IBM 5081 Punch Cards

IBM 5081 Punch Cards

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Description
Of these eight eighty-column punch cards, two are cream-colored with rounded corners and a truncated upper left corner. The four pink and two blue cards have square corners. The blue cards and two of the pink cards are truncated in the upper left corner. The other two pink cards are truncated in the upper right corner. A mark near the bottom edge at the left reads: IBM 5081.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Punch Cards, Group Of
date made
1960s-1970s
maker
IBM
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall:.2 cm x 19 cm x 8.4 cm; 3/32 in x 7 15/32 in x 3 5/16 in
ID Number
1996.0142.18
catalog number
1996.0142.18
accession number
1996.0142
Credit Line
Gift of Douglas W. Jones
subject
Mathematics
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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