Artifact Details

Title

IBM Type 129 card data recorder - key punch

Catalog Number

102733419

Type

Physical object

Description

This unit has a particle board desk with the QWERTY keyboard positioned on the right side. There are 6 toggle switches, 2 push buttons, and a rotary selector above the keys. The card feed is on the right hand side. The card feeds from right to left. The cards accumulate on the left side in a stacker. There is space for a chad bin under the desk.

Date

ca. 1972

Manufacturer

IBM Canada Ltd.

Place Manufactured

Canada

Identifying Numbers

Model number 129 Front of card feed and foil label behind chad tray.
Other number PY 915 Foil label behind chad tray.
Serial number 71384 Foil label behind chad tray.

Dimensions

overall: 39 in x 52 1/2 in x 30 in

Category

I/O/punched card device

Credit

Gift of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)

Lot Number

X4964.2008