Card, punch

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 1986.0909.016
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE: 96 COLUMN/3 1/4 X 11/16 IN.
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0909.016

MANUFACTURER: Crain, R.L.
MODEL: IBM100506
LOCATION: Unknown

More Information

General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 16
Total Parts: 16
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER - LIGHTWEIGHT CARDBOARD/ CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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: Crain
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1973 +
Canada: USED BY A CANADIAN FIRM IN ITS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.
Function: A CARD WHICH HAS HOLES PUNCHED IN SPECIFIC POSITIONS & PATTERNS SO AS TO REPRESENT DATA IN A MACHINE-READABLE FORM THAT CAN BE PROCESSED, STORED, ETC. BY A COMPUTER.
Technical: IN 1969 IBM INTRODUCED ITS SYSTEM/3 COMPUTER & 5496 DATA RECORDER (CARD PUNCH). THE LATTER USED A 96-COLUMN CARD RATHER THAN THE PREVIOUS STANDARD 80-COLUMN. THE 96-COLUMN CARD WAS SMALLER BUT COULD CONTAIN 20% MOREDATA IN ITS 32 3-ROW COLUMNS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RED LINING, NUMBERING & LETTERING/ CARDS MARKED IBM100506/ RED LETTERING ON BOX READS "BUSINESS FORMS BY RL CRAIN"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: GREEN/ NATURAL BROWN BOX
Decoration: N/A

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

Crain, R.L., Card, punch, circa 1973, Artifact no. 1986.0909, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0909.016/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.