My first was an IBM 7094, but over in a corner was a trusty 1401 which was used to copy card decks of programs onto tape for the 7094 to execute. The output ta

My first was an IBM 7094, but over in a corner was a trusty 1401 which was used to copy card decks of programs onto tape for the 7094 to execute. The output tapes were carried back to the 1401 for printing. The 1401 was a marvel of simplicity. Pressing the start button would read one card from the card reader and start executing the code on the card. The boot card would read the rest of the boot program from the card reader and you were ready to go.