Interpreter, card

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTROMECHANICAL/INPUT-OUTPUT
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0509.001

MANUFACTURER: International Business Machines Co. Ltd.
MODEL: ALPHABETIC INTERPRETER MAI 552 TYPE 910552
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 01292D1
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC BIN, POWER CORD, WHEELS, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 88.0 cm
Width: 51.0 cm
Height: 207.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Digital peripheral devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: IBM
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1955-1980
Canada: EARLY BUSINESS MACHINE
Function: TRANSLATES IBM ALPHABETICAL & NUMERICAL PUNCHED HOLE CODE INTO PRINTED CHARACTERS ON FACE OF CARD. THIS FACILITATES MANUAL OPERATION & VISUAL IDENTIFICATION OF CARD & CONTENTS.
Technical: IBM WAS WORLD LEADER IN THIS TECHNOLOGY - THIS MACHINE IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF CARD VERIFIER TECHNOLOGY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READING 'Type 910552, Serial No. 01292-D1/ Cycles 60, Volts 115, Amps 8.0/ International Business Machines Company Limited/ Don Mills Road, Toronto 6, Ontario, Canada'/ BLACK SYNTHETIC PLATE ON FRONT READING 'MA1 552/ Alphabetic Interpreter'
Missing: N/A
Finish: METAL PAINTED GRAY/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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International Business Machines Co. Ltd., Interpreter, card, circa 1955, Artifact no. 1982.0509, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0509.001/

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