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OBJECT TYPE: IMPACT/SOLID CHARACTER/CHAIN
DATE: 1960–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2040.001

MANUFACTURER: IBM
MODEL: 1403
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 17385
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CONTROL PANEL, CONTROL BUTTONS, WINDOW/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ METAL PAPER FEED UNIT

Dimensions

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

Length: 121.5 cm
Width: 72.2 cm
Height: 136.0 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: AFTER 1960 TO 1987
Canada: A PERIPHERAL DEVICE FOR AN IBM S/360 COMPUTER SYSTEM USED BY A CANADIAN FIRM, THE BULGER GROUP OF COMPANIES, A TORONTO BASEDORGANIZATION OF ADMINISTRATORS & CONSULTANTS IN THE AREA OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
Function: A COMPUTER OUTPUT DEVICE THAT PRINTS PROCESSED COMPUTER DATA AS NUMBERS, LETTERS, OR GRAPHIC IMAGES ON PAPER. IT PRINTED FROM 600 TO 1000 LINES PER MINUTE
Technical: 1403 PRINTER WAS DEVELOPED IN LATE 1950'S FOR IBM 1401 COMPUTER (SEE 790133-136) & WAS MOST POPULAR PRINTER EVER INTRODUCED IN HISTORY OF DATA PROCESSING. IT BECAME STANDARD PRINTER FOR IBM S/360 COMPUTER IN 1964. LATTER WAS 1ST OF 3RD GENERATION COMPUTERS, & 1ST FAMILY OF COMPATIBLE COMPUTERS (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK & GREY METAL PLATE ON FRONT READING 'IBM 1403/ PRINTER'/ INCISED METAL INTERIOR PLATE READS '1403 17835 E9'/ BLACK LETTERING ON CONTROL PANEL, WHITE ON CONTROL BUTTONS
Missing: N/A
Finish: TEXTURED FINISH ON CASING IN 2 SHADES OF GREY, WITH BLUE FRONT PANEL/ BLUE SYNTHETIC CONTROL PANEL WITH MULTICOLOURED CONTROL BUTTONS/ PLATED PARTS/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT WINDOW/ BRUSHED & METALLIC PAPER FEED UNIT
Decoration: N/A

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IBM, Printer, between 1960–1970, Artifact no. 1987.2040, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2040.001/

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