Name/Title
1963- RCA 3488 Magnetic Card **Tags
RCADescription
The RCA 3488 Magnetic Card was a type of data storage medium used in the RCA 3488 mass random memory system, which was designed for use with RCA 301 and 330 computers1. These magnetic cards were used to store and retrieve electronic information, functioning similarly to magnetic tapes or disks but in a card format
Each card contained magnetic material that could be read or written to by the computer’s card transport mechanism3. The system included a selection mechanism to choose the appropriate card and a transport mechanism to move the card to the read/write station3. This technology was part of the early efforts to develop efficient and reliable mass storage solutions for computers.
