Dynamo Exhibition
Home Up Info Stand Punch Card Machines Card Puncher IBM 1403 Teletype IBM 3380 Disk Drive Cray 4

 

 

The Finnish Data Processing Museum opened a display in early September, 2006 in the DYNAMO building of the Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences. Machines and gadgets on display were used for data processing throughout the decades ever since the 1950s.

The display areas are the building’s lobbies, from the second until the fifth floor. The display is open for public in Piippukatu 2, on week days from 8am till 4pm .

Downstairs Info Stand

An info stand built from removable disk cases is located downstairs. It displays the main decades of usage of the machines located in different floors.

 

1950s, Punch Card Machines          1950s, Punch Card Machines, Card Puncher and Card Organizer

The IBM 083 Card Organizer and IBM 026 Card Puncher from the punch card era of 1950s and 1960s are on display on the second floor. The Finnish Data Processing Museum can still read the information on the punch cards; this skill has been needed several times.

 

1960s, Printers IBM 1403 and Teletype           1960s, Printers IBM 1403 next to Teletype

The third floor displays the real work horse of computer centres: the hydraulic IBM 1403 line printer along with the TELETYPE which was used as the printer and terminal for smaller computers. This is during 1960 – 1980.

 

1980s, IBM 3380 Disk Drive          1980s, disassembled removable Disk Unit and different read/write heads

The fourth floor: The IBM 3380 disk drive was published in 1983, with its memory capacity in the gigabytes. On top of the disk drive is a disassembled removable disk unit and different read/write heads.

 

1990s, CRAY Super Computer

Origin 2000 CRAY super computer is located on the fifth floor, and represents the fourth super computer used in Finland . It was in use from 1996 – 2005. The Museum must store newer machines as well; after they are eradicated it’s impossible to find them anywhere.

 

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