Magellan Developmental Power Supply for GPS Receiver
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Object Details
- Magellan Systems Corporation
- Description
- The Magellan Systems Corporation produced some of the earliest handheld GPS units for civilian use. In 1986 company engineers began experimenting with electronic mockups. This is the earliest power supply unit. Together with a "breadboard" receiver (2010.0154.01) and a keyboard (2010.0154.02), this object was used to test circuitry and components at Magellan while developing the first civilian GPS receiver.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- from MITAC Digital Corporation through Michael Williams
- ID Number
- 2010.0154.03
- accession number
- 2010.0154
- catalog number
- 2010.0154.03
- Object Name
- power supply
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 7/8 in x 10 1/4 in x 4 in; 7.3025 cm x 26.035 cm x 10.16 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Time and Navigation
- Measuring & Mapping
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1405671
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-3388-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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