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 from CSIRO Division of Building Research at console. He is holding up 12 hole paper tape. 5 hole paper tape is sitting on the console to his left. Don's face is blurry. The Building Research custom made hand punch for 12 hole tape, and editing plate, is on far left of console. Routine sheets are sitting in front of Don. Switch panel is to left of console, cathode ray tubes in middle and teletype printer at right hand end of console. Test unit to right of cabinets. 5 hole punch to far right of don. Taken at night 17/6/1960.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Computer Science & Software Engineering Department, University of Melbourne (The), by Jul 2003
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Computing & calculating, Digital computing, Archival materials
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Keywords
Computing, CSIRAC (Computer), First Generation Computers, Mainframe Computers, Making History - CSIRAC
