Artifact Details

Title

IBM 1980 buffered terminal

Catalog Number

102710943

Type

Physical object

Description

This buffered terminal has a fairly standard keyboard with seven (7) buttons on each side - four (4) larger buttons and three (3) smaller ones. The following are labels on these buttons: "DATA ERROR"; "SEND"; "CLEAR"; "ENTER"; "PLATEN SPLIT L/C/M; "OFF LINE"; "READY'; "TRANSMIT"; "RECEIVE". This was used as a console for the SDS 910/920 CPU. There is a hard wired data cable (3/4" dia - 220" in length) with a large pin plug on end. Power cable is hard wired in (3/8 dia - 176" in length).

Date

ca. 1962

Manufacturer

IBM

Identifying Numbers

Model number 1980 Printed on metal label on top of terminal.

Dimensions

overall: 10 in x 21 1/2 in x 17 in

Category

I/O/terminal

Credit

Gift of Rudolf F. Wrobel

Lot Number

X3736.2007