The IBM 702 was announced September 25, 1953 and withdrawn October 1, 1954, but the first production model was not installed until July 1955. The IBM 705 replaced it.

A complete system included the following units:

• IBM 702 Central Processing Unit
• IBM 712 Card Reader
• IBM 756 Card Reader Control Unit
• IBM 717 Printer
• IBM 757 Printer Control Unit
• IBM 722 Card Punch
• IBM 758 Card Punch Control Unit
• IBM 727 Magnetic Tape Unit
• IBM 752 Tape Control Unit
• IBM 732 Magnetic Drum Storage Unit

External links

• 702 Data Processing System
• IBM 702 Documents on bitsavers