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To: ShadowAce

My first and only computer that I learned to program FORTRAN 1962

The following is the text of an IBM Data Processing Division press technical fact sheet distributed on October 4, 1960.
The solid-state IBM 7090 is the most powerful data processing system now coming off production lines at International Business Machines Corporation. The fully-transistorized system has computing speeds six times faster than those of its vacuum-tube predecessor, the IBM 709, and seven and one-half times faster than those of the IBM 704. Announced in December, 1958, the first 7090 was installed in December, 1959.


11 posted on 06/14/2018 11:22:26 AM PDT by larryjohnson (FReepersonaltrainer)
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To: larryjohnson

Brings back memories. I started with Cobol and Autocoder on the 7010 in the late 60’s just before the 360’s came in.


15 posted on 06/14/2018 12:00:45 PM PDT by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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