Artifact Details

Title

Whirlwind Flexowriter

Catalog Number

102732973

Type

Physical object

Description

This record contains one Flexowriter. Its name label as well as manufacturer label are on the front above the keyboard. It has a standard QWERTY keyboard with extra buttons for different functions. There are toggle switches on top of the keyboard, mostly for the tape functions. There is a long platen with measurements on the top and bottom for the paper to go through. There is a reader and a punch on the left side. There is a back component that has two wheels on the sides. There is an on/off switch on the right front. There is a plaque on the back that has manufacturer and product information. The Flexowriter has a power cable and two data cables attached.

Date

1951

Manufacturer

Commercial Controls Corporation

Place Manufactured

Rochester 2, New York

Identifying Numbers

Model number 23 Printed on a sticker on the back.
Other number 889-2030 Airforce number, handpainted in yellow on the front, and also stamped in yellow on the side.

Dimensions

overall: 13 in x 30 in x 24 in

Category

I/O/teleprinter

Credit

Gift of the Digital Equipment Corporation

Lot Number

X115.82

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102732974 Whirlwind paper tape magazine