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OBJECT TYPE
MAGNETIC
DATE
1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1986.0822.001
MANUFACTURER
IBM
MODEL
2401 I
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
10362
Part Number
1
Total Parts
4
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL CASING, BACK DOOR, FRONT DOOR PANEL, CONTROL BOX CASING, PARTS/ SYNTHETIC FRONT DOOR, CONTROLS, PARTS/ RUBBER? WHEELS

Dimensions

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

Length
76.0 cm
Width
74.5 cm
Height
169.5 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
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1967 TO CIRCA 1982
Canada
USED AS COMPONENT OF DIGITIZING SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY IBM UNDER CONTRACT TO ARDA TO ASSIST IN RESOURCE MAPPING FOR CANADA LAND INVENTORY. CANADA WAS FIRST NATION IN WORLD ABLE TO CARRY OUT CONTINENT-WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS FROM HIGH RESOLUTION MAP DATACONCERNING NATURAL RESOURCES & SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.
Function
AN AUXILIARY DATA STORAGE DEVICE USED FOR LARGE QUANTITY AND/OR LONG TERM STORAGE ON MAGNETIC TAPE. THIS TAPE DRIVE WAS USED TO RECORD DIGITIZED DATA PRODUCED BY A DIGITIZER USED TO SCAN MAPS OF NATURAL & AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES.
Technical
MID 1960'S MAGNETIC TAPE DRIVE, FROM PERIOD WHEN TAPE DRIVE WAS DOMINANT FORM OF AUXILIARY STORAGE. THIS MODEL WAS DEVELOPED FOR IBM S/360 COMPUTER & WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. IT EMPLOYED 9-TRACK FORMAT, WAS COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING TAPES, RECORDED AT 800 & LATER 1600 BPI & CAME IN SEVERAL MODELS (SOME FOR 7 TRACK TAPES). CLI USED IBM 1401 & LATER S/360 COMPUTERS (SEE 872038-2042, ESPECIALLY TAPE DRIVE 872039).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
INSET PLATES ON FRONT & BACK READING 'IBM 2401 I/ MAGNETIC TAPE UNIT'/ RED IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING '04001' ON FRAME/ ON CONTROL PANEL INSET BLACK PLATE WITH WHITE '1'/ DECAL READING 'IBM' WITH TYPED '2401-10362', & RED IMPRESSION PRINTED 'STATUS 1' ON CONTROL PANEL
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
TEXTURED GREY PAINTED METAL CASING SIDES & TOP/ TEXTURED YELLOW PAINTED BACK DOOR/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT FRONT DOOR WITH METALLIC FRAME & TEXTURED YELLOW PAINTED PANEL/ WHITE PAINTED CASING FRONT (BEHIND DOOR)/ & CONTROL BOX FRONT/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC CONTROLS/ GREY CABLES/ BLACK WHEELS/ DARK GREY SYNTHETIC CONTROL KNOB BOX WITH LIGHT GREY KNOB & BLACK CABLE
Decoration
N/A

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