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| name = IBM 7090 | | name = IBM 7090 | ||
| manufacturer = [[International Business Machines]] | | manufacturer = [[International Business Machines]] | ||
| year announced = December, 1958 | |||
| year first shipped = November, 1959 | | year first shipped = November, 1959 | ||
| year discontinued = July, 1969 | |||
| form factor = [[mainframe]] | | form factor = [[mainframe]] | ||
| word size = 36 bits | | word size = 36 bits | ||
| physical address = 15 bits (32K words) | |||
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| logic type = [[transistor]]s | | logic type = [[Standard Modular System|SMS]] cards using alloy-junction [[transistor]]s | ||
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| instruction speed = 4.4 µsec (basic add) | |||
| memory speed = 2.2 µsec | | memory speed = 2.2 µsec | ||
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| operating system = SOS, IBSYS, IBJOB, [[CTSS]] | | operating system = SOS, IBSYS, IBJOB, FMS, [[CTSS]] | ||
| predecessor = [[IBM 709]] | | predecessor = [[IBM 709]] | ||
| successor = [[IBM 7094]] | | successor = [[IBM 7094]] | ||
| price = US$2.9M (and up) | |||
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It was upwardly compatible with its [[vacuum tube]] technology predecessor, the [[IBM 709]]. It had a performance of six times that of a 709, but only cost one third more. | It was upwardly compatible with its [[vacuum tube]] technology predecessor, the [[IBM 709]]. It had a performance of six times that of a 709, but only cost one third more. | ||
It | It was designed hurriedly to meet the requirements of Sylvania, the data processing subcontractor for the [[BMEWS]] missile warning [[radar]] network, which was under a mandate to use transistor computers. | ||
For this reason, it relied heavily on engineering from the [[IBM 7030 Stretch]] project; units such as power supplies, back panels and the memory unit were transplanted from Stretch. | |||
In addition to its use for the ground-breaking [[Compatible Time-Sharing System|CTSS]] [[operating system]], a pair of 7090's were used in the equally influential American Airlines [[SABRE]] [[real-time]] airline reservation system. | |||
[[Category:IBM | ==Further reading== | ||
* Charles J. Bashe, Lyle R. Johnson, John H. Palmer, Emerson W. Pugh, ''IBM's Early Computers'', MIT Press, Cambridge, 1986 | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/mainframe/mainframe_PP7090.html 7090 Data Processing System] - IBM Archive page | |||
* [http://www.quadibloc.com/comp/cp0309.htm From the IBM 704 to the IBM 7094] | |||
* [http://www.frobenius.com/7090.htm IBM 7090/94 Architecture] | |||
* [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-paul-g-allen-collection/ibm-7090-mainframe-computer-107/230044 An IBM 7090 mainframe computer] - from Paul Allen's collection at the [[Living Computer Museum|LCM]], includes several images | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:30, 22 April 2025
| IBM 7090 | |
| Manufacturer: | International Business Machines |
|---|---|
| Year Announced: | December, 1958 |
| Year First Shipped: | November, 1959 |
| Year Discontinued: | July, 1969 |
| Form Factor: | mainframe |
| Word Size: | 36 bits |
| Logic Type: | SMS cards using alloy-junction transistors |
| Instruction Speed: | 4.4 µsec (basic add) |
| Memory Speed: | 2.2 µsec |
| Physical Address Size: | 15 bits (32K words) |
| Operating System: | SOS, IBSYS, IBJOB, FMS, CTSS |
| Predecessor(s): | IBM 709 |
| Successor(s): | IBM 7094 |
| Price: | US$2.9M (and up) |
The IBM 7090 was IBM's first commercial transistor scientific mainframe (built at a time when computers for scientific and business computing used separate instruction sets).
It was upwardly compatible with its vacuum tube technology predecessor, the IBM 709. It had a performance of six times that of a 709, but only cost one third more.
It was designed hurriedly to meet the requirements of Sylvania, the data processing subcontractor for the BMEWS missile warning radar network, which was under a mandate to use transistor computers.
For this reason, it relied heavily on engineering from the IBM 7030 Stretch project; units such as power supplies, back panels and the memory unit were transplanted from Stretch.
In addition to its use for the ground-breaking CTSS operating system, a pair of 7090's were used in the equally influential American Airlines SABRE real-time airline reservation system.
Further reading
- Charles J. Bashe, Lyle R. Johnson, John H. Palmer, Emerson W. Pugh, IBM's Early Computers, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1986
External links
- 7090 Data Processing System - IBM Archive page
- From the IBM 704 to the IBM 7094
- IBM 7090/94 Architecture
- An IBM 7090 mainframe computer - from Paul Allen's collection at the LCM, includes several images
