Scientific Data Systems
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Scientific Data Systems (often shortened to the acronym, SDS) 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, likewise); Xerox was unable to make a success of the computer business, and XDS was eventually shut down (at a huge loss).
External links
- SDS - Bitsavers SDS collection
- The Sigma Family - marketing brochure from SDS
- The Computer That Will Not Die: The SDS Sigma 7 - also contains a history of SDS