Central processing unit
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TRANSISTOR/16K CORE MEMORY
- DATE
- 1963
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1979.0133.001
- MANUFACTURER
- IBM Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- 1401
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
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
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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
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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 IT WAS SUPERCEDED BY THE 3RD GENERATION IBM S/360 IN 1964.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
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IBM Co. Ltd., Central processing unit, circa 1963, Artifact no. 1979.0133, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0133.001/
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