• 1972

Hardware Description

The 2895A/B was the paper tape punch system for early HP 1000s and HP 3000s. It could punch paper, plastic and mylar tape at 75 characters per second. The 9884A (introduced in 1975 at $2900) was the 2895 tape punch for connection to 98X0 computers. HP OEM'd this product from Facit.