General Information

Serial #

1-7305595

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY & PARTS; SYNTHETIC ROLLERS, KNOBS, BUTTONS, LIGHTS, READ STATION COVER, POWER CORD ETC.

Dimensions

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

Length

166.5 cm

Width

52.0 cm

Height

121.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Electromechanical & mechanical peripheral devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NCR

Country

Netherlands

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1965 TO NO LATER THAN 1981

Canada

Unknown

Function

COMPUTER PERIPHERAL DEVICE WHICH SORTS PUNCHED COMPUTER CARDS, AT RATE OF 1000 CARDS PER MINUTE USING ALPHA-NUMERIC, ALPHABETIC, OR NUMERIC MODE OF OPERATION.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF ELECTRO MECHANICAL CARD SORTER OF EUROPEAN MANUFACTURE. HIS MODEL IS CAPABLE OF SORTING 1000 CARDS PER MINUTE USING EITHER A NUMERIC, ALPHABETICAL, OR ALPHA-NUMERIC MODE OF OPERATION. THE CARDS PASS FROM THE CARD HOPPER THROUGH TWO READ STATIONS, EACH WITH 81 BRUSHES FOR READING 81 COLUMN CARDS. AS THE CARD PASSED OVER THE READ ROLLER (WHICH HAS A 48V POTENTIAL), THE BRUSHES SEEK TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE ROLLER THROUGH ANY PUNCHED HOLES. IF CONTACT IS MADE & PROGRAMMING COMPLETED IN THE PROGRAM BOARD, A CIRCUIT WILL BE COMPLETED TO THE CONTROL GRID OF A THYRATRON & FIRE IT. READ STATION 1 IS USED TO COMPARATOR OPERATIONS, 2 IS USED TO INITIATE SORT DECISIONS. AFTER THE SORT DECISION HAS BEEN MADE, THE CARD IS FED THROUGH THE TENSION & CARD FEED ROLLERS TO THE DESIRED POCKET. THE PROGRAM BOARD IS PROGRAMMED TO PERFORM THE VARIOUS SORTING, MERGING, & COMPARING OPERATIONS; THE BOARDS ARE REMOVABLE TO ALLOW CHANGING OF SORT ROUTINE (SERVICE MANUAL, PP.A3-9, B6)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

METAL PLATE WITH INCISED BLACK "NCR" ON CASING FRONT; PLATES READING "MADE IN HOLLAND", "CLASS 406-12/ NCR CO.", & "1-7305595/ 406-12" ON SIDE; PLATES ON PROGRAM BOARD READ "MACHINES DE COMPTIBILITE/ A CARTES PERFOREES/ BULL/ PARIS No. 30113948", "CLASS 406.1/ PROGRAM BOARD/ MADE IN FRANCE", WITH BLACK LETTERING READING "120 383 22".

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

TEXTURED BROWN PAINTED CASING WITH BLACK PARTS; METALLIC CONTROL PANELS; PLATED PARTS;; BLACK, RED, GREEN,GREY, BROWN, YELLOW, WHITE, & COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT SYNTHETIC PARTS; WHITE PROGRAM BOARD

Decoration

N/A