Summary
Cardboard box containing three 5 hole paper tapes.
Obtained from Dr Frank Hirst by Ron Bowles on 26/4/2000.
These paper tapes are part of a collection of paper tape programs and sub-routines used for input to CSIRAC.
The collection includes the original University of Melbourne Computation Laboratory Paper Tape Library of 12 hole tapes of subroutines and programs, and program and data tapes from staff and outside users. Most of the paper tapes were 12-track punched paper tapes. 5 hole paper tapes were used primarily for data input and output rather than program input. However, 5 hole program tapes could be produced by using Interprogram, an English language programming system rather than using machine language.
Physical Description
Thick, brown, rectangular cardboard box. Three 5 hole paper tapes inside box.
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
Frank Hirst - University of Melbourne (The), Grattan Street, Parkville, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1959-1964
Frank Hirst was the author of the 5-hole Interprogam developed for CSIRAC, which was based on Geoff Hill's programming system. -
User
University of Melbourne (The), Grattan Street, Parkville, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1959-1964
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Other Association (See Comments)
Geoff Hill - The University of Melbourne Computation Laboratory, Grattan Street, Parkville, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1959-1964
Geoff Hill was the creator of the Interprogram English Language programming system on which Frank Hirst based the 5-hole Interprogam used by CSIRAC. Thus, Frank Hirst is attributed as the creator of this program and not Geoff Hill. -
Collector
Mr Ron Bowles, Park Avenue, Glenhuntly, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2000
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Format
Paper Tape
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Inscriptions
Text, handwritten, label on box lid: Received from/FRANK HIRST/INTERPROGRAM/26-4-OO/R. Bowles.
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Classification
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
200 mm (Width), 67 mm (Depth), 60 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Computing, CSIRAC (Computer), First Generation Computers, Mainframe Computers, Making History - CSIRAC
