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Dead Media Working Note 00.6

From: bruces_AT_well.com (Bruce Sterling)

Dead Medium: Dead computational platforms, dead mainframes, and their dates

Sources: Bruce P. Watson, Dr Kenneth E. Knight, assorted scrounging on World Wide Web "computer history" sites

abacus (circa 500BC Egypt)
saun-pan computing tray (200 AD China)
soroban computing tray (200 AD Japan)
Napier's bones (1617 Scotland)
William Oughtred's slide rule (1622 England)
Blaise Pascal's calculating machine (1642 France)
Gottfried Liebniz's calculating machine (1673)
Charles Babbage's Difference Engine (never built) (1822 England)
Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine (never built) (1833 England)
Scheutz mechanical calculator (1855 Sweden)
Hollerith tabulating machine (1890)
Vannevar Bush differential analyzer (1925 USA)
Konrad Zuse's Z1 computer (1931 Germany)
Atanasoff-Berry Computer (1939 USA)
Turing's Colossus Mark 1 (1941 England)
Zuse's Z3 computer (1941 Germany)
Colossus Mark II (1944 England)
IBM ASCC Mark I (1944 USA)
BINAC (Binary Automatic Computer) (1946-1949 USA)
ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) (1946 USA)


                Dead Mainframes

afcno   KEKno   Manufacturer Computer Name              Introduced
-----   -----   --------------------------              ----------
*               Zuse Z4 (mechanical relays)             1939
*               Atanasoff/ABC                           Oct 1939 ?
*               Colossus Mark I (declassified 1970)     1943
        1       Harvard Mark I                          1944
*               Colossus Mark II (declassified 1970)    1944
        2       Bell Labs Computer Model IV             Mar 1945
        3       ENIAC (first vacuum tube)               1946
        4       Bell Labs Computer Model V              Late 1947
        5       Harvard Mark II                         Sep 1948
        6       BINAC (first stored program?)           Aug 1949
*               Cambridge Edsac (first stored program?) 1949
*               IBM SSEC                                1949?
        7       IBM CPC                                 1949
        8       Bell Computer Model III                 1949
        9       National Bureau of Standards SEAC       May 1950
        10      MIT Whirlwind I                         Dec 1950
        11      Eckert-Mauchley UNIVAC 1101 Era 1101    Dec 1950
        12      IBM 607                                 1950
        13      AVDIAC                                  1950
*               National Physics Labs/ACE               May 1950
        14      Harvard ADEC                            Jan 1951
        15      Burroughs Lab Calculator                Jan 1951
        16      NBS SWAC                                Mar 1951
        17      Eckert-Mauchley UNIVAC I                Mar 1951
        18      ONR Relay Computer                      May 1951
        19      Fairchild Computer                      Jun 1951
*               General Electric 100 ERMA               1951
        20      National 102                            Jan 1952
        21      IAS                                     Mar 1952
        22      MANIAC I                                Mar 1952
        23      ORDVAC                                  Mar 1952
        24      EDVAC                                   Apr 1952
        25      Teleregister Spec Purpose Dig Data      Jun 1952
        26      U. of Illinois ILLIAC                   Sep 1952
        27      Elcom 100                               Dec 1952
        28      Harvard Mark IV                         1952
        29      ALWAC II                                Feb 1953
        30      Logistics Era                           Mar 1953
        31      OARAC                                   Apr 1953
        32      ABC                                     May 1953
        33      RAYDAC                                  Jul 1953
        34      MIT Whirlwind II                        Jul 1953
        35      National 102A                           Sum 1953
        36      Consolidated Eng. Model 36-101          Sum 1953
        37      Jaincomp C                              Aug 1953
        38      FLAC                                    Sep 1953
        39      Oracle                                  Sep 1953
        40      Sperry Rand UNIVAC 1103                 Sep 1953
        41      UNIVAC 1102                             Dec 1953
        42      UDEC 1                                  Dec 1953
        43      National Cash Register NCR 107          1953
        44      MINIAC                                  Dec 1953
        45      IBM 701 (first comm large scale)        1953
        46      IBM 604                                 1953
        47      AN/UJQ-2(YA-1)                          1953
        48      Rand JOHNNIAC                           Mar 1954
*               Bell Labs LEPRECHAUN                    ????
        49      DYSEAC                                  Apr 1954
        50      Elecom 120                              May 1954
        51      Circle                                  Jun 1954
        52      Burroughs 204 & 205                     Jul 1954
        53      MODAC 5014                              Jul 1954
        54      ORDFIAC                                 Jul 1954
        55      Electro Data Datatron                   Aug 1954
        56      MODAC 404                               Sep 1954
        57      Lincoln Memory Test                     Dec 1954
        58      TIM II                                  Dec 1954
        59      UC Berkeley CALDIC                      1954
*               CSC-46                                  1954
        60      UNIVAC 60 & 120                         Nov 1954
        61      IBM 650                                 Nov 1954
        62      WISC                                    1954
        63      NCR 303                                 1954
        64      Mellon Inst. Digital Computer           1954
        65      IBM 610                                 1954
        66      ALWAC III                               1954
        67      IBM 702                                 Feb 1955
        68      Monrobot III                            Feb 1955
        69      NORC                                    Feb 1955
        70      MINIAC II                               Mar 1955
        71      Monrobot V                              Mar 1955
        72      UDEC II                                 Oct 1955
        73      Radio Corp of Amer RCA BIZMAC I & II    Nov 1955
        74      PENNSTAC                                Nov 1955
        75      Technitral 180                          1955
        76      National 120D                           1955
        77      Monrobot VI                             1955
        78      MODAC 410                               1955
        79      MIDAC                                   1955
        80      Elcom 125                               1955
        81      Burroughs E 101                         1955
        82      Bendix G15                              Aug 1955
        83      ALWAC III E                             Nov 1955
        84      J.B. Rea Co. Readix                     Feb 1956
        85      IBM 705, I, II                          Mar 1956
        86      UNIVAC 1103 A                           Mar 1956
        87      AF CRC                                  Apr 1956
        88      Guidance Function                       Apr 1956
        89      IBM 704                                 Apr 1956
        90      IBM 701 (CORE)                          1956
        91      NAREC                                   Jul 1956
        92      Royal McBee LGP-30                      Sep 1956
        93      Madac 414                               Oct 1956
        94      Underwood Elecom 50                     1956
*               Soviet Strela (Arrow)                   1956
        95      UDEC II                                 Mar 1957
        96      George I                                Sep 1957
        97      UNIVAC File O                           Sep 1957
        98      Lincoln TXO                             Aut 1957
        99      UNIVAC II                               Nov 1957
        100     IBM 705 II                              Lat 1957
        101     Teleregister Telefile                   Lat 1957
        102     Autonetics Recomp I                     Lat 1957
        103     IBM 608                                 1957
        104     Mistic                                  1957
        105     MANIAC II                               1957
        106     IBM 609                                 1957
        107     IBM 305                                 Dec 1957
        108     Corbin                                  1957
        109     Burroughs E 103                         1957
        110     AN/FSQ 7 & 8                            1957
        111     Alwac 880                               1957
*               Pegasus                                 1957
        112     UNIVAC File I                           Jan 1958
        113     Linclon CG24                            May 1958
        114     IBM 709                                 Aug 1958
        115     UNIVAC 1105                             Sep 1958
        116     Lincoln TX2                             Fal 1958
        117     Philco 2000-210                         Nov 1958
        118     Autonetics Recomp II                    Dec 1958
        119     Burroughs 220                           Dec 1958
        120     Mobidic                                 1958-1960
        121     Philco CXPO                             1958
        122     Monrobot IX                             1958
*               NBS PILOT                               1958
        123     General Electric GE 210                 Jun 1959
        124     Cyclone                                 Jul 1959
        125     IBM 1620                                Oct 1959
        126     NCR 304                                 Nov 1959
        127     IBM 7090                                Nov 1959
        128     RCA 501                                 Nov 1959
        129     RW 300                                  Nov 1959
        130     RPC 9000                                1959
        131     Librascope Air Traffic                  1959
        132     Jukebox                                 1959
        133     Datamatic 1000                          1959
        134     CCC Real Time                           1959
        135     Burroughs E 102                         1959
        136     Burroughs D 204                         1959
        137     AN/TYK 6V BASICPAC                      1959
        138     Control Data Corp CDC 1604              Jan 1960
        139     Librascope 3000                         Jan 1960
        140     UNIVAC Solid State 80/90 I              Jan 1960
*               Bunker-Ramo 300                         Jan 1960
        141     Philco 2000-211                         Mar 1960
        142     UNIVAC Larc                             May 1960
        143     Libratrol XI                            May 1960
        144     Monrobot XI                             May 1960
        145     IBM 7070                                Jun 1960
        146     CDC 160                                 Jul 1960
        147     IBM 1401 (Mag Tape)                     Sep 1960
        148     AN/FSQ 31 & 32                          Sep 1960
        149     Merlin                                  Sep 1960
        150     IBM 1401 (Card)                         Sep 1960
        151     Mobidic B                               Fal 1960
        152     CDC RPC 4000                            Nov 1960
        153     Digital Equipment Corp PDP-1 (M.T.)     Nov 1960
        154     DEC PDP-1 (P.T.)                        Nov 1960
        155     Packard Bell 250 (PT)                   Dec 1960
        156     Honeywell 800                           Dec 1960
        157     General Mills AD/ECW-57                 Dec 1960
*               Bunker-Ramo 330                         Dec 1960
        158     Philco 3000                             Lat 1960
        159     MANIAC III                              Lat 1960
        160     Sylvania 59400                          Lat 1960
        161     Target Intercept                        Lat 1960
        162     Westinghouse Airborne                   1960
        163     RCA 300                                 1960
        164     Mobidic CD & 7A AN/MYK                  1960
        165     Litton C7000                            1960
        166     Libratrol 1000                          1960
        167     GE 312                                  1960
        168     Diana                                   1960
        169     DE 60                                   Feb 1960
        170     Burroughs D107                          1960
        171     AN/USQ 20                               1960
        172     AN/TYK 4V COMPAC                        1960
*               CSC-160                                 1960
        173     General Mills APSAC                     Jan 1961
        174     UNIVAC Solid State 80/90 II             Jan 1961
        175     Bendix G20 & 21                         Feb 1961
        176     RCA 301                                 Feb 1961
        177     BRLESC                                  Mar 1961
        178     GE 225                                  Mar 1961
        179     CCC-DDP 19 (Card)                       May 1961
        180     CCC-DDP 19 (MT)                         May 1961
        181     IBM Stretch (7030)                      May 1961
        182     NCR 390                                 May 1961
        183     Honeywell 290                           Jun 1961
        184     Autonetics Recomp III                   Jun 1961
        185     CDC 160A                                Jul 1961
        186     IBM 7080                                Aug 1961
        187     RW 530                                  Aug 1961
*               Bunker-Ramo 530                         Aug 1961
*               CDC 924/A                               Aug 1961
        188     IBM 7074                                Nov 1961
        189     IBM 1410                                Nov 1961
        190     Honeywell 400                           Dec 1961
        191     Rice University                         Dec 1961
        192     UNIVAC 490                              Dec 1961
*               Bunker-Ramo 130                         Dec 1961
        193     AN/TYK 7V                               1961
        194     UNIVAC 1206                             1961
        195     UNIVAC 1000 & 1020                      1961
        196     ITT Bank Loan Process                   1961
        197     George II                               1961
        198     Oklahoma University                     Ear 1961
        199     NCR 315                                 Jan 1962
        200     NCR 315 CRAM                            Jan 1962
        201     UNIVAC File II                          Jan 1962
        202     HRB-Singer SEMA                         Jan 1962
        203     UNIVAC 1004                             Feb 1962
*               IBM 1710/1720                           Feb 1962
*               Linc                                    Mar 1962
        204     ASI 210                                 Apr 1962
        205     UNIVAC III                              Jun 1962
        206     Burroughs B200 Series-B270 & 280        Jul 1962
*               GE 412                                  Jul 1962
        207     Scientific Data Systems SDS 910         Aug 1962
        208     SDS 920                                 Sep 1962
        209     DEC PDP-4                               Sep 1962
        210     UNIVAC 1107                             Oct 1962
        211     IBM 7094                                Oct 1962
*               Collins Radio 8400                      Nov 1962
        212     IBM 7072                                Nov 1962
        213     IBM 1620 MOD III                        Dec 1962
        214     Burroughs B5000                         Dec 1962
        215     ASI 420                                 Dec 1962
        216     Burroughs B2000 Series-Card Sys.        Dec 1962
*               CDC LPG-21                              Dec 1962
        217     TRW 400 (AN/FSQ 27)                     1962
*               AN/GYK-3(V) (Honeywell D825)            1962
        218     CDC 3600                                Jun 1963
        219     IBM 7040                                Apr 1963
*               English Electric KDF 9                  Apr 1963
        220     IBM 7044                                Jul 1963
        221     RCA 601                                 Jan 1963
        222     Honeywell 1800                          Nov 1963
        223     Philco 1000 TRANSAC S1000               Jun 1963
        224     Philco 2000-212                         Feb 1963
        225     Librascope L 3055                       Dec 1963
        226     H.W.Electronics 15K                     Feb 1963
        227     GE 215                                  Jun 1963
        228     DDP-24                                  Jun 1963
        229     CDC 3600                                Jun 1963
*               Bunker-Ramo 230                         Jun 1963
*               Westinghouse 510/580                    Jun 1963
*               Honeywell 610/620                       Aug 1963
        230     UNIVAC 1050                             Sep 1963
        231     UNIVAC 1004                             Sep 1963
        232     DEC PDP-5                               Oct 1963
*               Bunker-Ramo 340                         Oct 1963
*               CSC-636                                 Oct 1963
        233     IBM 1460                                Oct 1963
*               GE Datanet-30                           Oct 1963
        234     IBM 1440                                Nov 1963
        235     Honeywell 1400                          Dec 1963
        236     ASI 2100                                Dec 1963
        237     SDS-93C0                                Dec 1963
        238     Burroughs 273                           Jan 1964
        239     GE-235                                  Jan 1964
        240     IBM 7010                                Jan 1964
*               PDS 1020                                Feb 1964
*               IBM 7700                                Mar 1964
        241     Burroughs B 160-180                     Apr 1964
        242     CDC 160G                                Apr 1964
        243     IBM 7094 II                             Apr 1964
        244     CDC 3200                                May 1964
        245     GE 415                                  May 1964
*               CDC 8090                                May 1964
        246     UNIVAC 1004 II, III                     Jun 1964
        247     SDS-930                                 Jun 1964
        248     GE 425                                  Jun 1964
*               Beckman Instruments 420                 Jun 1964
*               Bunker-Ramo 133                         Jun 1964
*               CDC 8092                                Jun 1964
        249     GE 205                                  Jul 1964
        250     Honeywell 200                           Jul 1964
        251     RCA 3301                                Jul 1964
        252     DEC PDP-6                               Jul 1964
*               Varian 610                              Jul 1964
*               Adage Ambilog-200                       Aug 1964
*               GE 4040                                 Aug 1964
*               Westinghouse Electric 50                Aug 1964
        253     CDC 6600                                Sep 1964
        254     UNIVAC 41B                              Sep 1964
        255     NCR 315-100                             Nov 1964
        256     GE 635                                  Nov 1964
        257     CDC 3400                                Nov 1964
        258     Burroughs B5500                         Nov 1964
*               Digital Electronics 3080                Dec 1964
*               DECSYSTEM 10 PDP-6                      1964
        259     SDS 925                                 Feb 1965
        260     SDS 92                                  Feb 1965
        261     CDC 3100                                Feb 1965
        262     ASI 6020                                Mar 1965
        263     DDP-224                                 Mar 1965
        264     DDP-116                                 Apr 1965
        265     GE 625                                  Apr 1965
        266     DEC PDP-8                               Apr 1965
        267     DEC PDP-7                               Apr 1965
        268     IBM 360/40                              May 1965
        269     IBM 360/30                              May 1965
*               EA 8400                                 Jun 1965
*               GE 4060                                 Jun 1965
        270     NCR 315 RMC                             Jul 1965
*               ASI 6040                                Jul 1965
        271     UNIVAC 1108 II                          Aug 1965
        272     GE 435                                  Aug 1965
        273     IBM 360/50                              Sep 1965
        274     IBM 1130                                Sep 1965
        275     NCR 590                                 Sep 1965
*               Systems Engineering Labs 810-A          Sep 1965
*               Varian Data Machines 611/612            Sep 1965
        276     ASI 6240                                Oct 1965
        277     UNIVAC 491 & 492                        Oct 1965
        278     RCA Spectra 70/15                       Oct 1965
        279     Raytheon 520                            Oct 1965
*               ASI 6070                                Oct 1965
*               SCC 660                                 Oct 1965
        280     IBM 360/75                              Nov 1965
*               Bailey Meter 756                        Nov 1965
*               Philco 102 (CPS)                        Nov 1965
*               SEL 840                                 Nov 1965
*               Varian 620                              Nov 1965
        281     Honeywell 2200                          Dec 1965
        282     CDC 3800                                Dec 1965
        283     RCA Spectra 70/25                       Dec 1965
        284     Friden 6010                             Jan 1966
        285     CDC 6400                                Jan 1966
        286     DDP-124                                 Jan 1966
        287     Honeywell 1200                          Jan 1966
        288     IBM 360/20                              Jan 1966
        289     UNIVAC 1005 II, III                     Feb 1966
        290     UNIVAC 1005 I                           Feb 1966
        291     Honeywell 120                           Feb 1966
*               ASI 6050                                Feb 1966
*               Honeywell H-21                          Feb 1966
*               IBM 1800                                Feb 1966
        292     IBM 360/65                              Mar 1966
        293     UNIVAC 494                              Mar 1966
        294     SDS 940                                 Apr 1966
*               CDC 1700                                May 1966
*               SCC 670                                 May 1966
*               CCD 516                                 Jun 1966
        295     RCA Spectra 70/55                       Jul 1966
        296     RCA Spectra 70/45                       Jul 1966
        297     RCA Spectra 70/35                       Jul 1966
*               GE 645                                  Jul 1966
*               SEL 810-A                               Aug 1966
*               SEL 840-A                               Aug 1966
        298     Philco 200-213                          Oct 1966
        299     IBM 360/44                              Oct 1966
*               Data Mate ECP-18                        Nov 1966
*               Hewlitt-Packard 2116-A                  Nov 1966
*               GE 4050                                 Dec 1966
*               CDC 6416                                1966
        300     Honeywell 4200                          May 1967
        301     SDS Sigma 7                             Dec 1966
        302     DEC PDP-8/S Linc-8                      Sep 1966
        303     DEC PDP-9                               Dec 1966
*               Business Information Technology 80      Dec 1966
*               SCC 650                                 1966
        304     SDS Sigma 2                             Jan 1967
        305     Burroughs B 2500                        Feb 1967
        309     Burroughs B 6500                        Feb 1967
*               GE 4020                                 Feb 1967
        306     Burroughs B 3500                        May 1967
*               SCC IC6000                              May 1967
*               Interdata 3                             May 1967
        307     UNIVAC 9300                             Jun 1967
        308     UNIVAC 9200                             Jun 1967
*               IBM 1401-H                              Jun 1967
*               Electronics Assoicates, Inc 640         Jun 1967
*               Xerox Sigma 5                           Aug 1967
        310     CDC 3500                                Sep 1967
*               Westinghouse 250 (S-2)                  Sep 1967
*               Digital Electronics 3080-C              Oct 1967
*               ASI 6130                                Oct 1967
*               SEL 840-MP                              Oct 1967
*               Raytheon Computer 703                   Oct 1967
*               IBM 360/90 Series                       Nov 1967
*               HP 2115-A                               Nov 1967
*               Honeywell 125                           Dec 1967
*               DECSYSTEM 10 KA10                       1967
*               DEC 20                                  ????
*               AGU (Apollo CM guidance computer)       ????
*               (Apollo LM computer)                    ????
*               IBM (Saturn V IMU computer)             ????
*               General Automation SPC-8                Jan 1968
*               Honeywell 1648                          Jun 1968
*               Computer Automation 808                 Jun 1968
*               Motorola Instrumentations MDP-1000      Jun 1968
*               Interdata 2                             Jul 1968
*               Redcor RC-70                            Jul 1968
*               Honeywell 1250                          Aug 1968
*               Interdata 4                             Aug 1968
*               Honeywell 110                           Sep 1968
*               NCR Century 100                         Sep 1968
*               SCC IC4000                              Sep 1968
*               HP 2116-A                               Sep 1968
*               Varian 520 1                            Sep 1968
*               IBM 360/25                              Oct 1968
*               HP 2114-A                               Oct 1968
*               RCA Spectra 70/46                       Nov 1968
*               Burroughs B500                          Nov 1968
*               DEC PDP-9/L                             Nov 1968
*               HP 2000-A                               Nov 1968
*               Honeywell 632                           Dec 1968
*               Bailey Meter 855                        Dec 1968
*               Computer Automation 816                 Dec 1968
*               Dynamic Research DRC-44                 Dec 1968
*               Honeywell CCD 416                       Dec 1968
*               SEL 810-B                               Dec 1968
*               DEC PDP-8/I                             Apr 1968
*               DEC PDP-8/L                             Nov 1968
*               CDC 7600                                Jan 1969
*               Interdata 15                            Jan 1969
*               Micro Systems 800                       Jan 1969
*               Micro Systems 810                       Jan 1969
*               Honeywell 8200                          Feb 1969
*               Data General Nova                       Feb 1969
*               GE 105                                  Mar 1969
*               Lockheed Electronics MAC-16             Mar 1969
*               Raytheon Computer 704                   Mar 1969
*               Sanders 200                             Mar 1969
*               Burroughs B8500                         Apr 1969
*               DEC PDP-12                              Apr 1969
*               GE 30                                   Apr 1969
*               SCC 4700                                Apr 1969
*               UNIVAC 9400                             May 1969
*               Data Craft 6024-1                       May 1969
*               Raytheon Computer 706                   May 1969
*               SCC DCT-132                             May 1969
*               Varian Data R620 i                      May 1969
*               GE 615                                  Jun 1969
*               NCR Century 200                         Jun 1969
*               SCC IC7000                              Jun 1969
*               Burroughs B6500                         Jul 1969
*               Computer Automation 208                 Jul 1969
*               General Automation GA-18/20             Jul 1969
*               Honeywell CCD 316                       Jul 1969
*               Xerox Data CE-16                        Jul 1969
*               Sprias Systems 65                       Aug 1969
*               Westinghouse Electric 2000              Aug 1969
*               Tempo Computers 1/1-A                   Sep 1969
*               Xerox Data CF-16                        Sep 1969
*               IBM 360/85                              Oct 1969
*               CDC 6700                                Oct 1969
*               Data Mate DM-16                         Oct 1969
*               GE 58                                   Nov 1969
*               Computer Logic CLS-18                   Nov 1969
*               HP 2114-B                               Nov 1969
*               SCC DCT-32                              Nov 1969
*               UNIVAC 1106                             Dec 1969
*               Xerox Sigma-3                           Dec 1969
*               Business Information Technology 483     Dec 1969
*               Micro Systems 812                       Dec 1969
*               CDC 7600                                1969
*               General Automation SPC-12               1969
*               U. of Illinois/ILLIAC IV                Ear 1970
*               IBM System/3                            Jan 1970
*               GE 120                                  Jan 1970
*               DEC/PDP-15                              Jan 1970
*               GRI Computer 909                        Jan 1970
*               Recor RC-77                             Jan 1970
*               Honeywell 3200                          Feb 1970
*               Rolm 1601                               Feb 1970
*               DEC/PDP-11/20                           Apr 1970
*               Data General Super Nova                 Apr 1970
*               Viatron 2140                            Apr 1970
*               Viatron 2150                            Apr 1970
*               SEL 86                                  May 1970
*               Computer Automation 216                 Jul 1970
*               RCA Spectra 70/60                       Sep 1970
*               Mini Comp Multi-Term                    Sep 1970
*               SEL 88                                  Nov 1970
*               GE 53                                   1970
*               Clary-Datacomp 404                      1970
*               Data Craft 6024-1                       1970
*               ASI 6120                                1970
*               RCA Spectra 70/61                       Feb 1971
*               IBM 360/195 (Was this ever delivered?)  Mar 1971
*               GE 655                                  Mar 1971
*               DEC PDP-8/E                             Mar 1971
*               Honeywell 6045                          ????
*               IBM 370/155                             Aft 1971
*               IBM 370/165                             Aft 1971
*               IBM 370/145                             Aft 1971
*               IBM 370/168                             Aft 1971
*               DEC PDP-8/M                             Jun 1972
*               DEC PDP-11/05                           Jun 1972
*               DEC PDP-11/45                           Jun 1972
*               DEC PDP 11/45 (Fl point and mem man)    1972
                DECSYSTEM 10 KI10                       1972
*               DEC PDP-8/M                             Jun 1972
*               DEC PDP-11/05                           Jun 1972
*               DEC PDP-11/45                           Jun 1972
*               DEC PDP-11/40                           Jan 1973
*               Unidata 7720                            Jan 1974
*               DEC PDP-11/40                           Jan 1973
*               Unidata 7720                            Jan 1974
*               Burroughs ILLIAC IV                     1974
*               Naked Mini LSI 1                        1974
*               Naked Mini LSI 2                        1974
*               Honeywell 60                            1974
*               CDC STAR-100                            1974
*               Texas Instruments ASC                   1974
*               Alphamicro 1000 A                       ????
*               HP 9000/730                             ????
*               Goodyear Aerospace STARAN               1974
*               DEC PDP-8/A                             Jan 1975
*               MITS Altair 8800 (first micro kit)      Jan 1975
*               DEC PDP-11/70                           Mar 1975
*               MITS Altair 680b                        ????
*               Osbourne 1                              ????
*               DEC PDP-11/03                           Jun 1975
*               DEC PDP-11/04                           Sep 1975
*               IBM 5100                                1975
*               IBM System 32                           1975
*               DECSYSTEM 10 KL10                       1975
*               AN/UYK-44                               ????
*               Prime 500                               bef 1982
*               Prime 550                               ????
*               AN/AYK-14                               ????
*               DEC PDP-11/34                           Mar 1976
*               DEC PDP-11/55                           Jun 1976

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This list is based two articles by Dr. Kenneth E. Knight in DATAMATION: "Changes in Computer Performance", Sept. 1966 and "Evolving Computer Performance 1963-1967", Jan. 1968.

His study evaluated cost vs performance and is not necessarily meant to be a history of the computer.

His criteria for inclusion to the list were:
1. General purpose digital computers;
2. One configuration chosen of memory size, IO, arithmetic and control;
3. Important modifications affecting performance added at a later date considered a separate computer.

AFCno refers to a serial number which will be assigned when additions to the list have ceased. For now an (*) will denote a machine not on the Knight list.

KEKno refers to the serial number assigned to each computer type by Dr. Knight.

The dates of introduction are defined as that when the completed computer passed a minimal acceptance test.

I have added some which may or may not fit Knight's criteria or were unknown to him. I have attempted to continue the list past 1967.

Thanks for additions and corrections to Tony Duell (aduell_AT_isis.cs.du.edu).

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