CHM Revolution

Date Introduced

1975

Photographer

Richards, Mark

Dimensions

overall: 63 in x 70 in x 26 in

Manufacturer

Amdahl Corporation

Credit Line

Gift of Major Computer, Inc.

Copyright Owner

© Mark Richards

Location

United States

Keywords

Clones; Plug compatible; IBM

Object ID

102691270

Speed

3.5 MIPS

Memory Size

up to 8MB

Memory Width

32-bit

Cost

$3,750,000

Gene Amdahl, father of the IBM System/360, started his own company to compete with IBM in mainframe computer systems. The 470V/6 was the company’s first product and ran the same software as IBM System/370 computers but cost less and was smaller and faster.