Object Details
maker
Wang Laboratories
Description
The Wang LOCI-2 is one of relatively few calculators that had a variety of peripheral equipment. Included in the price of the machine was this metal card reader, painted light blue. It read specially designed punched program cards. A card is in the reader.
A mark on the bottom of the card reader reads: Wang Laboratories, Inc. (/) ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (/) LOCI CARD READER (/) MODEL NO. [blank] (/) SERLAL NO. 22806 (/) TEWKSBURY, MASS. U.S.A.
For further information about the LOCI II, see 1980.0096.01.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Computer Sciences Corporation
date made
1965 or later
ID Number
1980.0096.01.1
accession number
1980.0096
catalog number
1980.0096.01.1
Object Name
electronic calculator peripheral
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 4 in x 8 1/2 in x 6 in; 10.16 cm x 21.59 cm x 15.24 cm
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Tewksbury
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Medicine and Science: Computers
Computers & Business Machines
Desktop Electronic Calculators
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Business
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1196402