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Mainframe Computer Component, IBM 7070 Connecting Cable with Plugs

Object Details

Description
This is one of three sample connecting cables for the IBM 7070 mainframe computer. It has plugs at both ends. All the wires pass through a gray cylinder that has both a white and a red label attached to it.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
IBM
date made
about 1963
Credit Line
ACACIA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (THROUGH MARTIN M WEAVER AND GEORGE R WALTER)
Measurements
overall: 5 cm x 48.5 cm x 6 cm; 1 31/32 in x 19 3/32 in x 2 3/8 in
Object Name
Mainframe Component
mainframe computer component
Mainframe Computer Component, IBM 7070 Connecting Cable
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