IBM 357
IBM 357 Data Collection System is a now obsolete punched card-based terminal system for sending and receiving remote data. It consisted of: History. The IBM 357 system was announced worldwide in 1959. It began to be installed the following year, at libraries, manufacturing plants, etc. The IBM 1030 Data Collection System and IBM 1050 Data Communications System were typically used in an office environment; the IBM 357 system carried out similar functions in manufacturing plants, for example steel mills. Many of the devices are described and pictured in 1961 IBM Data Collection in the Factory manual. IBM