Front
Front

DEC punched tape

physical object

2010.1.2

Description

A data storage method used mainly in the 1950's and 1960's as an input for computers, typically this input would either be five or eight holes, this example happens to be five holes. Capacity depends on the length of the tape!

Related Collection

 Storage devices exhibit

Related Donors

 Systems Design Undergraduate Lab
 Kina Kim

Related Term

 Punched Tape Readers (describes)