IBM 101
Encyclopedia
The IBM
101 Statistical Sorting Machine is a statistical translation machine
that combines in one unit the functions of sorting
, counting, accumulating, balancing, editing, and printing of summaries of facts recorded in IBM cards
. It was a mid 60's replacement machine.
The operation of the 101 is directed by the use of a removable control panel
. Exit hubs (impulse emitting) on the control panel were wired to entry hubs (impulse accepting) for the task to be done.
IBM
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101 Statistical Sorting Machine is a statistical translation machine
Statistical machine translation
Statistical machine translation is a machine translation paradigm where translations are generated on the basis of statistical models whose parameters are derived from the analysis of bilingual text corpora...
that combines in one unit the functions of sorting
Sorting algorithm
In computer science, a sorting algorithm is an algorithm that puts elements of a list in a certain order. The most-used orders are numerical order and lexicographical order...
, counting, accumulating, balancing, editing, and printing of summaries of facts recorded in IBM cards
Punched card
A punched card, punch card, IBM card, or Hollerith card is a piece of stiff paper that contains digital information represented by the presence or absence of holes in predefined positions...
. It was a mid 60's replacement machine.
Functions
The following operations may be performed at the rate of 450 cards per minute:- Sort IBM cards in numeric or alphabetic sequence
- Arrange cards into any desired pattern
- Check cards for consistency of coded information
- Check the accuracy of sorting
- Search files of cards for specific facts or combinations of facts
- Count cards for as many as 60 different classifications in one run
- Add two 5-digit amounts punched in IBM cards to accumulate two 8-position totals; or add one 9-digit amount to accumulate a 12-position total
- Print results in final form on one or two reports of convenient size
- Print group identification
- Print a check symbol on each line of the report to indicate that totals printed on the line cross-checkCross tabulationCross tabulation is the process of creating a contingency table from the multivariate frequency distribution of statistical variables. Heavily used in survey research, cross tabulations can be produced by a range of statistical packages, including some that are specialised for the task. Survey...
- Summary punch totals when one or two summary punches are connected to the 101.
The operation of the 101 is directed by the use of a removable control panel
Control panel
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. Exit hubs (impulse emitting) on the control panel were wired to entry hubs (impulse accepting) for the task to be done.