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CSIRAC Paper Tape Library Collection
Image: 12 hole paper tape reader
Source: Museum Victoria
This collection consists of 12-track punched paper tapes were used for input to CSIRAC, which comprise the original program library tapes of subroutines and programs, and program and data tapes from staff and outside users.
Each paper tape is associated with its digital forms ***.CVT (files executable by CSIRAC emulator), and ***.TSP (program listing on CD). Most information written or typed on the tape has been transferred to these digital files as headers. A CSIRAC Emulator capable of executing the program instructions stored in ***.CVT files can be found (on CD in the Archive at Melbourne Museum) at www.cs.mu.oz.au/emulator.html
The Computation Laboratory Paper Tape Library consisted of tapes with a tape number less than 700. There were not 700 tapes but the number 700 was arbitrarily chosen to separate the Computation Laboratory Library tapes from user tapes.
The Tapes with numbers between 700 and 800 and those numbered >= 900 were user tapes stored together with the Computation Laboratory Library tapes.
Tapes numbers 800 to 900 belonged to John Spencer of the CSIRO Division of Building Research.
Note: 5 hole paper tapes were used primarily for data input and output rather than program input. Programs to be used with Interprogram were on 5 hole paper tape. Interprogram was on 12 hole paper tape.
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12 Hole Paper Tape - CSIRAC Computer, Music 'Lucy Long (2)', T747, 1957
Paper tape, part of a collection of paper tape programs and sub-routines used for input to CSIRAC. This is a 12-hole data tape which plays 'Lucy Long' when the data is used by a music ...
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12 Hole Paper Tape - CSIRAC Computer, Music: So Early in the Morning (2), T742, 1957
Paper tape, part of a collection of paper tape programs and sub-routines used for input to CSIRAC. This is a 12-hole data tape which plays 'So Early in the Morning' when the data is use ...
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Box with 5-Hole Paper Tapes - CSIRAC Computer, Interprogram, 1959-1964
Cardboard box containing three 5 hole paper tapes. Obtained from Dr Frank Hirst by Ron Bowles on 26/4/2000. These paper tapes are part of a collection of paper tape programs and sub-r ...
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12 Hole Paper Tape - CSIRAC Computer, Primary & Control, T004, 1955-1960
Paper tape, part of a collection of paper tape programs and sub-routines used for input to CSIRAC. The Primary & Control Program was used to enable a program to be run on CSIRAC. The c ...
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12 Hole Paper Tape - CSIRAC Computer, Tape Symbol Punch, T002.1, 1959-1960
Paper tape, part of a collection of paper tape programs and sub-routines used for input to CSIRAC. The program provided a means of displaying the instructions in a computer program in a ...
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12 Hole Paper Tape - CSIRAC Computer, Gamma Function, T123, 1955-1964
Paper tape, part of a collection of paper tape programs and sub-routines used for input to CSIRAC. This tape has two sub-routines, each a self contained unit designed to carry out a spe ...
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12 Hole Paper Tape - CSIRAC Computer, Exponential, T121, 1955-1964
Paper tape, part of a collection of paper tape programs and sub-routines used for input to CSIRAC. This tape has a sub-routine, a self contained unit designed to carry out a specific ta ...
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12 Hole Paper Tape - CSIRAC Computer, Logarithim Base Two, T120, 1955-1964
Paper tape, part of a collection of paper tape programs and sub-routines used for input to CSIRAC. This tape contains three sub-routines, each a self contained unit designed to carry ou ...
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Paper Tape - 12 Hole, CSIRAC Computer, Tape Symbol Punch (5-hole ), T002.2, 1959-1960
Paper tape, part of a collection of paper tape programs and sub-routines used for input to CSIRAC. The program provided a means of displaying the instructions in a computer program in a ...
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12 Hole Paper Tape - CSIRAC Computer, Floating Binary. Basic Arithmetic, T300, 1955-1964
Paper tape, part of a collection of paper tape programs and sub-routines used for input to CSIRAC. This is a sub-routine, a self contained unit designed to carry out a specific task wit ...
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