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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. IBM 357 Data
Collection System is a punched card-based terminal system for sending
and receiving remote data. It consisted of: IBM 357 Reader IBM 358
Control IBM 026 Card Punch The IBM 357 system was announced worldwide in
1959 and began to be installed the following year, at libraries,
manufacturing plants, etc. Compared to IBM 1030 Data Collection System
and IBM 1050 Data Communications System that were typically used in the
office environment, IBM 357 system was intended for use in manufacturing
plants, for example at the steel mills.
