Object Record
Berkeley Scientific Laboratories Optical Card Reader
Berkeley Scientific Laboratories Optical Card Reader
| Catalog Number | 90.0004.001 |
| Title | Berkeley Scientific Laboratories Optical Card Reader |
| History | "This optical card reader was state-of-the-art technology in 1975. Doctors ordered lab tests with punch cards that were run through and ‘read’ by the optical reader. The reader then sent the order to the hospital lab. This method, replaced by the computer and light pen, was a great improvement over sometimes illegible, easily lost paper lab slips." Exhibit text |
| Description |
90.0004.001.01 - optical card reader 90.0004.001.02 - request punch card 90.0004.001.03 - request punch card 90.0004.001.04 - request punch card 90.0004.001.05 - request punch card Metal, painted gray. Rectangular shape with deep slot for holding punch cards and output slant for processing them. |
| Date | 1970s |
| Organizations | NIH; CC (Clinical Center) |
| Buildings |
Building 10 ("CC" Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center) Building 10C ("ACRF" Ambulatory Care Research Facility) |
| NIH Property # | none |
| Old NIH Property # | none |
| Serial # | 7010 |