IBM 704

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:personal_computer
gptkbp:architecture 36-bit
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:MIT_Computation_Center
gptkbp:displayType CRT (optional)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IBM 704
gptkbp:input SD card
punched cards
gptkbp:instructionSet floating-point arithmetic
gptkbp:introduced 1954
gptkbp:length 36 bits
gptkbp:mainMemoryCapacity 4,096 to 32,768 words
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:marketedAs scientific computer
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:FORTRAN
gptkb:LISP
gptkb:Information_Processing_Language_(IPL)
first mass-produced computer with hardware floating-point arithmetic
first computer to implement index registers
used for development of FORTRAN
used for early artificial intelligence research
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:Allen_Newell
gptkb:Herbert_Simon
gptkb:John_Backus
gptkb:John_McCarthy
gptkbp:operatingSystem none (batch processing)
gptkbp:output gptkb:print
gptkbp:powerSource approximately 30 kW
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:IBM_701
gptkbp:RAM magnetic core memory
gptkbp:speed 40 kHz
gptkbp:successor gptkb:IBM_709
gptkbp:technology vacuum tube
gptkbp:totalProduced 123 units
gptkbp:usedFor cryptography
mathematical calculations
nuclear research
scientific computing
weather prediction
business data processing
military applications
engineering applications
space program calculations
early AI programs (Logic Theorist, General Problem Solver)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:weight approximately 10 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IBM_701
gptkb:IBM_7090_Data_Processing_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5