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OBJECT TYPE: MAGNETIC
DATE: 1964–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2039.001

MANUFACTURER: IBM Canada Ltd..
MODEL: 2415 IV
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 5180482
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 METAL CASINGS/ GLASS WINDOWS/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 154.5 cm
Width: 74.9 cm
Height: 168.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Digital peripheral devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: IBM
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: AFTER 1964 TO 1987
Canada: A PERIPHERAL DEVICE FOR AN IBM S/360 COMPUTER SYSTEM USED BY A CANADIAN FIRM, THE BULGER GROUP OF COMPANIES, A TORONTO BASED COMPANY OF ADMINISTRATORS & CONSULTANTS IN THE AREA OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
Function: AN AUXILIARY DATA STORAGE DEVICE USED FOR LARGE QUANTITY & OR LONG TERM STORAGE ON MAGNETIC TAPE
Technical: IBM S/360 WAS 1ST 3RD GENERATION COMPUTER & 1ST FAMILY OF COMPATIBLE COMPUTERS. 2401 TAPE DRIVEWAS DEVELOPED FOR S/360 & WAS GREAT SUCCESS; SEVERAL MODELS WERE INTRODUCED & 2415-2416 IS PROBABLY ONE OF THEM. 2401 EMPLOYED 9-TRACK FORMAT, WAS COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING TAPES, RECORDED AT 800 BPI (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 BLACK & GREY EXTERIOR PLATE READING 'IBM 2415 IV/ MAGNETIC TAPE UNIT AND CONTROL'; INTERIOR PLATES READ 'Type 2416/ Serial no 5180482/K8' & 'HV/ 915', & 'Property of IBM/ IBM Canada Ltd./ IBM Canada Ltee./ Don Mills/ Canada'; WHITE '782' & '783' ON BLACK GROUND ON CONTROL PANELS, ON SAME PANELS BLUE IMPRESSION PRINTED LABELS READING 'SYS.001', 'SYS.002'
Missing: N/A
Finish: TEXTURED GREY PAINTED FINISH ON CASINGS WITH BLUE FRONT & BACK PANELS/ BRUSHED METAL FRAMES FOR WINDOWS/ PLATED PARTS/ TEXTURED GREY PAINTED CASING WITH LIGHT GREY FRONT PANEL FOR CONTROL UNIT MOUNTED ON EACH TAPE DRIVE/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC BUTTONS/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT WINDOWS
Decoration: N/A

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IBM Canada Ltd.., Drive, tape, between 1964–1970, Artifact no. 1987.2039, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2039.001/

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