Black and white. This is a picture of a technician working in front of an IBM computer terminal . To his left there is a large chalboard with the words "BLOCK DIAGRAM OF IBM 1710 QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM". There is also a flow chart on the chalkboard below the words. The back of the photograph reads "WHITE PLAINS N.Y., Aug. 5 ... New units and features announced today by Internaitonal Business machines Corporation for the IBM 1710 control system are shown mounted in 19-inch relay rack assemblies at right. They make it possible for information on each product under test to be fed directly to the computer from a testing station by such instruments as oscilloscopes, digital voltmeters, relays, autmomatic testers and other analog-to-digital devices. The results of the tests can be evaluated immediately so that instant accept or reject desicions can be made."
Publisher
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Identifying Numbers
Other number
#1414
Verso
Dimensions
8 x 10 in.
Format
Photographic print
Category
Identification photograph; Publicity photograph
Subject
Computer industry--History; Electronic data processing--History; Computers--History