WOW!!!

Back pitch does not equal front pitch...  Or is that a trick of the light...

If so, it's wonderfully pleasing that we didn't end up down that path.

Kindest regards,

Doug Jackson

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On Sun, 17 May 2026 at 03:55, Bill Degnan via cctalk <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I have found that you can use the UNIVAC news for research, but it takes
> some time.  They often had deployment / sales announcements that are useful
> to learn what was sold and when.  If you know what company or industry the
> component you have came from, you might be able to find a sales
> announcement about it something similar.  This might help you determine who
> typically bought what, and you might get a clue as to the origin of your
> component that way.
>
> You may have ruled other UNIVC systems sold in 1971, but are you sure what
> you have is not from a 9300 or 9400 system?
> Here is some info and a few pics of 1971 UNIVAC 9x00 cards.  These were
> EBCDIC and compatible with IBM, you can count the bus pins of your
> component to verify its likely system.
> https://vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=830
>
> On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 5:16 PM Brent Hilpert via cctalk <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I was asked to examine a large core module, it has a UNIVAC label and
> part
> > no, manufactured in 1971 but probably a little older in design.  No
> > providence known.
> >
> > I suspect it is from an 1108 or perhaps an 1106, based on the reasoning
> > presented in the web link below.  I’m a little curious for a firmer
> > confirmation though.  1108/6 documentation on bitsavers has been very
> > useful, but what’s there doesn’t go deep enough into the hardware to
> > provide a hard confirmation.  Is there even an 1108 or 6 still in
> existence?
> >
> > The module, and what I’ve figured out:
> >         http://madrona.ca/e/coreUnivac/index.html <
> > http://madrona.ca/e/coreUnivac/index.html>
> >
> >
>

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