Summary
Schematic diagram in hard copy relating to the computer CSIRAC.
Possible date 1961.
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:
Circuit Drawing - B20370, Monitor Unit for Electronic Computer
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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
Circuit Drawing - B20370, Monitor Unit for Electronic Computer
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Keywords
Computer Software, Computers, Computing, CSIRAC (Computer), Making History - CSIRAC