Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Nov 09, 2006 ibm 1401 a users manual comes with a compelling backstory. Ibm 1401 a users manual by johann johannsson on spotify. The box from dick weaver also contained numerous documents that are not reference manuals. Ive been studying the 1401 in detail and that card is later slt technology, maybe for the ibm 360. Ibm 1401 a users manual by johann johannsson on amazon. Johann johannsson ibm 1401, a users manual 2006, cd. Ibm 1401, a users manual part i ibm 1401 processing unit. Ibm 1401, a users manual is the fourth full length studio album by icelandic musician johann johannsson, released by 4ad on october 30, 2006. More than 12,000 systems were installed, and it was estimated that by the mid1960s, half of the worlds computers were 1401s. I got a summer job operating and programming ibm 1401 and 7070 computers in 1962 and 63 at universal oil products company in des plaines, illinois. Our 1401 had one 7330 tape drive, card readerpunch, and printer. The first album for 4ad from this icelandic composer is an expanded version of a performance piece originally written for the dancer and choreographer erna omarsdottir, and which has been performed in more than 40 european cities.
Ibm 1401, a user s manual johann johannsson compact disc free shipping. Johann johannsson ibm 1401, a users manual 2017, clear. Ibm 1401, a user s manual part i ibm 1401 processing unit computer music what makes the 1401 so interesting. Introduced in 1959 and offered until 1971, the 1401 was an outstanding success. Check out ibm 1401 a user s manual by johann johannsson on amazon music. On his first 4ad album, the icelandic composer who has built a rewarding catalog based on ideas about technology and music takes the. Ibm 1401 ibm s second successful commercial computer the first was the 650. Inspired by a recording of an ibm mainframe computer which johanns father, johann gunnarsson, made on a reeltoreel tape machine more. The core module itself is in the center, mostly hidden behind the brown circuit board. Listen to ibm 1401 a users manual in full in the spotify app. Oct 30, 2006 check out ibm 1401 a user s manual by johann johannsson on amazon music. Inspired by a recording of an ibm mainframe computer which johanns father, johann gunnarsson, made on a reeltoreel tape machine more than 30 years ago, the piece was originally written to be performed by a string quartet as the accompaniment to a dance piece by the choreographer erna omarsdottir. Show what rope can do, and how to use it rope is our 1401 software development system includes our 1401 autocoder assembler and 1401 emulator runs on a home pc under win7, mac and linux.
The ibm 1401 is a decimal machine and it uses 3digit decimal addresses to access memory. Offsite, by lafarr 1401 system restoration since july 2004. Ibm 1401 article about ibm 1401 by the free dictionary. Mar 26, 2016 before computers, there was unitrecord equipment, first used in the 1890 us census. The ibm 1401 data processing system, a storedprogram transistorlogic computer announced october 1959. Examining the core memory module inside a vintage ibm 1401. Oct 18, 2017 back in the fantasyland of 2006, before johann johannsson became the big shot composer internationally lauded for scoring such films as sicario, arrival, and almost blade runner 2049. The ibm 1401 is a variablewordlength decimal computer that was announced by ibm on october 5, 1959. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Ibm 1401 a users manual by johann johannsson more info 4ad.
Rudolf giehl has sent me images of a 1401 code card, in german. The first member of the highly successful ibm 1400 series, it was aimed at replacing electromechanical unit record equipment for processing data stored on punched cards. To understand that requires a look at the characters used by the ibm 1401. It was used for card manipulation, but mostly as cardtotape and tapetoprinter for the 7070. The chain printer required a lot of magnetic core memory, and ibm engineers packaged the printer support, core memory, and disk support into the 1401, one of the first computers to use this solidstate technology.
The console switches, lights, and wiring are on the left. His third cd ibm 1410 a users manual 4252 is a peculiar mixture of beautiful stringed harmonies, romantic building themes, overtly long crescendos and somber resolutions vaguely tinged throughout by synthesizer rumblings, electronic drones, sparkling chimes and manipulations of recorded sound. The 1401 processing unit performs all the arithmetic, logical and control functions. The ibm i information center offers portable document format pdf files for viewing or printing the following topics. The core memory module in the 1401 can be accessed by swinging open the computers front panel, as seen below. Reviews of his latest release, the concept piece ibm 1401, a users manual. The project gutenberg ebook of ibm 1401 programming systems. Ibm 1401, a users manual a new filmconcert by bill morrison and johann johannsson performed by the calder. Check out ibm 1401 a users manual by johann johannsson on amazon music. Inspired by a recording of an ibm mainframe computer which johanns father, johann gunnarsson, made on a.
User manuals, ibm storage operating guides and service manuals. Ibm 1401, a users manual is the fourth full length studio album by icelandic musician johann johannsson, released by 4ad on october 30, 2006 4ad released the album on vinyl for the first time on december 8, 2017. Johannsson, johann ibm 1401 a users manual color vinyl. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Ibm 1401, a users manual processing unit johann johannsson. When companies order an ibm 1401 data processing system, methodsprogramming staffs are given the responsibility of translating the requirements of management into finished applications. The ibm 1401 mainframe above is about the size of two refrigerators. The ibm 1401 predates 8bit bytes, and it used 6bit characters.
The ibm 1401 is a variablewordlength decimal computer that was announced by ibm on. The icelandic composer johann johannsson wrote the orchestral work ibm 1401. The ibm 1401 was a variable wordlength decimal computer that was announced by ibm on october 5, 1959. A punch card held 80 bytes, so each might hold one persons information. Fortysix univac computers were delivered between 1951 and 1958, and ibm produced their businessoriented 305 ramac in the late 1950s, but business data processing took off with the widespread conversion of batch punchcard applications from accounting machines to the ibm 1401, beginning in 1959. Johann johannsson to reissue ibm 1401, a users manual on.
The machine was a hit because it was simple and inexpensive. Ibm 1401 a users manual, an album by johann johannsson on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The 1402 card read left can read a maximum of 800 ibm cards a minute. The alltransistorized ibm 1401 data processing system places the features found in electronic data processing systems at the disposal of smaller businesses, previously limited to the use of conventional punched card equipment. Ibm 1401 a users manual comes with a compelling backstory. The first member of the highly successful ibm 1400 series, it was aimed at replacing unit record equipment for processing data stored on punched cards and at providing peripheral services for larger computers. Thig is ibm s solidstate 1401 data processing system. Johannssons father worked at ibm as a maintenance engineer for the 1401 data processing system, an early and popular business.
The following is the text of an ibm data processing division press fact sheet distributed on october 5, 1959. About the computer history museum s ibm 1401 machines by guy fedorkow 12minute mandelbrot. Im not sure what that card is from, but its not from the ibm 1401. Ibm 1401 a users manual by johann johannsson on amazon music. Users of the ibm i information center must first read and agree with the terms and conditions for downloading and printing publications. Such peaks in the pop landscape are very rare however, and its. The 1401 had 16kb of sixbit core memory and six tape drives. Find great deals on ebay for ibm 1401 and ibm mainframe. Majestic 2006 album from the icelandic composer behind the scores to arrival and sicario, on 4ad. Fixing the core memory in a vintage ibm 1401 mainframe. The 1401 is considered to be the modelt ford of the computer industry, because it. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a graphical user environment.
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