Wang Loci-2 Card Reader
Wang Loci-2 Card Reader
- Description
- The Wang LOCI II 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- microcomputer peripheral
- electronic calculator peripheral
- date made
- 1965 or later
- maker
- Wang Laboratories
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Tewksbury
- 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
- ID Number
- 1980.0096.01.1
- accession number
- 1980.0096
- catalog number
- 1980.0096.01.1
- Credit Line
- Gift of Computer Sciences Corporation
- subject
- Business
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Computers
- Desktop Electronic Calculators
- Computers & Business Machines
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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