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1401 Data Processing System
 
Introduced in 1959, the IBM 1401 enabled smaller business to acquire the benefits of electronic data processing systems. This "white room" product publicity image shows (from left) the system's IBM 1402 Card-Read Punch, 1401 Processing Unit, 1403 Printer, and four 729 Magnetic Tape Units.
 
 
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