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Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website “The IBM 2770 Data Communication System” (1969) is a color, IBM sales film announcing the IBM 2770 Data Communication System. Throughout the eight minute film, the narrator describes each piece of hardware and the various systems and machines that the system can be combined with to meet the needs and demands of different professional settings. The 2770 utilized bisynchronous communication protocol, which provided access to multiple input-output devices and was often used in conjunction with the operating system 360 and/or the disk operating system 360 mainframe or other large computers. The 2770 was developed by IBM's General Products Division in Rochester, Minnesota. Title page, narration begins (0:13). Various forms of data communication: Punch cards (0:19). Punch paper tape (0:22). Magnetic tapes (0:24). Manual keyboard entry, perhaps IBM Elastic Diaphragm encoded keyboard (0:25). Printed text on continuous stationary (0:28). Displays: monitor of IBM 2270 (0:31). MICR checks (0:33). Illustrated diagram depicting the devices that the IBM 22779 Data Communication System operates with (0:36). IBM 2772 multipurpose control system on desk; Close-up of console and keyboard (1:02). Card oriented IBM 2770 System; IBM 2502 Card Reader Console beside system on desk (1:48). IBM 2213 Model 2 Printer (2:01). IBM 1018 Paper Tape Bunch Console (2:20). IBM 1017 Reader (2:33). IBM 2213 Model 1 Printer (2:40). IBM 50 Magnetic Data Inscriber attached to IBM 2772 Control Unit; Camera zooms in on the IBM 50 Magnetic Data Inscriber (2:41). IBM 2265 with Model 2 Display; Camera slowly zooms out to reveal the other consoles that can be paired with the device: IBM 2502 Card Reader, IBM 545 Output Bunch, IBM 2213 Printer (3:04). IBM 1255 Magnetic Character Reader (ideal for banking customers) (3:30). Exterior of IBM Research Triangle Park North Carolina Manufacturing Facility (3:56). IBM 2502 Card Reader at manufacturing facility, narrator details new technology implemented in machine “magnetic reluctance reading” (4:13). Demonstration of printing operational speeds, speeds of line spacing on IBM 2213 (4:34). IBM 2265 Model 2 Display with new format control feature; Demonstration with several field headings displayed on screen (5:31). Demonstration of IBM 2265 Model 2 receiving vertical barcodes on the screen (6:43). Closing words, montage of machinery discussed throughout film; Final shot of all machinery accompanying IBM 2770 on desk (7:08). Closing credits (7:50). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
