Remembering RAMAC

[Lyle Bickley]

On Thursday 26 May 2005 18:29, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
> On Thu, 26 May 2005, Eric Smith wrote:
> > spare40tire wrote:
> > > IBM did have a drum based machine before the 305 Ramac.
> > > I believe the model # was 650 and was also known as a 650 Ramac.
> >
> > I don't think it was known as a RAMAC.  Maybe some people called it
> > that *after* the introduction of the 305 and 350.

The IBM 650 did have a RAMAC option.  IIRC, Ampex Corporation had an IBM 650/w 
RAMAC in 1961 (I visited Ampex at that time and saw it running ;-)

It WAS called a 650 RAMAC...

See: http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/650/650_tr2.html

Cheers,
Lyle

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Lyle Bickley
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