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Miscellaneous Parts, CDC 3800.

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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum, it is either on loan or in storage.

Miscellaneous Parts, CDC 3800.

 

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Manufacturer:   Control Data Corporation

Country of Origin: United States of America

Dimensions:
Storage: 2ft 1/2in. x 1ft 6 1/2in. (62.23 x 46.99cm)

Materials:
Steel, Plastic, Aluminum or Stainless Steel, Paint, Paper, Adhesive

These parts were part of the cabinetry for the Control Data Corporation CDC 3800 computer, accessioned separately. The Control Data 3800 series mainframe computer was installed and used for many years at the Consolidated Space Test Center, Sunnyvale, California, where it was used in the management of various military space activities. The CDC 3800 was a military version of a general-purpose, commercial mainframe computer.

This computer was in operation at the CSTC from the late 1960s through Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

Transferred from the U.S. Air Force


Inventory number: A19930081002