Taking a look at the IBM 3215 console terminal and printer, 1973
Faculty , Inaugurations , Visiting VIPs
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.
From left, Mr. Srinivasan (IBM), Mr. Kapoor (IBM Systems Engineer, seated), Prof. H. N. Mahabala (Professor-in-charge, Computer Centre, fourth from left) and Mr. C. Subramaniam (Union Minister for Industrial Development and Science and Technology, fifth from left) and Mr. A. L. Taylor (Regional General Manager, IBM, India, sixth from left). The other persons are yet to be identified. Mr. Srinivasan later became the Systems Manager for IBM 370/155 at IIT Madras.
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