Murphy was historically the mainframe that powered UCC. Documentation about the machine that went by that name is available [[https://www.ucc.asn.au/machines/murphy.ucc|on the main website]].

It ran on the Alpha Micro architecture and 8" floppy disks were used for data storage and software.

The wooden box that might be a miniature version containing some of the original Murphy parts.

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The front panel of the wooden box showing the dual floppy 8" voice-coil actuated drive.

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The front panel of what might have been the original Murphy case.

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The empty backplane of what might once have been the original Murpy.

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== Pre-UCC history ==

Unknown.

== UCC machine history ==

Unknown. The wooden box was not in UCC until after 1984, and the blue case was present before 1983.

== Future plans for the machine(s) ==

Unknown. Probably the club will try to get rid of the blue case (sell it somehow?) and the other Alpha Micro will hopefully be put on display somewhere.

== Thanks to: ==

Thanks so far to [JVP] for being old and knowing something about this.

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