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"Visible Storage"
Artifacts that were in NASA Ames Building 126
available in that building from about 1995 to 2003
moved to the 1401 Shoreline building in 2003
most incorporated into R|EVOLUTION in 2011
Bob Rosenbloom has his own "invisible storage"
Goal of this page
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Provide descriptions of artifacts in the old "Visible Storage", alphabetically
by manufacturer.
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| About 2002, Wikipedia came on strong and largely made this effort redundant. I now spend more time updating Wikipedia than updating this series of web pages. |
Note:
| There is a gigantic collection of computer system manuals and programming manuals available at http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/. Organized usually by manufacturer, sometimes by a sponsoring organization. For instance, the ILLIAC IV is listed under "univOfIllinoisUrbana" rather than under "Burroughs Corporation". |
sorted by Manufacturer
A,
B,
C,
D,
E,
F,
G,
H,
I,
J,
K,
L,
M,
N,
O,
P,
Q,
R,
S,
T,
U,
V,
W,
X,
Y,
Z,
NotReady
| Manufacturer | Name | Date Accession # Alliant |
Alliant FX/1
(P) | ??? | X1442.98 Alliant |
FX/8 Superminicomputer
(P) | 1985 | X1544.98 A-D Amdahl |
Amdahl-470 V/6
(P)
| . | . Apollo Computer, Inc. |
Apollo Domain DN300-1MB Workstation
(P) | 1984 | X424.84 (A-D) Apple Computer |
Apple-1
(P)
| 1975 | L7329 Apple Computer, Inc. |
Apple Macintosh (P)
| 1984 | X1476.98 Apple Computer, Inc. |
iMac | 1998 | X1668.99 Apple Computer, Inc. |
Lisa (P) | . | . Apple Computer, Inc. |
Apple-II (P) | . | . Autonetics Division, North American Aviation |
Minuteman missile guidance computer
(P)
| ca 1960 | X1502.97 |
| Bendix | G-15 (P) | ... X48.82 Bolt, Beranek and Newman |
Interface Message Processor (IMP)
(P)
| . | . Burroughs Corporation Electrodata Division |
Electrodata E205 | (Burroughs 205) (P) central processor 1964 | X1055.91 Burroughs Corporation/University of Illinois |
ILLIAC IV
(P) | 1975 | X137.82 |
| Compaq | Compaq-1? (P) | . . Commodore |
Commodore Pet (P) | 1977 | ... Commodore |
Commodore 64 (P) | . | ... Computer Control Division, Honeywell, Inc. |
H316 General Purpose Digital Computer - a.k.a. Kitchen Computer
(P) | . | ... Computer Control Company |
DDP-116 General Purpose Computer
(P) | ca. 1965 | X578.85 Computer Recreations, Inc. |
Galaxy Game (P)
| . | . Control Data Corporation / Bendix Corporation
| Bendix G-15 | 1956 | X48.82 B Control Data Corporation / Bendix Corporation | Bendix
G-15 (P)
| BRL-61 Link 1956 | X48.82 A Control Data Corporation (CDC)
| a great summary of CDC
CDC 160A | BRL-61 Link 1961 | X92.82 Control Data Corporation (CDC) |
405 Card reader (P)
| ca. 1969 | X1385.97 R Control Data Corporation (CDC) |
512 Line Printer (P)
| ca. 1969 | X1385.97 O < Control Data Corporation (CDC) / ETA Systems, Inc.
| Type 819 Disk Storage Unit
| 1988 | X1691.99 K Control Data Corporation (CDC) |
CDC 6600 - S/N 1, (2 pcs) & console
(P) | 1964 | X1385.97 F-J Control Data Corporation (CDC) |
CDC 7600- S/N 1, CPU & console
(P) | 1969 | X1385.97 T-U Control Data Corporation (CDC) |
Model 9883-91 Disk Pack ,
(P)
| 1983 | X1715.99 L Control Data Corporation (CDC)
/ ETA Systems, Inc. |
ETA-10 (P)
| 1988 | ... Control Data Corporation (CDC) | 9-Track Tape Robot
| ??? | X1385.97 M-N Control Data Corporation (CDC) |
844 Disk Storage Unit
(P)
| ??? | X1385.97 N Control Data Corporation (CDC) |
Little Character
(P) | ca. 1958 | X437.84 Control Data Corporation (CDC) |
38503-1 Cartridge Storage Unit
| ... | ... Convex Computer, Corp. / Hewlett-Packard (HP) |
Gallium Arsenide Logic Board
(P) | 1995 | X1443.98 Convex Computer, Corp. / Hewlett-Packard (HP) |
C-1,
(P) | ... | ... Convex |
Convex (P) | . | ... Cray Research, Inc. |
Cray-1 A
(P)
| 1976 | X1553.98 A-G Cray Research, Inc. | Cray 1M/4400 | 1978 | X1553.98 A-G Cray Research, Inc |
Cray-2 (8 processor)
(p)
| 1985 | X1630.99 Cray Computer |
Cray-3 CPU,
(P)
| 1995 | ... Cray Research, Inc |
YMP-EL
(p)
| . | . Cray Research, Inc |
Cray-Y-MP (P) | . | ... |
| Data General Corporation | College Campus Recruiting Poster | 1977 X1287.96 Data General Corporation |
Nova (P) | X2066.2001
| Data Products | Line Printer | ... | X1295.96? Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) | MicroVAX II die plot
| 1984 | X1730.99 Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) |
DEC LINC-8
(P)
| . | . Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
| PDP-1
(P)
| BRL-61 Link 1960 | X99.82 XD116.79? Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) |
PDP-4
(P) | 1962 | - Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) |
PDP-5
(P) | 1963 | - Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) |
PDP-6 | 1964 | - Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) | PDP-7
| 1965 | - Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) |
PDP-8 (P) | 1965 | X1366.97 Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) |
PDP-9
(P) | 1968 | - Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) |
PDP-10 (KL-10)
(P)
| 1967??? | X1296.97 Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) |
PDP-11
(P) | 1973 | ... Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) |
PDP-12
(P) | 1969 | - Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) | PDP-15
| 1970 | - Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) |
VAX 11/750
(P) | X1111.92 | 1981 Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) |
VAX 11/780
(P) | X1111.92 | 1981 |
| Electronic Associates - Inc. | EAI 580 Analog/Hybrid Computing System | ca. 1968 X661.86 English Electric Company |
Magnet drum from the DEUCE computer
(P)
| . | . ETA Systems, Inc. |
ETA 10 CPU
(P) | 1988 | X1041.90 ETA Systems, Inc. / IBIS Systems, Inc | Disk Storage Unit
| 1988 | X1691.99 F-J ETH |
Lilith (P) | . | . Evans and Sutherland | E&S-1 | 1986 | ... |
| Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation | Symbol Machine | 1972 X117.82 |
| Heath Company | EC-1 Educational Electronic Analog Computer (P) | 1977 X1821.2000 Heath Company |
H-1 Educational Computer (analog)
(P) | ca. 1960 | X799.86 Heath Company |
H-8 Computer
(P) | . | . Hewlett-Packard (HP) | Hewlett-Packard (HP)
250 System (P) | ... | ... Hewlett-Packard (HP) | Hewlett-Packard (HP)
2100 System (P) | ... | ... Hewlett-Packard (HP) | HP3000 CPU
(P) | 1986 | X1715.99 A Hewlett-Packard (HP) | HP7935 Disk Drive | 1986 | X1715.99 C Hewlett-Packard (HP) | Hewlett-Packard (HP)
Gallium Arsenide Super Computer (P)
| ... | ... Honeywell Informations Systems, Inc |
Honeywell DPS8
(P)
| 1983 | ... Hollerith | (Roberto Guatelli)
Hollerith Electric Tabulating System
(P) | 1890, Reproduction by Roberto Guatelli, (1981)
| XD231.81 |
| IMSAI | IMSAI | ... ... Institute f r Informatik |
Lilith | 1981 | X1051.91 Intel Corporation |
iPSC860 Intel Personal Supercomputer | 1985 | X1076.91 Intel Supercomputers, Ltd. |
iPSC860 Supercomputer | 1990 | X1686.99 Intel Supercomputing |
Touchstone Delta,
(P) | 1991 | X1643.99 A-C Intel Supercomputing | Paragon XP/S
| 1994 | X1644.99 International Business Machines (IBM) |
IBM 026 Printing Card Punch
| ??? | X322.84 International Business Machines (IBM) |
IBM 029 Printing Card Punch
(P)
| ??? | ??? International Business Machines (IBM) |
Type 077 Collator (P) | 1945 | X1578.98 International Business Machines (IBM) |
Type 083 Sorter (P)
(P) | ??? | ??? International Business Machines (IBM) |
IBM SYSTEM/360 model 30
(P) | 1961 | ... International Business Machines (IBM) |
System/360, Model 91 Console
(P) | ca 1968 | X1321.97 International Business Machines (IBM) |
519 Reproducing Card Punch ,
(P)
| ??? | ? International Business Machines (IBM) | 529 printing summary punch
| ??? | X985.89 ? or X40.80 ? International Business Machines (IBM) | 557 Alphabetic Intepreter
(P)
| ??? | ? International Business Machines (IBM) |
IBM-604 (P) | 1948?? | ... International Business Machines (IBM) | IBM 729 IV Tape Drive
| ??? | X460.84 International Business Machines (IBM) |
1130 | ??? | ??? International Business Machines (IBM) | 1311 Disk Storage Drive
| 1962 | X1395.97 International Business Machines (IBM) |
1360 Photodigital Storage System
(P)
| ??? | X789.86 International Business Machines (IBM) |
Photodigital Store (Cypress) | 1967 | X1385.97 K-L International Business Machines (IBM) |
Photodigital Store (Cypress) framed photo | 1967 | X1595.99 International Business Machines (IBM) |
IBM 1401 System (P) w 1403 line printer, 1402 card reader/punch
| BRL-61 Link ca. 1961 | X233.83 A-C International Business Machines (IBM) |
1620 (P)
| ??? | X985.89 ? or X40.80 ? International Business Machines (IBM) | 3151 ASCII Terminal
| 1987 | X1640.99 Q-R International Business Machines (IBM) | 3278 | 1979 | X1640.99 CN International Business Machines (IBM) | 3420 Field Tester
| ca. 1982 | X1640.99 CG International Business Machines (IBM) | 3420 Magnetic Tape Drive Unit
| ca. 1980 | X1640.99 L International Business Machines (IBM) | 3420 Magnetic Tape Drive Unit
| ca. 1980 | X1640.99 M International Business Machines (IBM) | 3505 Card Reader
| ca. 1980 | X1640.99 A International Business Machines (IBM) | 3525 Card Punch
| 1979 | X1640.99 B International Business Machines (IBM) | 3880 Storage Director
| 1987 | X1640.99 CS International Business Machines (IBM) |
3380D DASD (Direct Access Storage Device) | ca. 1985 | X1640.99 CQ International Business Machines (IBM) |
4245 Line Printer | 1985 | X1640.99 N International Business Machines (IBM) |
4245 Line Printer Stacker | 1985 | X1640.99 O International Business Machines (IBM) |
4381 System Processor (CPU) | ca. 1980 | X1640.99 CF International Business Machines (IBM) |
5110 (P) | . | . International Business Machines (IBM) |
7030 - "Stretch" (P)
CPU and I/O Consoles
| BRL-61 Link International Business Machines (IBM) |
IBM 7094 console (P)
| 1962 | X837.87 International Business Machines (IBM) |
Card Data Recorder / Keypunch | ca. 1975 | X1640.99 J International Business Machines (IBM) |
Document Processing Machine | 1950 | X1640.99 AA International Business Machines (IBM) |
The New IBM Electronic Statistical Machine | ca. 1948 | X1676.99 International Business Machines (IBM) |
Plugboard Control Panel(s) | 1950 | X1640.99 AB-AR International Business Machines (IBM) |
Printer Control Tape Punch | ca. 1970 | X1566.98 International Business Machines (IBM) |
IBM RT PC | 1986 | X1548.98 A-F International Business Machines (IBM)
| SAGE AN/FSQ-7 & AN/FSQ-8
- core, console, power supply unit, array, array
| BRL-61 Link 1956 | X260.83 - X310.84 (not inclusive) IBM |
IBM XT (P) | 1983? | ... |
| Kenbak | KENBAK-1 (P) | . . Kendall Square Research |
KSR-1
(P)
| 1991 | X1522.98 Kurzweil | Reading m/c for Blind | ... | X236.83 |
| Lehmer, D. H.
Lehmer, D. N. | Lehmer-Factoring-Machines (P) | 1932 X85.82 Librascope
| see Royal Precision - McBee
| .
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| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | LINC | ca. 1963 XD118.79 A-G, X834.87, X835.87 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
| Whirlwind | 1951 | ... Minneapolis Honeywell
| See "Honeywell" . | .
| M.I.T - Mass.
Inst. Tech | Apollo Guidance Computer - AGC -
(P)
| ... | ... MITS | (Altair 8800
(P) | 1975 | . Meiko Limited |
CS-2 (COMPUTING SURFACE 2) | 1994 | X1860.2000 MRCS | Multi-RIOS Computer Server Prototype | ?? | ?? MOSTEK, Inc. | MK4096 rubylith | N/A | X444.84 D Motorola | MONSOON | ... | ... Multiflow | Multiflow Trace | 1988 | X1156.94 |
| Nippon Electric Corporation (NEC) |
NEAC 2203 (P)
card punch, card reader/punch | 1960 X800.86 A-l ?Norden?? | Norden Bomb Sight
(P) | .
| Nordsieck, Arnold |
Arnold Nordsieck s Differential Analyzer | ...
| Nutting Associates |
Computer Space
(P) | 1970 | X1025.90 |
| Osborne Associates | Osborne-1? (P) | . ... |
| Pennsylvania School of Engineering | ENIAC
BRL-55 Link | 1946 ... Peterson, H.P. | Mona by the Numbers | 1965 | X1028.90 Philco Corporation | Philco 212 Instruction Timer sliderule
| 1960 | X136.82 Philco Corporation |
Philco 212
(P) | ? | ? Pixar | Pixar Image Computer | 1988 | X1823.2000 |
| Radio Shack | TRS-80, Model 100 (P) |
. . RAND Corporation |
Johnniac Elapsed Hour Meter Panel |
ca. 1955 | X1560.98 RAND Corporation |
Johnniac (P)
| 1954 | X1006.89 Remington Rand
| see UNIVAC
| Roberts, Steve | BEHEMOTH | 1983-1991
| L2003.2001 Royal Precision Electronic Computer Company | LGP-30
Computer (Librascope General Precision) | 1956 | X14.81 |
| South West Technical Products | SWTP 6800 (P), link | . . Sperry Univac Corporation |
The NTDS Computer
(P)
| 1962 | X184.83 SRI International |
THE SRI VAN article from CORE 3.1 | X1590.99
| Symbolics | LM-2 | 1981 | X995.89 Symbolics, Inc. |
3600 ,
(P) | 1983 | X1315.97 |
| Tandy Radio Shack | TRS-80 (P) | . . Teletype Corporation |
Teletype Model 33 | ca. 1963 | X1557.98 Thinking Machines Corporation |
(Connection Machine) | CM-1 (P) 1985 | X1124.93 Thinking Machines Corporation |
CM-2 | 1987 | ... Thinking Machines Corporation |
CM-5
(P) | 1993 | CM5 Three Rivers Computer Company | PERQ | 1982 | X994.89 A-C |
| UNIVAC |
NTDS Unit Computer
UNIVAC CP-642, UNIVAC 1206 AN/USQ-20 (P) | ...
| UNIVAC | UNIVAC I | 1952 | ... UNIVAC | UNIVAC 494
| .
| UNIVAC | UNIVAC ???
(P) | 1958 | ... UNIVAC | UNIVAC I Mercury Delay Line
Memory (P)
| .
| University of California -- Berkeley |
RAID II Prototype
(P)
| 1992 | X1330.97 University of Illinois / Burroughs Corporation |
ILLIAC IV (P) | 1975 | X137.82 University of Wisconsin |
WISC (Wisconsin Integrally Synchronized Computer) (P)
CPU & console | 1953 | X1040.90 Unknown | Printer Control Tape Storage Rack | ca. 1970 | X1565.98 Unknown | Forefathers of APL | ca. 1980-85 | X1692.99 A Unknown | R. D. Moore Insight and Recognition Memorial
| ca. 1980-85 | X1692.99 B
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| Wright Line, Inc. | Plugboard Control Panel Rack | 1950 X1640.99 AK Wright Line, Inc. | Plugboard Control Panel Rack
| ca. 19?? | X1640.99 AS |
| Xerox Corporation | Star | 1981 X1551.98 A-E Xerox Corporation |
A: Notetaker 1 System Unit; B: Keyboard; C: Mouse
(P)
| 1970s | X748.86 A-C Xerox Corporation |
Dover Laser Printer | 1978 | X750.86 Xerox Corporation - PARC |
ALTO II + Ethernet transceiver
| 1972 | X124.82 A-E Xerox Corporation - PARC |
Alto II CPU, Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse
(P)
| ca. 1972 | X1740.99 A-D Xerox Corporation - PARC |
A: Alto II CPU; B: Monitor; C: Keyboard; D: Mouse
| ca. 1972 | X749.86 A-D Xerox Corporation - PARC |
Star
(P)
| ca. 1961 | . |
| Zuse | Zuse Z23 (P) | 1961 ... |
The following entries are in even earlier development on this web page (or were moved out of Visible storage).
| Enigma | Enigma | .
| Calculators | Calculators
| . | . ? | Denning robot | ... | ... ? | Franken RAID | ... | X1330.97 ? | Hubot | ... | ... Hp electronic calculators
| Hp electronic calculators
| ... | ... Robots | Core Robots article
| Robots .
| magnetic core | magnetic core
(P) | .
| Eugene Miya | tape transcription | .
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received by ... Aug 2016
Massimo Petrozzi
Hello ... Thank you very much for contacting the Computer History Museum. I would be more than happy to assist you with your request. The image you attached is not part of our collection. Probably Ed took it for his website. If you want to use that image you do not need to credit the Museum, but only Ed. Here a link to see other images of CDC 6600 that are part of our collection: http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/search/?s=CDC+6600&f=stillimage If you are interested in using them for your educational project and the online quality works for you, please, go ahead and use them. In this case, please, credit the Museum: Image courtesy of the Computer History Museum. Do not hesitate to contact me for any other questions.
Best,
Massimo Petrozzi
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