IBM 726 Magnetic Tape Reader/Recorder

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  • 1952

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The IBM 726 dual magnetic tape reader/recorder for the IBM 701 was announced on May 21, 1952. Unlike later IBM 7 track drives, the 726 could read backwards as well as forwards.The tape had seven parallel tracks, six for data (called a copy group, not a character) and one to maintain parity. Tapes were recorded in odd parity, to ensure at least one bit transition per copy group as well as for error checking.

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  • Model Number:

    726

  • Manufacturer:

    IBM

  • Hardware Type:

    Peripheral

  • Manufacture Year:

    1952

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