IBM 1401

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:personal_computer
gptkbp:architecture variable word length
gptkbp:characterSet gptkb:BCD
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dimensions about 5.5 ft x 2.5 ft x 5 ft
gptkbp:discontinued 1971
gptkbp:emulatorAvailable yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IBM 1401
gptkbp:input gptkb:IBM_1402_Card_Read_Punch
gptkbp:introduced 1959
gptkbp:length 6 bits
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:marketedAs business computer
gptkbp:memoryType magnetic core memory
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hallowed_Machine
Model 1401
gptkbp:notableFor first mass-produced computer
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:General_Electric
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:US_Army
gptkb:Bank_of_America
gptkb:Prudential_Insurance
gptkbp:numberOfRooms over 10,000
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:Autocoder
gptkb:SPS_(Symbolic_Programming_System)
gptkbp:output gptkb:IBM_1403_Printer
gptkbp:peripherals gptkb:IBM_1311_Disk_Storage_Drive
gptkb:IBM_729_Magnetic_Tape_Unit
gptkbp:powerSource about 10 kW
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:IBM_650
gptkbp:preservedUnits gptkb:Computer_History_Museum
gptkb:National_Museum_of_American_History
gptkb:IBM_Museum
gptkbp:primaryStorageMedium punched cards
gptkbp:processor transistor-based
gptkbp:programmingLanguage gptkb:COBOL
gptkb:FORTRAN
gptkb:Autocoder
gptkb:RPG
gptkbp:RAM 4 KB
1.4 KB
16 KB
8 KB
gptkbp:restored gptkb:Computer_History_Museum,_Mountain_View,_California
gptkbp:successor gptkb:IBM_System/360
gptkbp:usedFor accounting
business data processing
payroll
inventory control
gptkbp:weight about 2,500 pounds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Computer_History_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4