IBM 1401 Data Processing System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/IBM_1401_Data_Processing_System

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:personal_computer
gptkbp:architecture	decimal
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discontinued	1971
gptkbp:emulator_available	yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	IBM 1401 Data Processing System
gptkbp:input	gptkb:IBM_1402_Card_Reader
gptkbp:input/output_device	gptkb:IBM_729_Magnetic_Tape_Unit
gptkbp:instructionSet	variable-length instructions
gptkbp:introduced	1959
gptkbp:legacy	influenced later IBM systems
gptkbp:length	variable (6-bit BCD characters)
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:market	dominant in early 1960s
gptkbp:marketedAs	Data Processing System
gptkbp:museum_exhibit	gptkb:Computer_History_Museum gptkb:Living_Computers:_Museum_+_Labs
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Hallowed_1401
gptkbp:notable_for	first computer to sell over 10,000 units widespread adoption
gptkbp:notableFeature	modular design expandable memory high-speed printing
gptkbp:notableUser	gptkb:NASA gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense universities banks insurance companies
gptkbp:operatingSystem	gptkb:Autocoder gptkb:Symbolic_Programming_System_(SPS)
gptkbp:output	gptkb:IBM_1403_Printer
gptkbp:powerSource	about 10 kW
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:IBM_650
gptkbp:priceRange	about $2,500/month (rental) about $90,000 (purchase)
gptkbp:primary_storage_medium	punched cards
gptkbp:processor	gptkb:IBM_1401_CPU
gptkbp:programmingLanguage	gptkb:Assembly_language gptkb:COBOL gptkb:FORTRAN gptkb:RPG
gptkbp:RAM	1.4 KB to 16 KB core memory
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:IBM_System/360
gptkbp:technology	transistorized
gptkbp:usedFor	business data processing
gptkbp:weight	about 2,500 pounds (mainframe only)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Computer_History_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4