Gauge, keypunch registration

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OBJECT TYPE: 96 COLUMN CARD
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0910.002

MANUFACTURER: IBM
MODEL: 2594000
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.8 cm
Width: 9.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Development & maintenance equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: IBM
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 DEVICE USED TO CHECK THE REGISTRATION OF COMPUTER CARD PUNCH/READERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PUCHING AND/OR READING CORRECTLY.
Technical: A VERIFICATION DEVICE USED WITH IBM'S 96-COLUMN CARDS. 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% MORE DATA IN ITS 32 3-ROW COLUMNS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING READING "96 COLUMN CARD" & "IBM 2594000", WITH SCALE MARKINGS & NUMBERING
Missing: N/A
Finish: BRUSHED METAL
Decoration: N/A

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