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Columbia University: The Ibm 1401

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The IBM 1401 Data Processing System was IBM's first affordable general-purpose computer. It was introduced in 1959 and was IBM's first computer to sell over 10,000 units. This site describes the history of the 1401, the technology that was used to build it, and stories about the computer told by those that built it or used it in the early days.

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