Artifact Details

Title

IBM System/32

Catalog Number

102711734

Type

Physical object

Description

Operator's console and drive with band printer which still holds a short supply of paper. Two keys present, one inserted in system on tag denoting original owner Ferrara Meat Co., Inc. Key tag states "Ferrara Meat Co., Inc. Wholesale Butchers San Jose, Calif. SOLD Key IBM Machine 9/20/78." There are castor locks, a card retainer, a spare floppy drive belt, a print element cleaning brush, a logic card extender, a green overlay, test jumper wires, and test pins in a box included with the object. These loose items are cable tied to the inside of the object. Object contains a nonreplaceable moving head hard disk assembly, 62EH, a derivative of the "Gulliver" family. The actuator lock assembly is in the off position. Object also contains an 8-inch floppy disk drive, probably 23FD "Igar", with a nonfunctional cover latch.

Date

1975

Manufacturer

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

Place Manufactured

U.S.

Identifying Numbers

Model number 5320 Inside the unit, left side.
Other number J8 103 Inside the unit, left side.
Serial number 81180 Inside the unit, left side.

Dimensions

overall: 37 3/4 in x 70 3/8 in x 34 1/4 in

Category

Digital computer/mainframe

Credit

Gift of Bernice Seimas

Lot Number

X5427.2009

Related Records

102711735 Paper carrier