IBM 700/7000 series

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The IBM 700/7000 series was a family of early large-scale mainframe computers from the 1950s and early 1960s that played a key role in scientific, engineering, and business computing before the advent of more standardized systems.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf computer family
mainframe computer series
architectureType transistorized computers
vacuum tube computers
computingEra first generation computers
second generation computers
countryOfOrigin United States
endOfProduction 1960s
historicalSignificance helped establish IBM dominance in mainframe market
major role in early mainframe computing
inception 1950s
influenced IBM System/360 architecture
introduced 1952
manufacturer IBM
marketSegment large-scale mainframe computers
notableModel IBM 701
IBM 702
IBM 704
IBM 705
IBM 7070
IBM 7074
IBM 7080
IBM 709
IBM 7090
IBM 7094
notableUse aerospace calculations
defense computing applications
nuclear research
precededBy IBM 604
IBM 650
primaryApplicationDomain commercial data processing
scientific and technical computing
storageTechnology magnetic core memory
magnetic drum memory
magnetic tape
succeededBy IBM System/360
technologyTransition from vacuum tubes to transistors
usedBy government laboratories
large corporations
universities
usedFor business data processing
engineering computing
scientific computing
wordLength 36-bit
decimal variable length

Referenced by (14)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
IBM 700/7000 series ("IBM 701")
IBM 700/7000 series ("IBM 702")
IBM 700/7000 series ("IBM 704")
IBM 700/7000 series ("IBM 705")
IBM 700/7000 series ("IBM 709")
IBM 700/7000 series ("IBM 7090")
IBM 700/7000 series ("IBM 7094")
IBM 700/7000 series ("IBM 7070")
IBM 700/7000 series ("IBM 7080")
IBM 700/7000 series ("IBM 7074")
notableModel
IBM System/360
OS/360 ("IBM 7090/7094 operating systems")
predecessor
IAS machine ("IBM 701")
influenced
Gerrit Blaauw ("IBM 7030 Stretch")
workedOn

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