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Title  Trade show exhibition featuring the Sensimatic
Date  1956 (exact)
Period  1950s
Description  An display of the Sensimatic-to-Punched-Tape equipment as well as the Burroughs E101 and G series printers. A sign above the display reads: "The Latest in ADP* Equipment : for the organization of Data in a Modern : *Automatic Data Processing System." The advertisement for the printers reads: " Burroughs Series "G" : Electronic High Speed Printer : and Punch : A Revolutionary Advance in Punched Card Systems." The advertisement for the E101 reads: " Burroughs E101 : The First Really Low-Cost Automatic : Electronic Digital Computer." Vertical sign boards on the left and right sides of the display bear the Burroughs logo and read: "The Mark of Superiority in Modern Business Machines."
Annotations  NOMA - ChicagoFEB. 12 - 15 '56
Notes  long shot, horizontal composition. Print is backed with linen and has three punch holes along the top edge and is annotated in ink in the bottom right margin.
Subject Terms  Automatic Data Processing System
Burroughs Corporation
E101 (Computer)
Computer printers
Punch card systems
Chicago (IL)
Series  Charles Babbage Institute [Burroughs Corporation Exhibits Photographs]
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Medium  Photography
Media  Photographic positive print
Dimensions  8x10"
Holding  Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Record Number  cb000419
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