The IBM 1401 had instructions for reading a punch card, printing a line on the printer, and punching a card. It also had an instruction (Write, Read, and Punch) that did all 3 at once (this machine had no channels/DMA, so this was how you got overlap). I'm told that watching a program run was funny: the machine would sit silent, then all 3 peripherals would spring into action, and then there would be silence.
The past is truly a different world.