Peripheral Equipment:Paper Tape and Punch Card Devices

Brief HistoryExhibits

year/month Timeline
1928 
【World】IBM introduced the IBM 80 card format
1953/07
【World】IBM announced the IBM 533 punched card reader and punch
1954  Fujitsu completed a 60-channel tape reader and tape punch for the FACOM 100.
1956  Fujitsu completed a 72-column card reader for instructions.
1956  Fujitsu completed a 72-channel tape reader and tape punch for the FACOM 128A.
1958/09 NEC completed a paper tape punch typewriter and a photoelectric paper tape reader for the NEAC-2201.
1958  Oki Electric announced the OKI-58, a photoelectric tape reader with phototransistors.
1958  Oki Electric announced the OKI high speed paper tape punch, which can punch at 4, 000 characters/min.
1959  Fujitsu completed the R-301A photoelectric card reader for IBM cards.
1959  Fujitsu completed the R-202 (for 6- to 8-channel) photoelectric tape reader for FACOM 212A business computer.
1961  Oki Electric announced the OKITAC-5094 photoelectric 80-column card reader.
1961  Oki Electric put the OKITAC-5092 card read-punch on the market.
1961  Oki Electric announced the OKITAC-5096 reel type photoelectric tape reader.
1961 
【World】Ferranti began selling the TR5 photo-electric paper tape reader
1962  Fujitsu completed the FACOM 661/681 card reader and FACOM 681/682 card punch for the FACOM 222.
1962  Fujitsu completed the FACOM 743A/747A tape reader and FACOM 763A tape punch for the FACOM 222.
1963  Oki Electric announced the OKI high-speed serial card reader that can read 1, 000 cards/min.
1963 
【World】Teletype announced the Model 33 ASR printer that consisted of a punched tape reader and tape punch
1964/04 NEC announced the N209A-1 paper tape reader for the NEAC-2200.
1964  Oki Electric announced the OKI high-speed tape punch with speed at 12, 000 characters/min.
1965/05 NEC announcd a card I/O unit for the NEAC Series 2200.
1965/05 NEC announced the N209A-2 paper tape reader for the NEAC Series 2200.
1965  Fujitsu announced the FACOM 801A (FACOM Writer) for small business computer FACOM 230-10, which consisted of an electric typewriter, paper tape reader, and paper tape punch.
1966/09 Hitachi completed the H-8233, 8238 card reader for the HITAC-8000 Series. These readers can read 80-column cards respectively at a speed of 750 cards and 1, 500 cards/min.
1967/02 NEC put the M210 paper tape punch for NEAC-1240 on the market.
1967  Hitachi completed the H-1562, 1564, 1592 offline card punch.
1968/08 Hitachi completed the H-8239 card reader/punch with a punching speed of 100 cards/min for 80-column cards.
1969  Oki Electric announced the OKI MARK CARD READER.
1969  Fujitsu completed the FACOM 567K card reader and FACOM 687K card punch for medium-scale computers.
1969  Fujitsu completed the FACOM 731S card reader and line printer for medium-scale computers.
1969  Fujitsu completed the FACOM 775A tape reader/punch for medium-scale computers.
1971/12 Hitachi completed the H-8287, 8288 card reader for the HITAC-8000 Series. These readers can read 80-column cards at a speed of 1, 000 cards and 1, 600 cards/min, respectively.
1971  Fujitsu completed the FACOM 668K card reader which can read at a high speed of 2, 000 cards/min.
1971  Hitachi announced the A-223-21R paper tape reader and A-223-21 paper tape punch.
1974/04 Hitachi completed the H-8285 card printer/punch that can simultaneously print and punch approximately 100 cards/min with one pass.
1975/10 Hitachi completed the H-8297/98 card reader for the HITAC-M Series. These readers can read 80-column cards at speed of 1, 000 cards and 1, 600 cards/min, respectively.
1976/01 Hitachi completed the H-8299 card punch which can be connected to the H-8297/98 card reader.
1977/07 Hitachi completed the H-8232 desktop low-speed card reader with speed of 285 cards/min.
1978/01 Fujitsu announced the FACOM 690D card punch for the FACOM M Series.
1978/04 Hitachi completed the H-8232 desktop low-speed card reader withspeed of 400 cards/min, excellent cost-performance, and high reliability.
1979/11
Hitachi completed the H-8232 card reader with speed of 800 cards/min, excellent cost-performance, and high reliability.