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| + | The '''TX-2''' was an early [[transistor]] computer; it was a follow-on to the ground-breaking [[TX-0]] at the [[MIT]] [[Lincoln Laboratory]]. | ||
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| + | The TX-2's [[magnetic tape]] [[mass storage]] system, created by Tom Stockebrand, used 1/2" tape, but was block addressable, unlike most magnetic tape systems, which could only write sequentially. He later moved to the [[LINC]] project, along with several other TX-2 alumni, where he helped create the descendant [[LINC tape]] system; he then moved to [[DEC]], where he helped create [[DECtape]], very similar to LINCtape. | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
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| + | Some background about the end of the construction of the TX-2 is given in: | ||
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| + | * Severo M. Ornstein, "Computing in the Middle Ages" | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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| + | * [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/mit/tx-2/ Bitsavers TX-2 documents] | ||
| + | * [https://www.digibarn.com/stories/linc/documents/LINC-Personal-Workstation/LINC-Personal-Workstation.pdf The LINC Was Early and Small] - lengthy personal memoir by Wesley Clark; it also mentions the TX-2 | ||
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Revision as of 22:34, 12 March 2021
The TX-2 was an early transistor computer; it was a follow-on to the ground-breaking TX-0 at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
The TX-2's magnetic tape mass storage system, created by Tom Stockebrand, used 1/2" tape, but was block addressable, unlike most magnetic tape systems, which could only write sequentially. He later moved to the LINC project, along with several other TX-2 alumni, where he helped create the descendant LINC tape system; he then moved to DEC, where he helped create DECtape, very similar to LINCtape.
Further reading
Some background about the end of the construction of the TX-2 is given in:
- Severo M. Ornstein, "Computing in the Middle Ages"
External links
- Bitsavers TX-2 documents
- The LINC Was Early and Small - lengthy personal memoir by Wesley Clark; it also mentions the TX-2
