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The ‘Film Enlarger’ is a tool used to enlarge images to produce photo prints from negative films. It could be modified according to a preferred image size. The film magnifier was only used in the darkroom to prevent light from entering. It was first used in UTM Library around 1985 until 2007.

The usage of Mainframe System at UTM began in the 1970s at Computer Centre, UTM campus, Kuala Lumpur. It served as a data control of students and staff information. 

The mainframe has been used for almost 20 years for various components and functions such as processing, storing, securing, and printing the University’s information data. 

The Magnetic Tape Unit is used as a ‘back up’ for the mainframe system and information database of staff and students as well as other University’s information system during the year 1976 until 2010.

Initially, this model used a round shape tape before converting to square shape tape.

The Mainframe Tape Subsystem is used as a ‘back up’ for mainframe system and information database of staff and students as well as other University’s information system during the year 1987 until 1995. This model used a square shape tape after the round shape tape was no longer in use.

The IBM 550 POWERserver boasted an outstanding performance with its fastest chip in the world during the 1990’s technology. It was considered as an apt system for a medium-sized database at the time. In relation to the Library’s technology, the application of the library management system on a ‘freeze’ terminal which operated on a Mainframe was seen as the starting point of  the information technology evolution and played a great impact on the UTM Library’s history.