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Photo Credit
Laurel Lamb, Curator, University of Arkansas Museum
Donor
Connel Brown
Object Date
1957
Object Type
Control Data G-15 computer, U of A No. 31218
Date
Spring 5-1-2021
Description
Acquired by Animal Science Dept. in 1957, this is the first computer at University of Arkansas and in the state. Operated and donated by Connel Brown, Animal Science Dept. Computer includes terminal, keyboard, printer, and manuals. Control Data G-15 computer, U of A No. 31218. Large, blue-green cabinet with minimal control board, magnetic tape input, and several large in-and-output terminals. Cabinet opens to reveal numerous vacuum tubes and circuit boards. Keyboard/hard copy output device. Several thick cables and input-output plugs.
Object Housed
University of Arkansas Museum
Object Accession Number
0088-0087-0001
