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'''Scientific Data Systems''' was an early manufacturer of small [[mainframe]]s, mostly for scientific/engineering work. They enjoyed some success with the 24-bit [[SDS 930|930]] and [[SDS 940|940]], running modest [[time-sharing]] systems (many descended from the [[Berkeley Timesharing System]].
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'''Scientific Data Systems''' was an early manufacturer of small [[mainframe]]s, mostly for scientific/engineering work. They enjoyed some success with the 24-bit [[SDS 930|930]] and [[SDS 940|940]], running modest [[time-sharing]] systems (many descended from the [[Berkeley Timesharing System]]).
  
 
Their 32-bit [[Sigma 7]] is notorious for being the first [[ARPANET]] host.
 
Their 32-bit [[Sigma 7]] is notorious for being the first [[ARPANET]] host.
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/sds/ SDS] - Bitsavers SDS collection
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/sds/ SDS] - Bitsavers SDS collection
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* [http://s3data.computerhistory.org/brochures/sds.sigma.1967.102646100.pdf The Sigma Family] - marketing brochure from  SDS
  
 
[[Category: Computer Manufacturers]]
 
[[Category: Computer Manufacturers]]
 
[[Category: Xerox]]
 
[[Category: Xerox]]

Latest revision as of 17:54, 7 February 2024

Scientific Data Systems was an early manufacturer of small mainframes, mostly for scientific/engineering work. They enjoyed some success with the 24-bit 930 and 940, running modest time-sharing systems (many descended from the Berkeley Timesharing System).

Their 32-bit Sigma 7 is notorious for being the first ARPANET host.

They were sold to Xerox and renamed Xerox Data Systems (XDS); Xerox was unable to make a success of the computer business, and XDS was shut down (at a huge loss).

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