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IBM 402

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The IBM 403 added the ability to print up to three lines, such as a multiline shipping address, from a single punchcard, instead of just one line per card with the 402.
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used 43 alpha-numerical type bars (left-side) and 45 numerical type bars (right-side, shorter bars) to print a total of 88 positions across a line of a report.
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at a speed of 80 to 150 cards per minute, depending on process options, while printing data at a speed of up to 100 lines per minute. The built-in
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reported that an IBM 402 was still in operation at Sparkler Filters, Inc., a manufacturing company that produces chemical filtration systems, in
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and mechanical levers called hammersplits and hammerlocks, that controlled some printing functions. Both the
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IBM 402 control panel wiring. This board was labeled "profit & loss summary."
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An IBM 403 accounting machine with built-in printer (left) wired to an
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IBM Accounting Machine: 402, 403 and 419 Principles of Operation
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Annotated (labeled) photograph of an IBM 402, from its manual
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Some IBM 402 pictures from Paul Pierce's Computer Collection
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The 402 and 403 were primarily controlled by a removable
102: 88: 70: 60: 176:were considered smaller models of the prior model 8: 30: 254:Visit to a working IBM 402 in Conroe, Texas 269:IBM History: 402 developed in 1948 or 1949 29: 222: 27:Tabulating machine introduced in 1949 7: 230: 228: 226: 274:The IBM 402 at Columbia University 25: 164:. Additional controls included a 45: 36: 289:Company that still uses IBM 402 183:In July 2010, a group from the 136:International Business Machines 1: 76:; 76 years ago 327: 311:IBM unit record equipment 243:. 1963. Form 224-5654-13. 130:Accounting Machines were 44: 35: 185:Computer History Museum 55:summary punch (center). 119: 166:carriage control tape 117: 138:in the late 1940s. 146:The 402 could read 132:tabulating machines 32: 294:2014-03-22 at the 120: 65:tabulating machine 112: 111: 16:(Redirected from 318: 256: 251: 245: 244: 242: 232: 175: 171: 84: 82: 77: 49: 40: 33: 21: 326: 325: 321: 320: 319: 317: 316: 315: 301: 300: 296:Wayback Machine 265: 260: 259: 252: 248: 240: 234: 233: 224: 219: 197: 173: 169: 144: 80: 78: 75: 56: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 324: 322: 314: 313: 303: 302: 299: 298: 286: 281: 276: 271: 264: 263:External links 261: 258: 257: 246: 221: 220: 218: 215: 214: 213: 208: 203: 196: 193: 143: 140: 134:introduced by 110: 109: 104: 100: 99: 90: 86: 85: 72: 68: 67: 62: 58: 57: 50: 42: 41: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 323: 312: 309: 308: 306: 297: 293: 290: 287: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 270: 267: 266: 262: 255: 250: 247: 239: 238: 231: 229: 227: 223: 216: 212: 209: 207: 204: 202: 199: 198: 194: 192: 190: 189:Conroe, Texas 186: 181: 179: 167: 163: 162:control panel 158: 155: 153: 149: 148:punched cards 141: 139: 137: 133: 129: 125: 116: 108: 105: 101: 98: 94: 91: 87: 73: 69: 66: 63: 59: 54: 48: 43: 39: 34: 19: 249: 236: 182: 159: 156: 152:line printer 145: 127: 123: 121: 71:Release date 89:Predecessor 217:References 305:Category 292:Archived 211:Keypunch 195:See also 142:Overview 206:IBM 711 201:IBM 407 178:IBM 405 174:IBM 403 170:IBM 402 128:IBM 403 124:IBM 402 107:IBM 407 103:Related 97:IBM 405 93:IBM 401 79: ( 53:IBM 514 31:IBM 407 18:IBM 403 241:(PDF) 172:and 126:and 122:The 81:1948 74:1948 61:Type 307:: 225:^ 180:. 95:, 83:) 20:)

Index

IBM 403


IBM 514
tabulating machine
IBM 401
IBM 405
IBM 407

tabulating machines
International Business Machines
punched cards
line printer
control panel
carriage control tape
IBM 405
Computer History Museum
Conroe, Texas
IBM 407
IBM 711
Keypunch



IBM Accounting Machine: 402, 403 and 419 Principles of Operation
Visit to a working IBM 402 in Conroe, Texas
IBM History: 402 developed in 1948 or 1949
The IBM 402 at Columbia University
Some IBM 402 pictures from Paul Pierce's Computer Collection
Annotated (labeled) photograph of an IBM 402, from its manual

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