IBM 101

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The IBM 101 Electronic Statistical Machine, introduced in 1952, [1] combines in one unit the functions of sorting, counting, accumulating, balancing, editing, and printing of summaries of facts recorded in IBM cards.

Contents

The 101 could sort cards based on multiple columns. For example, if a card had multiple 3-column test scores, the 101 could be wired to sort into pocket 0 those cards with no scores over 090, into pocket 1 those with one score over 090, and so on; logic limited only by the number of relays available.

A. Ross Eckler suggests the development of the 101, with functions similar to earlier multicolumn sorters and unit counters developed by the Census Bureau, "was apparently a direct result of the transfer to IBM of Lawrence Wilson, who had served as chief of the Census Bureau's Machine Tabulation Division". [2]

Functions

The following operations may be performed at the rate of 450 cards per minute:

The operation of the 101 is directed by the use of a removable control panel.

IBM Devices often used in conjunction with an IBM 101 included:

Capabilities table

Capability 514
Repro
Punch
519
Doc
Mach.
521
Punch
Unit
523
Gang
Punch
524
Dup
Punch
526
Print
Summ
528
Accum
Repro
529
Punch
Unit
541
Read
Punch
542
Read
Punch
549
Ticket
Conv.
AccumulatingYes
ComparingYesYesYes
EditingYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
End PrintingYes
GangpunchingYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Input-Output
for a System
YesYesYesYes
Mark-Sense
Punching
YesYes
ReproducingYesYesYesYes
Summary PunchingYesYesYesYesYesYesYes


IBM 524

The IBM 524 is a Duplicating Summary Punch, and two of them can be attached to an IBM 101.

Other units

Gangpunch

The term gangpunch refers to duplicating the content of a punched card onto one or more of those that follow [10] - to copy information from a master card into the following detail cards. [11]

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References

  1. "IBM Card Card Equipment Summary (1957)" (PDF).
  2. Eckler, A. Ross (1972) The Bureau of the Census, Praeger, pp114-115
  3. IBM 524 Duplicating Summary Punch
  4. IBM 101 Electronic Statistical Machine - Reference Manual (PDF).
  5. "IBM 514". Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.
  6. 1 2 3 Alan D. Meacham (1961). Data Processing Equipment Encyclopedia. Gille Associates.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "IBM Operator's Guide" (PDF).
  8. "IBM 523 Gang Summary Punch". Archived from the original on February 7, 2008.
  9. dated from 1963 to 1974 IBM Sales Manual. IBM.
  10. "gangpunch - definition and meaning". Wordnik.com.
  11. John M. Carroll (2014). Computer Security. Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 404. ISBN   978-1483103013.