Artifact Details

Title

Plugboard

Catalog Number

102656684

Type

Physical object

Description

Object is a plugboard for an IBM machine, identified as the 604 by a paper slip stuck under the number cover. (Boards of the same dimension fit several IBM machines.) The board had a paper cover giving the plug designation, the part of which is held in by plug wires remains but the lower part has been torn off.

Manufacturer

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

Place Manufactured

U.S.

Identifying Numbers

Model number 604

Dimensions

1 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.

Category

Memory/connector / plugboard