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Showing papers on "IBM PC compatible published in 1981"


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TL;DR: This paper describes the principal computers designed by IBM, beginning with its first computer, the 701 delivered in 1952, through its first transistorized computer, STRETCH, and its first commercial process-controlcomputer, the 1710 delivered in 1961.
Abstract: This paper describes the principal computers designed by IBM beginning with its first computer, the 701 delivered in 1952, through its first transistorized computer, STRETCH, and its first commercial process-control computer, the 1710 delivered in 1961. The ideas behind some of IBM's methods and decisions are described.

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