Summary
Friden Programmatic Flexowriter, Model FPC5 P, Recorder-Reproducer, made by Commercial Controls Corporation, Rochester, New York. "Flexowriter" is a generic term which has been applied to many different models by the manufacturer Friden.
Flexowriters could be used as offline punches and printers. A programmer could type data on a Flexowriter, which would punch the data onto paper tape. The tape could then be loaded into the computer as data for a program. The computer could then use its output 5-hole punch to produce paper tape that could be printed by a Flexowriter.
Physical Description
Grey typewriter mechanism with 8-hole paper tape punch and reader.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Unknown
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Manufacturer
Commercial Controls Corporation, United States of America, 1957-1960
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Inscriptions
On front: "Friden" . Plaque on the back engraved : "Recorder-Reproducer / Model FPC 5P /115 VOLTS 50 CYCLE 2.3 AMPS / Commercial Controls Corporation / Rochester 2 / New York"
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Classification
Computing & calculating, Digital computing, Paper tape equipment
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Overall Dimensions
580 mm (Width), 560 mm (Depth), 270 mm (Height)
Very heavy
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