Huge memory module, Recognize this? Apollo 11?

[DCUK6]

Hi All,

 

 

A teacher has brought this memory chip in he picked up at auction,

 

On the back of the frame its got Apollo 11 scribbled on, doesnt seem legit but there we go.

 

Anyone recognize this? Looks like bank 4 hasnt been added/completed.

 

Not sure whats on the back yet.

 

Heres another pic to get the idea on how huge it is, thats a 3.5" HDD on top

Edited May 26, 2017 by DCUK6

[3s-gtech]

That looks 70s/80s, not 60s. Looks very much like the memory boards from Pertec's 70s minicomputers.

[JJonas]

I doubt it, looks like they might have used core/rope memory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

 

 

Edited May 26, 2017 by JJonas

[Snoochieboochies]

Apollo Guidance Computer read-only rope memory

 

Apollo Guidance Computer read-only rope memory - CHM Revolution

[siuko]

That looks 70s/80s, not 60s. Looks very much like the memory boards from Pertec's 70s minicomputers.

 

I think you could be right on the Pertec > QTY-3 COMPUTER BOARDS TOSHIBA INTERGRAPH-3-0 PERTEC SOME SIMM MODULES AND IC'S | eBay

 

The boards look nearly the same

[DCUK6]

I guessed 70/80s so fairly good, computers in the 90 were big but dont remember seeing anything this big in them.

 

Just trying to find out how much memory it has, may even have 2/3kb on it.

 

Very interesting results when you start searching for this kind of stuff. Reading through the old magazines, found articles on Intel planning on putting 8 processors in one server.

Edited May 26, 2017 by DCUK6

[Snoochieboochies]

A long shot, but i was thinking maybe an arcade ROM.

 

Google doesn't bring any results for Apollo II tho.

 

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=arcade+machine+rom&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSyZvuxI7UAhXkC8AKHX1qA70Q_AUICygC&biw=1284&bih=949#imgrc=gyHLN6KWbvaFdM:

 

EDIT: Just took another look at the picture and it has Pertec stamped on it:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pertec_Computer

Edited May 26, 2017 by Snoochieboochies