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.
There are three identical photos of varying sizes of the 12 hole paper tape reader.
Description of Content
12-hole paper tape reader. c1956.
Physical Description
Silver gelatin photograph of a twelve punch hole reader. Dimensions pf the photographs are 247x195mm, 126x97mm and 120mm [WxH].
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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Date Made
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User
University of Melbourne (The), Grattan Street, Parkville, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Computing & calculating, Digital computing, Archival materials
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Computing, CSIRAC (Computer), First Generation Computers, Mainframe Computers, Making History - CSIRAC
