New products introduced during the year include the IBM 400 series alphabetical
accounting machines, the first IBM machines to print alphabetic data; and the IBM
600 series calculating machines, the first IBM machines to perform multiplication
and division. In addition, IBM releases the Public Utility Billing Machine, the
Electroprint Time Stamp, the first automatic multiplying punch, and the first
automatic reproducing punch.
The first permanent installation of the IBM translator system, based on the
Filene-Finlay patent, is set up at League of Nations in Geneva.
The first motor drive duplicating punch and first automatic summary punch are
developed.
