General Information

Serial #

9102358-53

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING FRAME, SIDE & TOP PANELS/ METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC FRONT & BACK CASING PANELS, CONTROLS, PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

78.0 cm

Width

147.5 cm

Height

152.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital computing devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

IBM

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1965-1978

Canada

A CANADIAN PRODUCED (OR DISTRIBUTED) EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN DESIGNED TECHNOLOGY, USED AT A CANADIANSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.

Function

THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT IS THAT PART OF A COMPUTER THAT INTERPRETS & EXECUTES INSTRUCTIONS; THIS EXAMPLE WAS PART OF A SMALL COMPUTER USED PRIMARILY FOR BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING APPLICATIONS.

Technical

INTRODUCED IN 1959, THE EARLY 2ND GENERATION 1401 HAD A DRAMATIC IMPACT ON BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING, ECLIPSING OLDER TECHNOLOGIES BECAUSE OF ITS LOW COST, INCREASED SPEED & RELIABILITY, NEW PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, & EASE OF USE. BETWEEN 15000 & 20000 1401S WERE SOLD. IT WAS SUPERCEDED BY THE 3RD GENERATION IBM S/360 IN 1964.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON FRONT READS 'IBM 1401/ PRODCESSING UNIT'/ SYNTHETIC COVERED PAPER LABEL READS 'IBM 2358'

Missing

N/A

Finish

TEXTURED GREY PAINTED CASING PANELS/ BRUSHED METAL TRIM/ GREY RIDGED SYNTHETIC FRONT & BACK PANELS/ BLUE ENAMEL PAINTED PANELS ACROSS TOP OF FRONT & BACK/ GREY CONTROL PANEL WITH PLATED & MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC CONTROLS

Decoration

N/A