Summary
Tape labelled 'music tape' containing the music program and data developed in Sydney. This tape can be identified as a tape created in Sydney as it contains sprocket holes on each side of the tape which tapes created in Melbourne do not have. This music tape has been manually read to recreate the music. This item was in the possession of Trevor Pearcey who donated it to the project in 1999.
Physical Description
Reel of paper tape with punched holes
More Information
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Collection Names
CSIRAC Collection, CSIRAC Archive Collection, CSIRAC Paper Tape Library Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Computer Science & Software Engineering Department, University of Melbourne (The), by Jul 2003
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Creator
Mr Geoff Hill - Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), University of Sydney, Camperdown, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1949-1955
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Format
Paper Tape, 12 hole
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Inscriptions
'Music tape'
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Classification
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Type of item
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References
[Book] Doornbusch, Paul. 2005. the music of csirac. 101., 2005, 35-37 Pages
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Keywords
Computing, CSIRAC (Computer), First Generation Computers, Mainframe Computers, Making History - CSIRAC
