The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to bit.listserv.ibm-main,alt.folklore.computers as well.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ed Gould) writes: > Rick: > > FYI according to [EMAIL PROTECTED] the model 85 was the 1st 360 to have > a HSB. re: http:/www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007v.html#98 It keeps getting uglier not just me: http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/history/year_1968.html from above: Additions to System/360 family are announced, including the Model 85. The high-speed cache, or buffer memory, found in the System/360 Model 85, is the first in the industry. The cache memory makes highly prioritized information available at 12 times the speed of regular, main-core memory. ... snip ... not only first 360 ... but "first in the industry". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
