RW-30 digital airborne computer, completely transistorized, showing subminiaturized packaging techniques and silicon circuitry, ca.1955

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Title	RW-30 digital airborne computer, completely transistorized, showing subminiaturized packaging techniques and silicon circuitry, ca.1955
Description	Photograph of RW-30 digital airborne computer, completely transistorized, showing subminiaturized packaging techniques and silicon circuitry, ca.1955. A man wearing a suit and spectacles is holding what seems to be a box with rows of circuit disks(?). A second box, which is located directly in front of the first one, displays two rows of circuit disks and below these, what appear to be small drawers are observable; two metallic handles and input switches are visible on its top.; To the right, a third box is visible showing the same type of input switches and metallic handles; several knobs are visible on its side. In the left, a fourth box is visible with rows of circuit disks on its top and it shows a large knob surrounded by cables which seem to be connected to the box. All objects are sitting on a table and a light-colored wall fills in the backdrop.; Photoprint reads: "Subminiaturized packaging techniques -- the RW-30 digital airborne computer is completely transistorized, and subminiaturized packaging techniques and silicon circuitry are used throughout. The new control computer combines computation speed with reduction in size, weight and power consumption. The complete computer has a volume of 4.19 cubic feet and weighs only 203 pounds. It consists of four separately packaged units--magnetic drum storage unit, arithmetic and control unit, input-output unit, and clock generator and power supply unit. It was developed by the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation under contract to the Air Arm Division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation".
Subject	Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation
Subject (adlf)	industrial sites
Subject (file heading)	Industry -- Aerospace
Subject (lcsh)	Industry Electronics Computers Engineering
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1955
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1955
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	40633
Call number	CHS-40633
Identifying number	unidentified no: 84-1-1316
Legacy record ID	chs-m10934; USC-2-1-1-11085
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-40633
Archival file	chs_Volume104/CHS-40633.tiff

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