The Big Switch" and 1410 Data Processing System (1963)

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The Big Switch" and 1410 Data Processing System (1963)

For review and discussion, we look at the following Rare IBM Film featuring how IBM converted its National Telegraph Communication Network to a Computerized System using the IBM 1410 Data Processing System.

Film shows the early IBM telegraph machines used to collect and re-transmit communications to its hundreds of branch offices, manufacturing plants and laboratories around the country.

This original IBM documentary has excellent detail, hardware devices and rare behind the scenes footage! Seen are several telegraph machine operators, five-channel punched paper tape, tape racks and manual communication processes, several RAMAC storage units and the 1410 DP system itself.

Film provided courtesy of IBM ARCHIVES and uploaded by the Computer History Archives Project.

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The Big Switch" and 1410 Data Processing System (1963)

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