CDC 6600 - Why so awesome?

[Brian Walenz]

On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 12:01 PM, Noel Chiappa <jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu>
wrote:

   Werner Buchholz (editor), "Planning a Computer System: Project Stretch",
>         McGraw-Hill, New York, 1962
>

http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/IBM-7030-Planning-McJones.pdf


> Speaking of books, there's also a CDC 6600 book:
>
>   Jim E. Thornton, "Design of A Computer: The Control Data 6600",
>         Scott, Foresman, Glenview, 1970
>

http://www.textfiles.com/bitsavers/pdf/cdc/6x00/books/DesignOfAComputer_CDC6600.pdf

(apologies for using the non-official link)

Really gotta do that Bibliography!
>
>         Noel
>

Ah, that's why my googling around the other day failed!  The current pace
of recommended books is already quicker than I can read.  Where is this
'computer history wiki', anyway?

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