston Beard, Australia, 1947-1949
Maston Beard collaborated with Trevor Pearcey in the design, construction and initial operation of the CSIR Mk1 computer (later renamed CSIRAC) at the CSIR Division of Radiophysics, Sydney. Work started in 1947 and the computer was fully operational by 1951, although subsequent modifications were later made throughout the computer's working life up to 1964. This was one of the components used in the computer. -
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Exhibition Collection Management
940 mm (Length), 75 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
both identical
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