The IBM 1017 is a table-top

paper tape Five- and eight-hole wide punched paper tape Paper tape reader on the Harwell computer with a small piece of five-hole tape connected in a circle – creating a physical program loop Punched tape or perforated paper tape is a form of data st ...

reader from IBM introduced in 1968. The 1017 reads 5, 6, 7, and 8-track paper or polyester tape at 120 characters-per-second (cps). Two models were available, the model 1 reads strips of tape, while the model 2 has supply and take-up reels, and can read either strips or reels.

IBM 1018

The IBM 1018 is a

punch from IBM introduced in 1968. The 1018 punches paper or polyester tape at 120 cps.

Attachment

The 1017 and 1018 can attach to the multiplexor channel of an IBM System/360 Model 25, Model 30, Model 40, or Model 50, via an IBM 2826 control unit. They also attach to an 2770 Data Communication System. The 1017 and 1018 are supported by

DOS/360 Disk Operating System/360, also DOS/360, or simply DOS, is the discontinued first member of a sequence of operating systems for IBM System/360, System/370 and later mainframes. It was announced by IBM on the last day of 1964, and it was first d ...

References

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