Computer History Museum CHM
<p>Jun 14, 2012 08:59 AM</p>
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CLOSED MONDAY and TUESDAY</p>
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Wed, Th, Friday, Sat and Sunday 10A to 5P</p>
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Senior Admission is 12 bucks.</p>
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John C Hollar is Pres and CEO of the Museum. qv.</p>
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Dec 19, 2013 04:11 PM
I join Jim Strickland's tour today for abt an hour at CHM.
Jim did sales for IBM v early... he is age 76.
sales engineer? (also replaced boards on machines)
he knows the 360 and IBM 1401 quite well.</p>
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IBM 1401 most computers on Earth were 1401s !
indiv transistor machine of the 1960s: first sold in 1959;
withdrawn in 1971; succeeded by System 360 mainframe ?
vs 709?</p>
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Seymour Cray world's fastest machine for 23 of 25 years.
liquid cooled; 1 foot per nanosecond;</p>
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IBM and 7 dwarves: read Jim's hx below (CDC: Cray left Control Data);</p>
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Charles Babbage Difference Engine vs Analytical Engine:
Nathn Myrvold owns the one in Mtn View on yearly loan;</p>