CHM Revolution

Date Introduced

1973

Photographer

Richards, Mark

Dimensions

overall: 70 in x 25 3/4 in x 33 in

Manufacturer

Prime Computer, Inc. (PR1ME)

Copyright Owner

© Mark Richards

Object ID

102692747

Speed

666,667 adds/sec

Memory Type

Semiconductor

Memory Size

8K words

Memory Width

16-bit

Cost

$13,200

Bill Poduska, Prime’s lead technical founder, tested the original concept for the Prime 300 at a NASA lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, modifying a Honeywell DDP-516 to add paging hardware needed for virtual memory.