IBM 1050
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IBM 1050 Data Communications System is a computer terminal subsystem to send data to and receive data from another 1050 subsystem or IBM computer in the IBM 1400
, IBM 7000 or System/360
series. It first became available in 1963 and was used widely during the 1960s.
. The 1050 system could include the following devices:
Communication was done serially, half-duplex, at 75 or 150 bits per second. A modem, such as IBM Line Adapter, was needed for connection to a communication line. The IBM 1050 featured multipoint asynchronous communication, and improved error checking, with speed up to 14.8 characters per second, compared to the teleprinter's 10 cps. One IBM 1051 and another device were required per subsystem.
A set of IBM 1050 Data Communications System is exhibited at the University of Amsterdam Computer Museum in the Netherlands
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IBM 1400 series
The IBM 1400 series were second generation mid-range business decimal computers that IBM sold in the early 1960s. They could be operated as an independent system, in conjunction with IBM punched card equipment, or as auxiliary equipment to other computer systems.1400-series machines stored...
, IBM 7000 or System/360
System/360
The IBM System/360 was a mainframe computer system family first announced by IBM on April 7, 1964, and sold between 1964 and 1978. It was the first family of computers designed to cover the complete range of applications, from small to large, both commercial and scientific...
series. It first became available in 1963 and was used widely during the 1960s.
General
IBM 1050 Data Communications System was first introduced in 1963. The printer used the same removable typing element and mechanism as the IBM Selectric typewriterIBM Selectric typewriter
The IBM Selectric typewriter was a highly successful model line of electric typewriters introduced by IBM on July 31, 1961.Instead of the "basket" of individual typebars that swung up to strike the ribbon and page in a traditional typewriter, the Selectric had a type element that rotated and...
. The 1050 system could include the following devices:
- IBM 1051 Central Control Unit
- IBM 1052 Printer-Keyboard
- IBM 1053 Console Printer
- IBM 1054 Paper Tape Reader
- IBM 1055 Paper Tape Punch
- IBM 1442IBM 1442IBM 1442 was a combination IBM card reader and card punch. It read and punched 80-column IBM-format punched cards and was used on the IBM 1440, the IBM 1130, the IBM 1800 and System/360 and was an option on the IBM System/3. The 1442 could read up to 400 cards per minute. Cards were read and...
Card Reader/Punch - IBM 1092/1093 Programmed Keyboards
Communication was done serially, half-duplex, at 75 or 150 bits per second. A modem, such as IBM Line Adapter, was needed for connection to a communication line. The IBM 1050 featured multipoint asynchronous communication, and improved error checking, with speed up to 14.8 characters per second, compared to the teleprinter's 10 cps. One IBM 1051 and another device were required per subsystem.
A set of IBM 1050 Data Communications System is exhibited at the University of Amsterdam Computer Museum in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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