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Toronto Data Center - Courtesy IBM Corp
- Photographer George Dunbar
"IBM Canada's photographer (1957 to 1989)"
Toronto-KingSt-Datacenter-1963
Toronto-KingSt-Datacenter
IBM_1401-product_display_in_Canada
IBM_1401_manufacturing_in_Toronto
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Hi Robert,
Using the hint that this pic is from IBM Toronto, I noted that there's a reflection
in the glass that says "SHERATON ARD IN" [backwards].
After staring and pondering for a spell, something clicked and I came up with KING EDWARD SHERATON.
According to this olde tyme photo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/hollywoodplace/5966759965/]
the Kind Edward Sheraton was at 37 King Street E.
Circling back, it seems IBM Canada maintained an office on King Street E.
"Prior to 1951, IBM Canada offices were located on 300 Campbell Avenue and Dupont Street
in the city of Toronto's west end.[1] The plant is now home to Wayspa's Canadian operations
(as 298 Campbell Avenue). During this period, and well into the 1950s, the company also
maintained a downtown office suite located on King Street East immediately opposite the
entrance to the famous "King Eddie" Hotel." <----see the guest list at this link!
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Canada_Head_Office_Building
Anyway, I offer this as further evidence the showroom depicted is indeed at IBM Toronto.
Cheers,
Dag
Dag/Robert
I reckon that just about proves it. Google Earth shows that the King Edward Hotel at
57 King Street E is now part of the Meridien chain. Right opposite, if it wasn't for
the Shred-It truck parked at the kerbside, you'd be able to see that the Data Centre
is now a Sushi restaurant. The pillars and first floor windows are those depicted in
the colour picture from Kevin Maney's Pioneering the Science of Information.
Well done indeed.
for further picture comments and credits, click here
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1401_DatamobileEuropeanTravelingExhibit
1401_ManufacturingTestSystems - Endicott Manufacturing Photos 1965
1401 Manufacturing Test Systems - 1401 Manufacturing Testing Lab Pics - Oct 1962
1401 Marketing Press Release Pics
1401 Marketing Press Release Pics - 1401 Satellite Comm Pics
1401 Marketing Press Release Pics - Restored Marketing System Pics
1401 Production Pics
Maurice Papo Pics
from Charles Morrison
from Simon Barratt, UK
Laurel House, The Green, Tredington, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, CV364NJ, UNITED KINGDOM
Only pre-360 images provided here
1401 at user site in Italy - from Franco Fellico' < franco@ffellico.com >
"enhanced",
original
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{bad link} web page
with comment "Qui � ben visibile una fila di unit� nastro e sulla destra,
ancora parzialmente imballata, � l'unit� centrale di un 1401."
"enhanced",
original
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{bad link} web page
with comment "Ed ora in posa vicino all'altro 1401"
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1401 at a site in France, fish-eye view, from Maurice Papo
| An IBM 1401 computer in La Gaude with an IBM 7090, ( the big machine in the background )
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1401 at Hanover Fair 1960 from Chuck Branscomb
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... a picture of the 1401 taken in April 1960 at the Hanover Fair. My wife and I were there
(that is her in the picture ) and my recollection is that this was taken while the system was
being checked out the day before the fair started.
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This system was our engineering model used for announcement testing and I did not want to
send it to Europe but Dick Watson insisted. As you know, engineering models are not exactly
"up to spec" in many areas and I was also concerned that shipping it overseas in its
somewhat fragile state would result in damage causing demonstration problems. Fortunately
the system performed flawlessly throughout the Fair and was a big hit with the Europeans.
I should note that IBM Germany send over technicians which we trained to service the system
and they did an outstanding job.
A few days after the Fair, I was called by IBM Netherlands saying they had a problem with
the system, were installed for demonstration in a CUSTOMER'S office (much to my surprise),
and needed help. We put our best person on the plane to help but they corrected the problem
before he arrived.
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Picture Comments
From: Robert Garner
Subject: Re: [re: Toronto photos on archive page]
Date: December 1, 2012 at 5:58:35 PM PST
To: Paul Lasewicz
Hi Paul,
My thought was to mark these images on our 1401 web site: "Photo Courtesy of IBM Archives. Photographer George Dunbar."
Is there enough credit and good will to share on these old historic images? I'm glad he found us and had two more 1401 images.
Robert
On Dec 1, 2012, at 1:56 PM, Paul Lasewicz wrote:
Hi! Thanks. FYI, if he was IBM's photographer, he has no rights in these images - all rights belong to IBM. If he was hired as a contractor hired to take photos, then he might - depends on the contract.
Cheers!
P~
Paul C. Lasewicz
IBM Corporate Archivist
Find IBM History online at www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history
"History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth." E. L. Doctorow
From: Ed Thelen
Subject: RE: Toronto photos on archive page
Date: December 1, 2012 at 10:37:27 PM PST
To: Robert Garner, Paul Lasewicz
> Is there enough credit and good will to share on these old historic images?
As the most rank amateur on this distribution list -
I propose that there are separate issues present:
- The factoid of who did/managed/controlled/financed/…
the work/activity/... resulting in "something" -
This factoid is of possible historical and personal interest -
- The entity which owns the right to:
a) control usage/distribution of "something"
possibly called "intellectual property" -
b) collect gain from the control/sale of a) above
( the above wording is a little loose,
but so are many things -
even/especially (unread?) laws 1,300 pages long ;-))
Another possibly open question is:
can entity 2) above
also control the distribution of factoid 1) above.
There may be a need to get an opinion from someone
- expert in the field -
? always open to challenge in court ?? yet again ???
Simon
From: Robert Garner
Subject: Re: [re: Toronto photos on archive page]
Date: December 1, 2012 at 12:26:30 PM PST
To: George Dunbar
George,
Thanks for these wonderful 1401 images!
Both are new to us - I particularly like the manufacturing
pic, which shows a 1311 based system being built.
Like the Toronto data centre pics,
I assume they were taken for IBM? (so they may
even reside in IBM's archives somewhere..)
May I ask for your permission to post them with our other 1401 pics?
We would acknowledge you as the photographer
(and do same for the Toronto data center pics).
Best Wishes,
Robert
From: George Dunbar
Subject: Re: [re: Toronto photos on archive page]
Date: December 1, 2012 at 1:12:50 PM PST
To: Robert Garner
Robert,
Yes, they were taken for IBM but I doubt that they will be easily found in any IBM archive.
I'd be pleased to have them used on your "IBM 1401 Restoration" web site.
Photo credits will be appreciated.
Please let me know the page address so that I will be able to view the photos.
Regards, George
From: Robert Garner
Subject: Fwd: [re: Toronto photos on archive page]
Date: December 1, 2012 at 1:19:48 PM PST
To: Paul Lasewicz
Paul,
The photographer that took the wonderful pic of the Toronto Data Centre
contacted us, George Dunbar, emails below.
Robert
There is the opinion that law is written
by and for attorneys
Certainly not underpaid overstressed amateurs and jurors.
Modern Life can be so complicated -
Back 100,000 years ago, "we" had other ?simpler? pressing problems,
such as being chased by cave bears and leopards
Offered by
Ed ( your most humble bumbling servant ) Thelen
P.S. ;-))
From: Paul Lasewicz
Subject: Re: [re: Toronto photos on archive page]
Date: December 2, 2012 at 5:48:01 AM PST
To: Robert Garner
Hi! Yes, of course. I'd just say Courtesy of IBM Corporation ... no need to mention archives.
Cheers!
P~
From: Susan Sherwood
Subject: Re: Two new 1401 era pics (was Fwd: [re: Toronto photos on archive page])
Date: December 2, 2012 at 10:22:14 PM PST
To: Robert Garner
Robert
I'll double check with the 1440 team, but I think the mainframe in the foreground of the picture is an IBM 1440. I suspect the typewriter/printer console in the front right corner is not an IBM 1447, but possibly.
We discovered in putting together the displays for the 1440 event that Endicott's printed circuit manufacturing (SMS, SLT, perhaps later) used three IBM 1440 to control the processing.
Also, in the 1930s, IBM performed early environmental testing of durability in the freezers of the Ice Cream Factory where the TechWorks! Prototype Workshop is located.
A slab of the SMS card single layer cake for you and the 1401 team is on hold in my freezer, while I figure out how best to get it to California.
Best regards,
Susan
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