Old mainframe computers are interesting, especially to those of us who weren’t around to see them in action. We sit with old-timers and listen to their stories of the good ol’ days. They tell us about ...
IBM's second successful commercial computer (the first was the 650). Introduced in 1959 and offered until 1971, the 1401 was an outstanding success. More than 12,000 systems were installed, and it was ...
This is the IBM 1401 reproduced in 3D. It is said to be one of the world's first mass-produced computers, with 12,000 units sold to companies around the world. The IBM 1401 was a computer developed ...
Dancer and choreographer Erna Omarsdottir performs during IBM 1401: A User's Manual. Photo: Laurent Ziegler When IBM chief maintenance engineer Jóhann Gunnarsson started tinkering with the IBM 1401 ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. 1. The IBM 1401 central processing ...
The Sodsai Theatre at Chulalongkorn University will soon host an extraordinary fusion of dance, theatre and technology titled IBM 1401. This contemporary piece, directed by New York-based Thai artist ...
A Montreal-based creator modeled a miniature replica of IBM's iconic 1401 computer system. Nicolas Temese told Business Insider that the scale model includes everything from the setup at the time: a ...
This year's Tony Sale Award, presented by the Computer Conservation Society (CCS), has been shared by the restoration of two IBM 1401 business computers from the 1950s at the Computer History Museum ...
You actually could successfully mine Bitcoin on an IBM 1401 if all the machines being used for mining were similarly slow. The test for whether a hash successfully completes a block or not adjusts for ...
Siglent has been making pretty big inroads into the mid-range test equipment market, with the manufacturers instruments popping up on benches all over the place. Saulius Lukse, of Kurokesu fame, found ...