Summary
This is one of a series of photographic material in print, negative and/or digital formats covering CSIRAC machine and the people associated with it. The series was acquired from the University of Melbourne in 2003.
Description of Content
Don Beresford at tape punch keyboard with numbered tape boxes of tape library in pigeon-holes above keyboard. 12-hole tape reader in foreground of photograph and tape punch in background. c1957
Physical Description
Silver gelatin photograph of Don Beresford sitting at a desk editing a 12 hole paper tape punch.
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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Person Depicted
Mr Don Beresford - Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1957
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User
University of Melbourne (The), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1957
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Collector
CSIRAC History Team, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1995 or later
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
260 mm (Width), 206 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Computing, CSIRAC (Computer), First Generation Computers, Mainframe Computers, Making History - CSIRAC
