IBM 357
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IBM 357 Data Collection System is a punched card
-based terminal system for sending and receiving remote data. It consisted of:
The IBM 357 system was announced worldwide in 1959 and began to be installed the following year, at libraries, manufacturing plants, etc.
Compared to IBM 1030 Data Collection System and IBM 1050 Data Communications System
that were typically used in the office environment, IBM 357 system was intended for use in manufacturing plants, for example at the steel mills.
Punched card
A punched card, punch card, IBM card, or Hollerith card is a piece of stiff paper that contains digital information represented by the presence or absence of holes in predefined positions...
-based terminal system for sending and receiving remote data. It consisted of:
- IBM 357 Reader
- IBM 358 Control
- IBM 026 Card Punch
The IBM 357 system was announced worldwide in 1959 and began to be installed the following year, at libraries, manufacturing plants, etc.
Compared to IBM 1030 Data Collection System and IBM 1050 Data Communications System
IBM 1050
IBM 1050 Data Communications System is a computer terminal subsystem to send data to and receive data from another 1050 subsystem or IBM computer in the IBM 1400, IBM 7000 or System/360 series. It first became available in 1963 and was used widely during the 1960s.-General:IBM 1050 Data...
that were typically used in the office environment, IBM 357 system was intended for use in manufacturing plants, for example at the steel mills.