IBM 1440

The IBM 1440, a member of the IBM 1400 series, was an IBM computer designed as a low-cost system for smaller businesses. It was announced on October 11, 1962 and withdrawn on February 8, 1971.

With a variety of models and special features available for the IBM 1440, a system could be tailored to meet immediate data processing requirements of the business and expanded to absorb increased demands as needed. Programs for the 1440 could be easily adapted to run on the IBM 1401.

The basic system consisted of:

The following peripherals were available:

The cost and rental rate were:

Notable installations included a high end 1440 at the Chicago Police Department installed by reformist superintendent Orlando Winfield Wilson in the early 1960s.

In 2012 the TechWorks! Prototype Workshop of the Center for Technology & Innovation (CT&I) in Binghamton, New York successfully resurrected a 1440 system including a CPU and console, a 1311 Disk Drive, and a 1442 Card Reader/Punch.

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