IBM 1620 Data Processing System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/IBM_1620_Data_Processing_System
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:personal_computer
gptkbp:architecture decimal
gptkbp:category gptkb:scientific_computer
first-generation computer
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designedFor scientific computing
gptkbp:discontinued 1970
gptkbp:displayType console typewriter
gptkbp:input gptkb:punched_card_reader
gptkbp:introduced 1959
gptkbp:length variable
gptkbp:mainMemorySize 20,000 digits (max)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:marketedAs inexpensive scientific computer
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:CADET
gptkbp:notableFor used table lookups for arithmetic
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:MIT
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkbp:operatingSystem none (bare metal)
gptkbp:output gptkb:print
gptkbp:powerSource 1.5 kW
gptkbp:programmingLanguage gptkb:Assembly_language
gptkb:FORTRAN
gptkb:SPS_(Symbolic_Programming_System)
gptkbp:RAM core memory
gptkbp:successor gptkb:IBM_1130
gptkbp:usedBy universities
businesses
research laboratories
gptkbp:weight approx. 1,200 lbs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Computer_History_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
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