Starring the Computer: AN/FSQ-7 of SAGE air-defense sysstem
6 days ago
- #SAGE system
- #AN/FSQ-7
- #vintage computers
- The AN/FSQ-7 was a key component of the SAGE system, used for tracking and intercepting enemy bombers in the 1950s and 1960s.
- FSQ-7 panels appear in various films and TV shows, often as part of control rooms, laboratories, or futuristic computer systems.
- Examples include appearances in '12:01 (1993)', 'Battlestar Galactica', 'Airplane!', 'Independence Day', and 'War Games'.
- The panels were repurposed in real life for air traffic control and other military uses after the SAGE system was retired.
- The FSQ-7 is frequently depicted in sci-fi and action settings, sometimes anachronistically, given its actual era of use.