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| year announced = January, 1962 | | year announced = January, 1962 | ||
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| − | + | | 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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| − | + | | clock speed = 2.0 µsec (basic cycle, 7094 I)<br>1.4 µsec (7094 II) | |
| memory speed = 2.0 µsec | | memory speed = 2.0 µsec | ||
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| − | | operating system = SOS, IBSYS, IBJOB, [[CTSS]] | + | | operating system = SOS, IBSYS, IBJOB, FMS, [[CTSS]] |
| predecessor = [[IBM 7090]] | | predecessor = [[IBM 7090]] | ||
| successor = none | | successor = none | ||
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The '''IBM 7094''' was IBM's last commercial scientific [[mainframe]] (built at a time when computers for scientific and business computing used separate [[instruction set]]s). | The '''IBM 7094''' was IBM's last commercial scientific [[mainframe]] (built at a time when computers for scientific and business computing used separate [[instruction set]]s). | ||
| − | It had about 1.4-2.4 time the computer power of its predecessor, the [[IBM 7090]]. It was | + | It had about 1.4-2.4 time the computer power of its predecessor, the [[IBM 7090]]. It was upwardly compatible with the 7090, but did have extra [[index register]]s (going from three to seven), and hardware double-precision [[floating point]] support. |
| − | It appeared in two models: the original 7094; and the 7094 II, announced in May, 1963, with about twice the speed of the original. | + | It appeared in two models: the original 7094 (sometimes known as the 7094 I); and the 7094 II, announced in May, 1963, with the first installation in April, 1964. |
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| + | The latter had about twice the speed of the original; due in part to the introduction of [[pipeline]] techniques (pioneered by the IBM [[STRETCH]]), but also a slightly faster clock. | ||
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| + | Total production amounted to 130 7094 I's, and 125 7094 II's. | ||
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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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| + | ==External links== | ||
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| + | * [https://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/mainframe/mainframe_PP7094.html 7094 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] | ||
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Revision as of 15:43, 13 November 2017
| IBM 7094 | |
| Manufacturer: | International Business Machines |
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| Year Announced: | January, 1962 |
| Year Discontinued: | July, 1969 |
| Form Factor: | mainframe |
| Word Size: | 36 bits |
| Logic Type: | SMS cards using alloy-junction transistors |
| Clock Speed: | 2.0 µsec (basic cycle, 7094 I) 1.4 µsec (7094 II) |
| Memory Speed: | 2.0 µsec |
| Physical Address Size: | 15 bits (32K words) |
| Operating System: | SOS, IBSYS, IBJOB, FMS, CTSS |
| Predecessor(s): | IBM 7090 |
| Successor(s): | none |
| Price: | roughly US$3.5M |
The IBM 7094 was IBM's last commercial scientific mainframe (built at a time when computers for scientific and business computing used separate instruction sets).
It had about 1.4-2.4 time the computer power of its predecessor, the IBM 7090. It was upwardly compatible with the 7090, but did have extra index registers (going from three to seven), and hardware double-precision floating point support.
It appeared in two models: the original 7094 (sometimes known as the 7094 I); and the 7094 II, announced in May, 1963, with the first installation in April, 1964.
The latter had about twice the speed of the original; due in part to the introduction of pipeline techniques (pioneered by the IBM STRETCH), but also a slightly faster clock.
Total production amounted to 130 7094 I's, and 125 7094 II's.
Further reading
- Charles J. Bashe, Lyle R. Johnson, John H. Palmer, Emerson W. Pugh, IBM's Early Computers, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1986
External links
- 7094 Data Processing System - IBM Archive page
- From the IBM 704 to the IBM 7094
- IBM 7090/94 Architecture
