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Notes & Correspondence - CSIRAC Computer, Ferranti, 1957
Reg. No: HT 13521 1
- Summary:
- File containing letters between Thomas Cherry and Dr S Gill of Ferranti Ltd, London. The principal subject of the correspondence is the purchase of a high speed 5 hole tape reader for the CSIRAC computer. The file also contains a typed note regarding the tape reader, some rough jottings and a hand-written business card.
- Description:
- Correspondence details:
03/7/57 - S. Gill/Ferranti to T.M. Cherry - Thanks for hospitality/Programming manual for Mercury Computer available shortly.
19/7/57 - T.M. Cherry to S. Gill - Want to purchase Ferranti 5-hole tape reader
Undated - Note - Ferranti tape reader Mark II requirement specification.
Undated - Business Card/IBM New York - Handwritten note of Sydney address on reverse. - Acquisition Information:
- Donation from University of Melbourne (The) Computer Science & Software Engineering Department
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | computing, csirac computer, first generation computers, mainframe computers |
| Themes this item is part of: | Computing Departments at the University of Melbourne, a brief history 1956-1996, Archival Paper Tape Reading Project for CSIRAC 12 Hole Paper Tapes, CSIRAC Collection, Information & Communication Collection |
| Primary Classification: | COMPUTING & CALCULATING |
| Secondary Classification: | Digital Computing |
| Tertiary Classification: | paperwork & documentation |
| User: | University of Melbourne (The) Computation Laboratory, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1957 |
| Collector: | CSIRAC History Team, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1995 |
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