Early IBM Computers, history info

[Tim Riker]

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Looks like you have volume 25 issue 5

Scott Stevens wrote:
> Because somebody mentioned RAMAC in a thread, I dug out something my
> father gave me awhile back, the 25th Anniverary Edition of the 'IBM
> Journal of Research and Development' a thich issue published in
> September 1981.
> 
> It is mostly made up of historical articles.  In particular there is a
> 'survey' article 'The Architecture of IBM's Early Computers' which is a
> technical comparison of all IBM Computers from 1949 to 1964.  It
> discusses the 701, 702, 650, 1401 series, and RAMAC and Stretch.  It's
> not a long article (13 pages) but is rich in technical descriptions.
> 
> Is this article already available somewhere online?  The copyright
> notice says 'Copying is permitted without payment of royalty provided
> that (1) each reproduction is done without alteration and (2) the
> Journal reference and IBM copyright notice are included on the first
> page'
> 
> Should I scan this article?  Where should it be made available?  (i.e.
> where should I upload it?)
> 
> -----
> 
> Really, paging through the whole journal (it's very thick), it should
> ALL be made available somewhere, if it isn't already.  There is TONS of
> fairly rich historical info in it.
> 
> Main sections include:
> 
> System Architecture and Development
> 
> Software Technology
> 
> Component Development and Manufacturing Technology
> 
> Magnetic Recording Technology
> 
> Printing Technology
> 
> IBM Scientific Contributions
> 
> There are articles covering the history of the development of Magnetic
> Tape Storage, the disk drive, programming languages, the typewriter,
> etc.
> 
> It's about 500 pages in all.
> 
> Is anybody interested in carefully scanning the whole thing?  I could be
> persuaded to loan it to somebody active on the list (where 'peer
> credibility' would guarantee it's return to me) who wants to scan it to
> share, and who would return it intact.
> 


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