LINC Main Console, 1963
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Artifact Overview
This transistorized computer was designed for use in medical and scientific laboratories. Created at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory by Wesley A. Clark and Charles Molnar, researchers could program the LINC to receive instant visual feedback in their own laboratory, rather than using timeshared systems. This LINC console was built by computer scientist Jerry Cox at the Central Institute for the Deaf.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Minicomputer
Date Made
1963
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.140.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Jerry Cox and Robert E. Morley, in memory of Wesley A. Clark.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Color
Silver (Color)
Grayish blue
Red
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 19 in
Length: 16 in
Inscriptions
sticker on front:
ON OR OFF / WHILE TAPES ARE / ON HEADS
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New Acquisition: LINC Computer Console
The "Laboratory INstrument Computer" (aka the LINC) is among the contenders for the title of the "first personal computer." Two original examples of the main console for the LINC are now part of The Henry Ford's collection of computing history.