Punch-verifier, card

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OBJECT TYPE: 51-60-66-80 COL CARD/KEY PUNCH
DATE: 1965–1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0014.002

MANUFACTURER: IBM
MODEL: 29
LOCATION: United Kingdom

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METALLOWER CASING & TABLE LEGS/ NON-FERROUS METAL UPPER CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC KEYBOARD CASING, KEYBOARD, KEYS, PARTS/ FORMICA TABLE COVERING

Dimensions

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

Length: 91.2 cm
Width: 74.7 cm
Height: 99.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Electromechanical & mechanical peripheral devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: IBM
Country: United Kingdom
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1970-1985
Canada: USED BY CANADAIN COMPANY IN ITS OPERATIONS.
Function: COMPUTER INPUT-OUTPUT DEVICE USED TO PUNCH & VERIFY CARDS FOR DATA ENTRY. IT ENABLED OPERATOR TO ENTER DATA VIA KEYBOARD; DATA WAS TRANSFERRED TO CARDS, REPRESENTED BY SERIES OF PUNCHES HOLES CREATED BY MACHINE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF PUNCH-VERIFIER OF MID 1960S, CAPABLE OF PROCESSING 51, 60, 66 & 80 COLUMN CARDS. AT LEAST SOME 29 CARD PUNCHES WERE USED WITH IBM S/360 COMPUTER (SEE 872038)./ PUNCH VERIFIER WAS USED OFF-LINE TO PREPARE DATA IN CARD FORMAT FOR ON-LINE MACHINE INPUT/ PRIMARY FORM OF DATA ENTRY PRIOR TO 1975.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: GREY, BLACK & WHITE PLATE READING "IBM 29/ CARD PUNCH"/ BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON KEYS, INCISED BLACK LETTERING ON PANEL
Missing: N/A
Finish: CASING PAINTED MEDIUM GREY ENAMEL/ WHITE TABLE/ BRUSHED METAL TABLE LEGS & KEYBOARD CONTROL PANEL/ LIGHT GREY KEYBOARD CASING & POWER CORD/ BLUE & GREY KEYS/ BLACK KEYBOARD & PARTS/ CLEAR SYNTHETIC PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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IBM, Punch-verifier, card, between 1965–1980, Artifact no. 1986.0014, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1986.0014.002/

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