The IBM 3215 console terminal and printer being shown to the distinguished guests during the Computer Centre inauguration, 1973
Administrators , Faculty , Inaugurations
The device was used to control the operations of the Main Frame (IBM 370/155). Once started, messages were printed on the fan fold pack (a sheet of paper) which would indicate the status of the system. It could print at a speed of 85 characters per second according to a report in The New Indian Express. Computer Operators were trained to work with the device in scheduling programs submitted on punched cards. They were also trained to attend to various devices such as the printer, tape drive and disk packs.
Standing from left, Dr. Erhard Eppler (Minister of Economic Co-operation, Federal Republic of Germany, second from left), Mr. A. L. Taylor (Regional General Manager, IBM, India, third from left), Mr. K. T. Chandy (Chairman, Board of Governors, fourth from left), Mr. C. Subramaniam (Union Minister for Industrial Development and Science and Technology, sixth from left) and Prof. H. N. Mahabala (Professor-in-charge, Computer Centre, extreme right). Mr. Kapoor (IBM Systems Engineer) is seated at the terminal.
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