Automatic Teller Machine

Made:
1987 in unknown place
maker:
IBM

IBM Personal Banking Machine, c.1987

On-street cash machines need to retrieve account details from the bank’s central headquarters without them being captured by criminals eavesdropping on the phone lines. In 1973, computer giant IBM developed a powerful mathematical encryption method known as Lucifer for its ATMs. When the US government wanted an encryption system to protect civilian computer networks, it used a modified version of Lucifer which became known as ‘DES’, or Data Encryption Standard. This became a global standard for data security for over two decades, and is built into this cash machine.

Details

Category:
Computing & Data Processing
Object Number:
1995-423
Materials:
metal, electronic components
Measurements:
Overall: 1780 mm x 870 mm x 1320 mm, 730 kg
type:
atm cash dispenser
credit:
IBM United Kingdom Trust

Parts

Automatic Teller Machine (ATM)

IBM 4731 model BH2 Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) (supported by Woolwich Building Society)

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On-street cash machines need to retrieve account details from the bank’s central headquarters without them being captured by criminals eavesdropping on the phone lines. In 1973, computer giant IBM developed a powerful mathematical encryption method known as Lucifer for its ATMs. When the US government wanted an encryption system to protect civilian computer networks, it used a modified version of Lucifer which became known as ‘DES’, or Data Encryption Standard. This became a global standard for data security for over two decades, and is built into this cash machine.

Measurements:
Overall: 1680 mm x 870 mm x 1370 mm, 730 kg
Materials:
metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
1995-423 Pt1
type:
atm cash dispenser
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
display screen

display screen

Display Screen, IBM p/n 04F4020

Measurements:
Overall: 230 mm x 265 mm x 290 mm,
Object Number:
1995-423 Pt2
type:
display screen
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
keyboard

keyboard

Keyboard, IBM p/n 74X2096

Measurements:
Overall: 275 mm x 335 mm x 45 mm,
Object Number:
1995-423 Pt3
type:
keyboard
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
currency container

currency container

Currency container £5 notes, IBM p/n 93X3763

Measurements:
Overall: 260 mm x 450 mm x 11 mm,
Object Number:
1995-423 Pt4
type:
container
currency container

currency container

Currency container £10 notes, IBM p/n 93X3764

Measurements:
Overall: 260 mm x 450 mm x 11 mm,
Object Number:
1995-423 Pt5
type:
container