Wang LOCi-2 Card Reader

Description:

The Wang LOCI-2 is one of relatively few calculators that had a variety of peripheral equipment. Included in the price of the machine was this metal card reader, painted light blue. It read specially designed punched program cards. A card is in the reader.

A mark on the bottom of the card reader reads: Wang Laboratories, Inc. (/) ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (/) LOCI CARD READER (/) MODEL NO. [blank] (/) SERLAL NO. 22806 (/) TEWKSBURY, MASS. U.S.A.

For further information about the LOCI II, see 1980.0096.01.

Date Made: 1965 or later

Maker: Wang Laboratories

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Tewksbury

Subject: Business

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Computers, Computers & Business Machines, Desktop Electronic Calculators

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Credit Line: Gift of Computer Sciences Corporation

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0096.01.1Accession Number: 1980.0096Catalog Number: 1980.0096.01.1

Object Name: electronic calculator peripheral

Physical Description: plastic (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 in x 8 1/2 in x 6 in; 10.16 cm x 21.59 cm x 15.24 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-664b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1196402

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