IBM 709

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:computer
gptkbp:application nuclear physics
gptkbp:architecture decimal
von Neumann architecture
gptkbp:bus_connections parallel bus
gptkbp:cache_size no
gptkbp:clock_speed 30 k Hz
gptkbp:community scientists and engineers
gptkbp:control_system hardwired control
gptkbp:data_bus_width 36 bits
gptkbp:data_type binary-coded decimal
integer and floating point
gptkbp:data_usage up to 1000 characters per second
gptkbp:development gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:discontinued gptkb:1969
gptkbp:emulation yes
gptkbp:error_handling parity bits
gptkbp:floating_point_precision single precision
gptkbp:has_counter yes
gptkbp:has_units yes
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future mainframes
gptkbp:historical_significance early scientific computing
gptkbp:home_port card readers
line printers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IBM 709
gptkbp:input_output direct memory access
magnetic tape
gptkbp:instruction_set fixed-point arithmetic
fixed format
gptkbp:interrupts hardware interrupts
gptkbp:legacy IBM 7090 and 7094
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:market_segment business and research
gptkbp:marketed_as financial modeling
gptkbp:notable_applications weather forecasting
gptkbp:notable_technology disk drives
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operating_system gptkb:IBMs_OS/360
gptkbp:power_consumption about 10 k W
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:IBM_704
gptkbp:programming_language Assembly language
batch processing environment
gptkbp:programming_techniques batch processing
gptkbp:provides_support_for gptkb:FORTRAN
gptkbp:ram up to 32,768 words
less than 1 microsecond
gptkbp:registration gptkb:27
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1957
gptkbp:sister_channel multiple channels
gptkbp:storage core memory
gptkbp:successor gptkb:IBM
gptkb:IBM_7090
gptkbp:type mainframe
gptkbp:used_in scientific computing
gptkbp:user_interface punch cards
gptkbp:weight approximately 2 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4