The Burroughs 5500 was a large scale data processing machine. Notice the stack of punched cards on top of the large card processing machine. The men pictured are adjusting plug-in circuits in the system processor.
Burroughs 5500 Data Processing System (1960s)
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The Burroughs 5500 was a large scale data processing machine. Notice the stack of punched cards on top of the large card processing machine. The men pictured are adjusting plug-in circuits in the system processor. |
Photo Courtesy of Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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See Also: Burroughs Adding Machine (1911) Burroughs Class 3 Adding Machine |
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