General Information

Serial #

68284

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL KEYBOARD & CARD PUNCH CASINGS WITH SYNTHETIC & METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC COVERED TABLE ON METAL BASE WITH METAL CASING SIDES/ METAL SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

106.7 cm

Width

61.0 cm

Height

99.0 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

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1973+

Canada

PART OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM USED BY A CANADIAN COMPANY IN ITS OPERATIONS.

Function

A COMPUTER INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE WHICH ENABLES AN OPERATOR TO ENTER DATA VIA A KEYBOARD; THE DATA ARE TRANSFERRED TO 96 COLUMN CARDS WHERE THEY ARE REPRESENTED BY SERIES OF PUNCHED HOLES CREATED BY THE MACHINE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF 96 COLUMN CARD PUNCH WITH OPERATOR'S KEYBOARD, USED WITH IBM SYSTEM 3 COMPUTER. IN 1969 IBM INTRODUCED SYSTEM/3 COMPUTER &5496 DATA RECORDER USED WITH IT. 5496 USED 96-COLUMN CARD RATHER THAN 80-COLUMN; ALTHOUGH 90-COLUMN CARD WAS SMALLER, IT COULD RECORD UP TO 20% MORE DATA. BY LATE 1970S, SYSTEM 3 WAS MARKETED WITH IBM 1442 80 COLUMN CARD READ PUNCH (840767).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON KEYBOARD READS 'IBM 5496/ Data Recorder'/ INTERIOR CHASSIS INCISED '68284'/ CASING INTERIOR STAMPED 'JAN 22 1973'/ WHITE & BLACK LETTERING ON KEYS

Missing

N/A

Finish

TEXTURED GREY PAINTED KEYBOARD & PUNCH CASINGS WITH BLACK SYNTHETIC & METAL PARTS/ CHARCOAL & LIGHT GREY KEYS/ WHITE TABLE/ FLAT BLACK PAINTED TABLE BASE WITH PLATED FEET, TEXTURED DARK GREY PAINTED CASING BACK & SIDES/ GOLD COLOURED METAL PEN HOLDER ON BLACK SYNTHETIC BASE

Decoration

N/A