Summary
Schematic diagram in hard copy relating to the compurter CSIRAC.
Schematic diagram shows the detailed connections between all the components in a circuit. They are used to build the circuit 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.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Computer Science & Software Engineering Department, University of Melbourne (The), 10 Apr 2012
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Commissioned By
Division of Radiophysics, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1948-1955
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Collector
CSIRAC History Team, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1995 or later
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Inscriptions
Title: 'Circuit Diagram - Clock, B17800'
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Keywords
Computer Software, Computers, Computing, CSIRAC (Computer), Making History - CSIRAC
