[cctalk] Re: ID'ing a core module: Any Univac 1108/6 processors still existent?

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 em: doug(a)doughq.com ph: 0414 986878 On Sun, 17 May 2026 at 03:55, Bill Degnan via cctalk &lt;cctalk(a)classiccmp.org&gt; 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 < > cctalk(a)classiccmp.org&gt; 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>