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ATLAS.01.0001  Atlas-1 engineer's console  (1964)
Retained
Engineer's console from the Ferranti Atlas-1 console at Chilton

 • /acl/technology/atlas/overview.htm
ATLAS.01.0002  Model of Cray X-MP  (1985)
Retained
Two-part painted wooden model of Cray X-MP; 100mmH

ATLAS.01.0003  Model of Cray X-MP  (1985)
Retained
Two-part painted wooden model of Cray X-MP; 300mmH

ATLAS.01.0004  Olivetti divisumma 24
Retained
 • Found in a skip of rubbish during clear-out of PPD offices, February 2015

ATLAS.01.0005  Ducting pipe from Cray Y-MP
Retained

ATLAS.01.0006  'THIS DOOR MUST NOT BE USED' sign
Retained
36*13cm plastic

ATLAS.01.0007  Model of Cray X-MP additional processing unit
Donated by T Folkes
One part of a painted wooden model of Cray X-MP; 100mmH

ATLAS.01.0008  Model of Cray X-MP
See T Folkes
Model of Cray X-MP set in perspex; 70mmH

ATLAS.01.0009  Cray X-MP
Retained
Skeleton of Cray X-MP; cooling system and processing boards returned to Cray upon decommissioning
 • Dimension: diameter 1.5m; height 2m; weight 2tons (approx)

ATLAS.01.0010  IBM 360/195
Retained
Console of IBM 360/195
 • Believed to be the machine originally in R1 then moved to Atlas
 • Hand-written note stuck to back of sign reads: 'Sheila / This needs ... screwed on the ... in Reception. Can you ... EBW [Estates and Building Works] see if they ... find screws that ... removal. DW'

 • /ca/technology/s360_195/overview.htm
ATLAS.01.0011  'Serpents Egg' print  (August 1974)
Retained
Silk-screen onto gold paper by Colin Emmett and Alan Kitching

ATLAS.01.0012  Plaque for 'Serpents Egg' print
Retained
Plastic
 • 'Perhaps it is the rainbows egg' by Colin Emmett and Alan Kitching / Produced by the ANTICS animation system on the Atlas Computer Laboratory's ICL 1906A computer and DS4020 Microfilm Recorder. / Hardcopy output used as masters for silkscreen printing, demonstrating possibilities for high resolution multi-colour diagrams, wallcharts and posters.

ATLAS.01.0014  'Great Wall of China' presentation embroidery  (May 1983)
Retained
Silk embroidery

ATLAS.01.0015  Plaque for 'Great Wall of China'
Retained
Brass
 • Presented to Computing Division of RAL as a symbol of friendship between two computing divisions / We are thankful for your kindness to us during our stay at RAL / Your Chinese visitors, Mr Wei-Sam Shi, Mr Jia-Lin Hu, from Computing Division of IHEP Beijing. May 1983.

ATLAS.01.0016  Atlas train nameplate
Retained
Brass

ATLAS.01.0017  Portrait of Jack Howlett
Retained
Official portrait photo; hung for many years in the Atlas Centre entrance

ATLAS.01.0018  Sinclair QL
Donated by Tony Valente

ATLAS.01.0019  Tandata comms stack for Sinclair QL
Donated by Tony Valente

ATLAS.01.0020  Cedar Grove / Logisna's World / Symphony G# In Fine Art Major
Bob Hopgood
Print by Lloyd Sumner, using equipment at the Computer Science Center, U. Virginia / Exhibited at Cybernetic Serendipity in 1968
 • Purchased by Bob in 1970; the V&A have a copy of Symphony

ATLAS.01.0021  Human Figure
Bob Hopgood
Print by Bill Fetter / Exhibited at Cybernetic Serendipity in 1968
 • Purchased by Bob in 1970; the V&A have a copy

ATLAS.01.0022  British Isles mask plate for SC4020

ATLAS.01.0023  SRC / PRIME / GEC / 1980 coffee mug
 • Donated by Paul Bryant, December 2016
 • Produced as part of the Multi User Mini project

ATLAS.01.0024  Double-board Ethernet card for a PDP11  (1980)
 • Donated by Paul Bryant, December 2016
 • Board built by Interlan

ATLAS.01.0025  EPSS circuit board / WDT66N Combus Packet Line Card
 • Donated by Paul Bryant, December 2016
 • Board by Ferranti (probably)

ATLAS.01.0026  Selection of transputers
 • Donated by Terry Mawby, February 2018
 • A selection of INMOS T800 transputer chips given as samples to the Transputer Initiative team

ATLAS.01.0027  Storagetek tape silo circuit board assembly

ATLAS.01.0028  1108A asynchronous multiplexer (1978)
 • Salvaged from the display cases, Atlas Reception area

ATLAS.01.0029  Model of IBM 3494 tape library dataserver
 • Salvaged from the display cases, Atlas Reception area

ATLAS.01.0030  IBM360/195 storage module power sequence control
 • Salvaged from the display cases, Atlas Reception area

ATLAS.01.0031  One megabyte chip, IBM (1986)
 • Salvaged from the display cases, Atlas Reception area

ATLAS.01.0032  IBM360/195 buffer control card (1971)
 • Salvaged from the display cases, Atlas Reception area

ATLAS.01.0033  IBM360/195 2880-channel card (1971)
 • Salvaged from the display cases, Atlas Reception area

ATLAS.01.0034  IBM360/195 general register card (1971)
 • Salvaged from the display cases, Atlas Reception area

ATLAS.01.0035  IBM370 chip (1976)
 • Salvaged from the display cases, Atlas Reception area

ATLAS.01.0036  ICL 1906A circuit module (1971)
 • Salvaged from the display cases, Atlas Reception area

ATLAS.01.0037  A brush of Atlas Fixed Store
 • Donated by Rob Witty

ATLAS.01.0038  Atlas disc
 • This is slightly less than 1m in diameter and held about 6Mbytes of data
 • The coffee mug is for scale

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