On 09/12/2017 10:16 AM, Ron Tetu via cctalk wrote: > *Yes, Chuck, the CDC Omega 480 is real*. Control Data sold 240 Omega > 480 systems. It competed with the IBM 370-145 and 370-148. This > computer was totally plug-compatible including operating system and > software. We could install a system on a weekend and it was operational > Monday morning. Very successful product. > > I was the person who discovered this computer and brought it to CDC. > The CDC Omega 480 was announced at the National Computer Conference in > Dallas Texas in 1976. In 1973 Control Data created a division > designated to compete with IBM - Peripheral Systems. I was one of five > individuals organizing that division. By 1975 Peripheral Systems grew > to almost 500 employees. Our market was worldwide.
Hi Ron, Thanks for the update. Back in the 70s, CDC had many divisions (and Vice Presidents--128, IIRC), so it's not surprising that even CDC employees had never heard of the Omega series. Indeed, even at the little Sunnyvale (SVLOPS) facility, I'd often pass an office door, looking at the nameplates posted there and say to myself "I wonder what they do..." --Chuck
