Computer History: DATA PROCESSING Introduction (1972) (IBM 360, Burroughs, CDC, MICR, punch cards)

050921 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Computer History-- Data Processing: An excellent 1972 educational film introduces “Data Processing” with scenes of adding machines, IBM System/360-65 mainframe, IBM 2401 magnetic tape machines, Control Data Corporation (CDC) image scanner; Burroughs Punch Tape Reader and MICR/OCR, Control Data Corporation’s CDC 160 computer and much more equipment. Color, run time 12 minutes.

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INDEX to many machines identified:
00:07 Burroughs adding machine
00:43 Paper filing methods
00:43 IBM Selectric Typewriter
00:45 ADDO-X paper tape calculator (by AB Addo)
00:49 Automatic Page Collating Machine
00:57 Xerox 2400 Photocopier
01:05 IBM 029 Keypunch Machine (card punch)
02:00 IBM Card Sorter
02:41 IBM Model 188 Collator of 1961;
IBM 602-A Calculating Punch Machine
03:18 IBM Accounting Machine Model 407 ?
05:21 IBM System/360 model 65 mainframe
06:40 IBM Plug Board Program (examples)
07:41 IBM 2401 Mag Tape Machine;
Computer Light Panel (blinking)
07:50 Operator adjusting IBM tape machines

09:30 Magnetic Disk

10:20 Optical Scanner;
Paper Tape Punch/Reader (Burroughs);
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) (Burroughs Corporation)

11:54 Viatron System 21 Terminals
11:15 Views of the Data Center and Personnel;
Electrical Power Station Control Center;
CDC 160A Console and tape drives
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Notes:Some of the punch card scenes were filmed at the Statistical Tabulating Corporation (“STC”) a large computer data processing service bureau during the 1960’s-1970’s. STC later sold its business to Automatic Data Processing (“ADP”) in 1980.
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