Mystery equipment tag ---what was it?
November 3, 2021 2:15 PM Subscribe
We found this metal tag, glued mysteriously to a notecard with"ANONYMOUS" typed on it, in a deceased relative's things. He was a mathematician who worked on developing computer systems in the early days and through the 80s on various projects. It looks like a tag that identifies a piece of equipment. What is it? Image link here.
Best answer: Yep, it's the product plate for the Documation LC50 modular card processor.
posted by mykescipark at 2:20 PM on November 3, 2021 [8 favorites]
posted by mykescipark at 2:20 PM on November 3, 2021 [8 favorites]
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posted by zennie at 2:27 PM on November 3, 2021
posted by zennie at 2:27 PM on November 3, 2021
Response by poster: Further history: knowing what this is now, it's probably a souvenir from deconstructing old equipment at Northwestern University.
posted by zennie at 2:36 PM on November 3, 2021 [8 favorites]
posted by zennie at 2:36 PM on November 3, 2021 [8 favorites]
I loved using punch card decks to submit programs.
posted by lathrop at 2:54 PM on November 3, 2021 [1 favorite]
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