Computer Software, Punched Paper Tapes for a Digital Equipment Corporation Computer
date: label: date made
content: 1962-1968
name: label: maker
content: Digital Equipment Corporation
notes: label: Description
content: These folded punched paper tapes are n a plastic tray with eight compartments. The tapes are marked as follows:
label: Description
content: 1. in compartment A - PDP, 2C, and DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION PROGRAMMED DATA PROCESSOR. It has a (loose) label marked: Digital-1-8A-S-MG 6/63 (/) EXTENDED OPERATIONS AND MACROS. A second tape in this compartment is marked: PDP, 2C, and DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION PROGRAMMED DATA PROCESSOR. It has a (loose) label marked: Digital-1-25-U-MB 10/23/63 (/) MASTER TAPE DUPLICATOR
label: Description
content: 2. in compartment B - Friden Business Systems - Tape-Talk, X Good Space War. Also marked in punches: SPACEWAR 3.1 24 SEP 62 PT. 1
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content: 3, in compartment C - MACRO ASSEM. PARTS 1 & 2 (/) (with OPS AND MACROS) 27-5-68 - A second tape in the compartment is marked Octal Dump Routine
label: Description
content: 4. in compartment D - GOSSALS MAG. TAPE TEST (/) 1+2 D. FELTY - also marked 9-H - in punches, marked GOSSELS MAG TAPE TEST 1-2 - paper tape also marked in marker 9-H - A second tape in the compartment is marked GOSSELS' Mag Tape Test 1 & 2 Ray (/) 4/13/64
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content: 5. in compartment E - SNOWFLAKE SA-100
label: Description
content: 6. in compartment F - Magtape Routines H A F B 1-10. Also marked 18A
label: Description
content: 7. in compartment G - HAFB-PDP-1 TV 7 12 sept 66
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content: 8. in compartment H - 11A BINARY - also marked 17G
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content: Hence there are a total of 11 tapes in the eight compartments. The side of the plastic holder has a tag that reads: TRAY 301. Draft cataloging describes the tapes as MAC-16 software tapes.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Maynard
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content: Medicine and Science: Computers
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content: Computers & Business Machines
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Digital Equipment Corporation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0521.04
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0521.04
label: accession number
content: 1989.0521
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Computer Software
label: Object Name
content: minicomputer software
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 22.8 cm x 30.4 cm x 25 cm; 9 in x 11 15/16 in x 9 13/16 in