page_title: LGP-30
hierarchical_section_title: LGP-30
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Ein LGP-30-Rechner im Manhattan College; links davon das zugehörige – einer Schreibmaschine nachempfundene und der Ein- und Ausgabe dienende – Endgerät (auch Terminal genannt) und seitlich links davon ein Lochstreifen. English: An LGP-30 computer in use at Manhattan College.
context_page_description: The LGP-30, standing for Librascope General Purpose and then Librascope General Precision, was an early off-the-shelf computer. It was manufactured by the Librascope company of Glendale, California, and sold and serviced by the Royal Precision Electronic Computer Company, a joint venture with the Royal McBee division of the Royal Typewriter Company. The LGP-30 was first manufactured in 1956, at a retail price of $47,000, equivalent to $440,000 in 2019.
  The LGP-30 was commonly referred to as a desk computer. Its height, width, and depth, excluding the typewriter shelf, was 33 by 44 by 26 inches. It weighed about 800 pounds, and was mounted on sturdy casters which facilitated moving the unit.
context_section_description: The LGP-30, standing for Librascope General Purpose and then Librascope General Precision, was an early off-the-shelf computer. It was manufactured by the Librascope company of Glendale, California (a division of General Precision Inc.), and sold and serviced by the Royal Precision Electronic Computer Company, a joint venture with the Royal McBee division of the Royal Typewriter Company. The LGP-30 was first manufactured in 1956, at a retail price of $47,000, equivalent to $440,000 in 2019.
  The LGP-30 was commonly referred to as a desk computer. Its height, width, and depth, excluding the typewriter shelf, was 33 by 44 by 26 inches (84 by 112 by 66 cm).  It weighed about 800 pounds (360 kg), and was mounted on sturdy casters which facilitated moving the unit.
caption: An LGP-30 in use at Manhattan College in 1965
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