28 May
2009
28 May
'09
11:47 p.m.
On Thu, 28 May 2009 15:31:41 -0700, Rich Alderson wrote:
There were dual-processor System/360 models in the
1960s, too.
I thought the 370/158-MP was IBMs first true tightly bound multiprocessor it was
introduced in Feb 1973.
The 370/158-AP & MP was introduced in 1976.
The AP did in fact have 2 cpus but they were not so tightly bound as the MP, it was more
of a co-
processor as I recal.
The 3033MP came along in 1978.
The rest is history.
The other Bob