On 04/13/2019 09:11 AM, Jay Jaeger via cctalk wrote:
For example, the IBM 7010 was an IBM 1410 done up in 7000
series technology (and was a compatible super-set of the
1410 and, via a toggle switch, the 1401). It had no
architectural relationship with the 7090/7094, nor did the
7070 or 7080,
On 4/12/2019 1:15 PM, Eric Smith via cctalk wrote:
> The article says:
>
> Poughkeepsie’s engineers were close to completing work on a set of four
>> computers known as the 8000s that were compatible with the 7000s.
>
>
> AFAICT, that is totally wrong. The 8000 series was completely
On 04/12/2019 04:14 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
On 4/12/19 11:15 AM, Eric Smith via cctalk wrote:
The article says:
Poughkeepsie’s engineers were close to completing work on a set of four
computers known as the 8000s that were compatible with the 7000s.
My tendency has been to consider
On 04/12/2019 12:41 PM, Carlos E Murillo-Sanchez via cctalk
wrote:
Building the System/360 Mainframe Nearly Destroyed IBM
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/silicon-revolution/building-the-system360-mainframe-nearly-destroyed-ibm
Yup, they bet the company on a new product. it was a
On 4/12/19 11:15 AM, Eric Smith via cctalk wrote:
> The article says:
>
> Poughkeepsie’s engineers were close to completing work on a set of four
>> computers known as the 8000s that were compatible with the 7000s.
>
My tendency has been to consider 7000 xeries machines as transistorized
700
Building the System/360 Mainframe Nearly Destroyed IBM
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/silicon-revolution/building-the-system360-mainframe-nearly-destroyed-ibm
It's an excerpt from a new book. I know the author. Very nice and smart
guy who spent several decades at IBM.
The article says:
Poughkeepsie’s engineers were close to completing work on a set of four
> computers known as the 8000s that were compatible with the 7000s.
AFAICT, that is totally wrong. The 8000 series was completely INCOMPATIBLE
with any of the 7000 series machines. In fact, most of the
Building the System/360 Mainframe Nearly Destroyed IBM
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/silicon-revolution/building-the-system360-mainframe-nearly-destroyed-ibm
