On 2026May 17,, at 12:33 AM, Doug Jackson via cctalk <[email protected]> 
wrote:
> 
> 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.

? Not sure what you’re referring to; if it’s the appearance of the two 
sense-array photos, it would seem to be more an optical issue of light vs dark. 
The size in pixels of a sense matrix is nearly identical between the two 
photos, though there was some necessary repositioning of the camera inbetween 
taking them. 


> Kindest regards,
> 
> Doug Jackson
> 
> em: [email protected]
> ph: 0414 986878
> 
> 
> 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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