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| − | The '''IBM 700 series''' was [[International Business Machines|IBM]]'s first generation of computers. They all used [[vacuum tube]]s for the [[logic]]; initial models used [[Williams tube]] electrostatic [[main memory]], but all later models switched to [[core memory]]. | + | The '''IBM 700 series''' was [[International Business Machines|IBM]]'s first generation of computers. They all used [[vacuum tube]]s for the [[logic]]; initial models used [[Williams tube]] [[electrostatic]] [[cathode ray tube]]s for their [[main memory]], but all later models switched to [[core memory]]. |
At this point in time, computers for scientific and business computing used separate [[instruction set]]s, so there were two independent lines of models: | At this point in time, computers for scientific and business computing used separate [[instruction set]]s, so there were two independent lines of models: | ||
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| [[IBM 709]] || [[IBM 705 III]] | | [[IBM 709]] || [[IBM 705 III]] | ||
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| + | (The [[instruction set]]s of the 701 and 704 were not, however, compatible.) | ||
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| + | They were followed, and replaced, by the [[IBM 7000 series]]. | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
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| + | * Charles J. Bashe, Lyle R. Johnson, John H. Palmer, Emerson W. Pugh, ''IBM's Early Computers'', MIT Press, Cambridge, 1986 | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:34, 11 July 2023
The IBM 700 series was IBM's first generation of computers. They all used vacuum tubes for the logic; initial models used Williams tube electrostatic cathode ray tubes for their main memory, but all later models switched to core memory.
At this point in time, computers for scientific and business computing used separate instruction sets, so there were two independent lines of models:
| Scientific | Commercial |
|---|---|
| IBM 701 | IBM 702 |
| IBM 704 | IBM 705 |
| IBM 709 | IBM 705 III |
(The instruction sets of the 701 and 704 were not, however, compatible.)
They were followed, and replaced, by the IBM 7000 series.
Further reading
- Charles J. Bashe, Lyle R. Johnson, John H. Palmer, Emerson W. Pugh, IBM's Early Computers, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1986
