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IBM 1015 (terminal)

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The IBM 1015[1][2] is a display terminal for the IBM System/360.[3][4][5] IBM suggested that it be used for phone-based customer support.[6]:p. 6

History

It was exhibited during the 1964 introduction of the IBM System/360 and included in the official System Summary.[7] Other display devices introduced and co-marketed by IBM were the IBM 2250[6]:p. 6 and the IBM 2260.[3]

Product description

The screen was round,[7] and it sat forward and above a keyboard. The display area could hold 30 lines, each with up to 40 characters, selected from A–Z, 0–9, and 26 special characters. Output was 650 characters per second.[1] It came with a desk.[3] Up to ten 1015s could be connected to the IBM 1016 Control Unit or the IBM 1414 Input/Output Synchronizer.[5][6]

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