One of the most important machines ever. The IBM 1401.

  • By Ryan | Dec 7, 2009
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While not as huge as some of the vacuum tube-based mainframes of the 1940’s, it was still pretty damn large for an accounting calculator.

Here are some still-shots of the revolutionary machine:

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