First computer with real-time clock?

Paul Koning pkoning at equallogic.com
Tue Aug 3 08:19:57 CDT 2004


>>>>> "Lyle" == Lyle Bickley <lbickley at bickleywest.com> writes:

 Lyle> BTW: The Sage system (tube based) predates the 709x systems
 Lyle> (discrete component/transistor based) and was in use from
 Lyle> 1956-63.

There's a SAGE manual on-line in Al Kossow's website (under "ibm").
I skimmed through it, looking for a discussion of time sources.  Saw
none, much to my surprise.  I suppose it might come embedded in the
radar data stream, or something like that.

Neat document.  Very impressive machine, amazing quantity of data
processed for that era...

	  paul




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