The Texas Collection, Baylor University
Baylor University Students and the IBM 1620 Data Processing System, 1969 (1)
This IBM 1620 Data Processing System, was Baylor University's first computer of its kind. Acquired in 1962, it was part of the Hankamer School of Business, and located in the Casey Computer Lab, named in honor of the machine's donor, Carl Casey. The unit carried a price tag of nearly $100,000 new. This IBM was used by the institution from 1962-1974. Its replacement was an IBM Systems 3 Computer.
This image is from a digital scan of a photo negative (G-826) located in the BU Records: Marketing and Communications: Baylor Photography section of the vast photographic holdings of the The Texas Collection, Baylor University. Rights: Some rights reserved. E-mail txcoll@baylor.edu for information about this image. Visit www.baylor.edu/lib/texas/ for more information about our collections.
Baylor University Students and the IBM 1620 Data Processing System, 1969 (1)
This IBM 1620 Data Processing System, was Baylor University's first computer of its kind. Acquired in 1962, it was part of the Hankamer School of Business, and located in the Casey Computer Lab, named in honor of the machine's donor, Carl Casey. The unit carried a price tag of nearly $100,000 new. This IBM was used by the institution from 1962-1974. Its replacement was an IBM Systems 3 Computer.
This image is from a digital scan of a photo negative (G-826) located in the BU Records: Marketing and Communications: Baylor Photography section of the vast photographic holdings of the The Texas Collection, Baylor University. Rights: Some rights reserved. E-mail txcoll@baylor.edu for information about this image. Visit www.baylor.edu/lib/texas/ for more information about our collections.