IBM 1030


The IBM 1030 Data Collection System was a remote terminal system created by IBM in Endicott, New York in 1963, intended to transmit data from remote locations to a central computer system.

Description

The system consisted of the following components:
The 1030 had limited editing capabilities, which consisted of checking that all required data was entered before transmitting a transaction.
The 1030 originally attached to an IBM 1440 computer through a 1448 Transmission Control Unit. Later it could be attached to an IBM System/360.