3 Nov
2000
3 Nov
'00
9:13 a.m.
I previously requested that anyone with materials (documentation,
maintenance prints, software, etc.) for the IBM 7030 Data Processing
System (AKA "Stretch") make them available to The Computer Museum
History Center (www.computerhistory.org) for copying.
"John Allain" <John.Allain(a)donnelley.infousa.com> wrote:
I looked at my book last night and it is indeed
an overview of the 7030 by IBM. It is available for copying
by the museum. Author was Buchholz and title was "Design for
a Computer System" I Think.
Thanks very much for the offer. The museum does have at least one
copy of the book. It took me a while to find a copy for my own library,
but I was able to borrow one through interlibrary loan while I waited.
It is an excellent book, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone who
is interested in how computer systems were designed in the late 1950s,
even if you have no specific interest in Stretch. In fact, much of the
material is still relevant to computer design today. Unfortunately it
is rare to find this much insightful analysis into a system design.