IBM display of a typical computer process and its components
Catalog Number
102657001
Type
Still Image
Description
This is a black and white image of an IBM exhibit display showing a typical computer process and its components. Signs include "1 control actions such as: start stop read write fetch put","2 input", "3 processor functions such as: add subtract multiply divide compare", "4 storage", and "5 output". Each sign also include images for that particular category such as keyboard for input and a magnetic tape for storage. There is additional text on the displays but too small to read. Written on verso side of image in pencil in the upper left corner is "1304". Most of the background is black and light seems to either come the direction of the camera or within each display.
Publisher
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Identifying Numbers
Other number
1304
Dimensions
8 x 10 in.
Format
Photographic print
Category
Identification photograph; Publicity photograph
Subject
Computer industry--History; International Business Machines Corporation--History; Computers--History; International Business Machines Corporation (IBM); Electronic data processing--History
