Digiac 3020 Core Memory Trainer, circa 1962

Summary

This educational computer was used to introduce students to the basics of computer operation and logic programming. It is a direct response to the rapid growth of the 1960s computing industry, and the need to train specialized workers. This DIGIAC was used in a Toledo, Ohio, high school. A section of its "core memory" is visible through a small window.

This educational computer was used to introduce students to the basics of computer operation and logic programming. It is a direct response to the rapid growth of the 1960s computing industry, and the need to train specialized workers. This DIGIAC was used in a Toledo, Ohio, high school. A section of its "core memory" is visible through a small window.

Artifact

Computer

Date Made

circa 1962

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2016.62.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Thomas W. Adkins.

Color

Brown
Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 24.875 in

Width: 21.125 in

Length: 15 in  (including handles on front)

Inscriptions

plaque on front, center: DIGIAC 3020 front, across top of lower panel: DIGIAC 3020 CORE MEMORY TRAINER front, across bottom of lower panel: DIGIAC CORPORATION, PLAINVIEW, N.Y. back, lower right corner plaque: MODEL NO. 3020 / SERIAL NO. 1209 / 117 VOLT 60 CPS .2 AMP / DIGIAC CORPORATION / PLAINVIEW, L.I., N.Y. inside, left side of tray rim: CAUTION remove plug before chg 1/2 A fuse

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