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Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) system
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Semi-Automatic_Ground_Environment_(SAGE)_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
gptkbp:activeYearsStart
1958
gptkbp:component
gptkb:AN/FSQ-7_computer
gptkb:BOMARC_missile
interceptor aircraft
radar stations
direction centers
gptkbp:cost
over $8 billion (1950s dollars)
gptkbp:decommissioned
1983
gptkbp:developedBy
gptkb:MIT_Lincoln_Laboratory
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:Hanscom_Air_Force_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) system
gptkbp:influenced
gptkb:ARPANET
modern air defense systems
gptkbp:location
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:notableFor
real-time data processing
first large-scale computer network
24/7 real-time operation
early use of CRT displays
largest computer ever built (AN/FSQ-7)
networked radar data
use of digital computers in air defense
gptkbp:numberOfCombatCenters
3
gptkbp:numberOfDirectionCenters
23
gptkbp:operationalPeriod
1950s
1960s
1970s
gptkbp:purpose
air defense coordination
aircraft detection
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command
NORAD
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:Joint_Surveillance_System
gptkbp:status
decommissioned
gptkbp:technology
digital communication
magnetic core memory
modems
vacuum tube computers
light gun input device
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Texas_Towers
gptkb:North_Truro_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7