Artifact Details

Title

Control unit model

Catalog Number

102783215

Type

Physical Object

Description

The object is a model of an IBM 2821 storage control unit for use with the IBM System/360 family. The IBM 2821 Control Unit attaches card readers, card punches and line printers to the IBM System/360 and IBM System/370 families of computers.

Date

Circa 1960s

Manufacturer

International Business Machines (IBM)

Identifying Numbers

Other number 2821 On a label on the bottom.

Dimensions

overall: 5 in x 2 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in

Category

Ephemera/other

Credit

Gift of John R. Whiting

Lot Number

X8768.2019