The object is a plug-in logic module for the SAGE/AN-FSQ-7 computer. SAGE was a series of computers with radar input used to monitor aircraft in the sky over the northern border of the United States.
Date
Circa 1958
Manufacturer
International Business Machines (IBM)
Place Manufactured
Kingston, NY, USA
Identifying Numbers
Other number
2000.005.17
Deprecated MIT number on a tag, discarded.
Part number
3087583
Serial number
000046
Dimensions
overall: 2 5/8 in x 18 1/4 in x 16 3/8 in
Credit
Gift of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)