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PHYSICAL PLANNING INSTALLATION MANUAL
650 SYSTEM
This manual contains the information necessary for planning the installation
of a650 System .It should be carefully studied well in advance of planning a650
installation
.
In addition to the technical information needed for preinstallation planning,
there are recommendations and suggestions that will help to make aconvenient
and effective installation.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
SALES ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
OCTOBER 1, 1957
(c) 1957 by International Business Machines Corporation

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CONTENTS
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Introduction
General Description —
Space and Layout Requirements
.A.Space
B.Layout
Floor Construction
Area Cleanliness
A. Materials
B.Cleaning
Air Conditioning Requirements
A. Basic System
B.Tape System
C.Disk Storage System
D. Tape and Disk Storage System
E. Air Filtration
Tape Storage
A.Short Term Storage
B.Long Term Storage
Temperature and Humidity Recording Instruments
Customer Engineering Area
Connecting Cables
Power Distribution
Power Cords, Plug Connectors and Receptacles
Power Requirements
KVA and Current Requirements
Heat Dissipation
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Breakdown of C. F. M. and B. T. U. by Feature 31
Caster Locations and "Weight Distribution 32
Miscellaneous Charts and Drawings
A. Dimensions of Units 33
B.Schematic Diagram for 650 System 35
C. Power Distribution 36
D. Cable Connectors 38
E. Cable Ramp 39
F. Raised Floor Diagrams 40
G. Installation Floor Plan Layouts 42
H. Exhaust Hoods 49

INTRODUCTION
Successful installation of a650 System requires considerable planning. Physical
installation planning should start at least twelve months before a650 System with
magnetic tapes and/or disk storage is scheduled for delivery. Six months of
advance planning- is usually adequate for a650 System with punched card input-
output and storage unit.
This physical planning manual should be carefully studied and consideration given
to the following items and their requirements:
1.Sufficient and suitable floor space
2. Floor loading
3. Power source
4. Air conditioning
5.Temperature and humidity controls
6. Customer Engineering service area
7. Tape storage
8.Unit arrangement for efficient customer operation

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
A650 Data Processing System is made up of acombination of several units
connected by cables
.
A650 Basic System must have:
650 Console Unit 1only
655 Power Unit 1only
These units may be installed:
407 Accounting Machine
533 Card Read Punch
537 Card Read Punch
653 Storage Unit 1only
A650 System with magnetic tapes and/or disk storage must have:
650 Console Unit 1only
652 Control Unit 1only
653 Storage Unit 1only
655 Power Unit 1only
727 Magnetic Tape Unit 1to 6
and/or
355 Disk Storage 1to 4
These units may be installed:
407 Accounting Machine
533 Card Read Punch
537 Card Read Punch
838 Inquiry Station
The 650 Console Unit has acontrol console and contains the magnetic drum and
the logical and arithmetic circuits .
The 652 Control Unit has an indicating panel and contains the power supply and
control circuits for the 727 and/or the 355 and 838 units.
The 653 Storage Unit has an indicating panel and may contain immediate access
storage, index registers and automatic floating- decimal arithmetic. This unit
with immediate access storage is anecessary component of atape system, and/or
disk storage system.