• 1946

Hardware Description

The IBM 602 Calculating Punch, introduced in 1946, was an electromechanical calculator capable of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It was programmed using a plugboard control panel and was IBM's first machine that did division.

The 602 was available in four models: Model 1, Model 2, Model 50, and Model 51. The "Series 50" models were low cost versions that ran at a slower speed, with half as many program steps, and fewer storage registers and counters.

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  • Model Number:

    602
  • Manufacturer:

  • Hardware Type:

    Computer - Tabulating
  • Manufacture Year:

    1946
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