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jan 1, 1959 - IBM 1401 - First computer to distribute 10000 units.

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 The IBM 1401 was a computer which was announced to the public in 1959 by the IBM company. The machine could read 800 cards per minute and punch 250 cards per minute. It was so effective at the time that it was the computer to distribute 10000 units.

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jan 1, 1959
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~ 67 years ago

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