IBM 704 computer

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/IBM_704_computer

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	mainframe computer
gptkbp:architecture	single-address, binary, 36-bit word
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	IBM 704 computer
gptkbp:input	punched cards
gptkbp:introduced	1954
gptkbp:length	36 bits
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:marketedAs	1954–1960
gptkbp:memoryType	magnetic core memory
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:FORTRAN gptkb:LISP first mass-produced computer with hardware floating-point arithmetic first computer to implement index registers SAP assembler first computer to support FORTRAN used in early artificial intelligence research
gptkbp:notableUser	gptkb:Herbert_A._Simon gptkb:John_Backus gptkb:John_McCarthy
gptkbp:numberBuilt	123
gptkbp:operatingSystem	none (batch processing)
gptkbp:output	gptkb:print
gptkbp:powerSource	approximately 30 kW
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:IBM_701
gptkbp:processor	vacuum tube
gptkbp:RAM	4,096 to 32,768 words
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:IBM_709
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:Bell_Labs gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory gptkb:MIT gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:weight	over 10,000 pounds
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Daisy,_Daisy
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7