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IBM 1440

The IBM 1440 was an IBM computer designed as a low-cost system for smaller businesses. It was announced on October 11, 1962 and withdrawn on February 8, 1971.

With a variety of models and special features available for the IBM 1440, a system could be tailored to meet immediate data processing requirements of the business and expanded to absorb increased demands as needed.

The basic system consisted of:

• IBM 1441 Processing Unit contained core memory, arithmetic and logic circuits
  • Up to 16,000 alphanumeric storage positions were available
• IBM 1447 Operator's Console
  • Model 1 provided basic processing control for the system
  • Model 2 added an electric typewriter

The following peripherals were available:

• IBM 1412 Card Reader/Punch
  • Model 1 read up to 300 cards a minute and punched up to 80 columns a second
  • Model 2 read up to 400 cards a minute and punched up to 160 columns a second
• IBM 1443 Flying Typebar Printer
  • Basic rate of 150 lines a minute and up to 430 lines a minute, depending on typebar
  • Interchangeable typebars having character sets of 13, 39, 52, and 63 characters
• IBM 1311 Disk drive
  • Capacity for 2 million characters in each pack
    • With optional "Move Track Record" feature, capacity is increased to 2,980,000 characters in each pack
  • Up to five 1311 drives

The cost and rental rate were:

• Purchase price: $90,000 and up, depending on system configuration.
• Rental rate: $1,500 and up, monthly rental, depending on system configuration.

External link

• 1440 Data Processing System

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