Details
Type
Text
Title
Considerations in computer design - leading up to the Control Data 6600
Author
Thornton, James E.
Publisher
Control Data Corporation (CDC)
Date
1963-08
Place of Publication
U.S.
Extent
30 p.
Dimensions
11 in. x 4 1/4 in.
Copyright Holder
Control Data Corporation (CDC)
Description
This is a black and white brochure about the Control Data 6600 computer. The front cover is brown with the title on the top half, with the letters for "CONTRL DATA 6600" in bold yellow. The first page is the title page for the brochure. The following page has the copyright information on the bottom of the page. The following section is title "No Apology Indented," which is an introduction to the manual. The Subsections include "The quick fix"; "Elementary, my dear"; "Concurrently sequential," which includes a diagram; "Psychological barriers"; "Remember," which includes a diagram; "Illogical Waste"; "Sequence"; "At Odds"; "The passing of time." The following section is titled "ON TIME." The following two pages are a black and white photograph of the Control Data 6600 computer system. Subsections include "What is it?"; "This time is real"; "We're running out"; "Set your watch"; "Up and down." The following section is a titled "LOGIC AND NUMBERS." Subsections include "To be certain"; "You pick yoursà"; "à I'll pick mine." The following section is titled "OF PARTS AND MECHANISMS," which includes a black and white photograph. Subsections include "Good losses"; "Form, not dimensions"; "How to succeedà"; "à without being trying."
Category
Promotional Material
Subject
promotional materials; Control Data 6600 (Computer); Military/Aerospace applications; Control Data Corporation (CDC); Digital computer: supercomputer; Scientific applications
Accession Number
102641207
