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Ken Shirriff on Nostr: This module was part of IBM's 604 Electronic Calculating Punch. It read 100 punch ...

This module was part of IBM's 604 Electronic Calculating Punch. It read 100 punch cards a minute, performed calculations that were specified by a wiring panel, and punched the results on cards. In the lower left, you can see rows of tube modules with their handles sticking out.