CHM Revolution

Date Introduced

1964

Photographer

Richards, Mark

Dimensions

overall: 63 in x 67 in x 107 in

Manufacturer

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

Copyright Owner

© Mark Richards

Location

United States

Keywords

SPREAD; Evans, Bob; Amdahl, Gene; Bloch, Erich; Brooks, Fred

Object ID

X1059.91A, 102716168, 102716169, 102666007, 102716107, 102716106, 102716108

Speed

34,500 fixed-point adds per sec

Memory Type

Core

Memory Size

64K

Memory Width

8-bit

Cost

$133,000+

McDonnell Aircraft Corporation bought the first Model 30, the smallest and least expensive of the three System/360 models shipped in 1965. It could emulate IBM’s older small computer, the 1401, which encouraged customers to upgrade.