IBM
701

ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINE
KNOWN AS THE "DEFENSE CALCULATOR"
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IBMs FIRST COMMERCIAL SCIENTIFIC COMPUTER
USED ELECTROSTATIC STORAGE (72 WILLIAMS TUBES)
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ANNOUNCED APRIL 29, 1952 - WITHDRAWN FROM MARKETING OCTOBER 1, 1954
FIRST DELIVERY MARCH 1953 - TO LOS ALAMOS
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ONLY 19 UNITS WERE EVER MANUFACTURED


701 BRLREPORT


IBM 701 PLUGGABLE UNIT
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UNIT IS SCREWED ONTO A WOOD DISPLAY MOUNT WITH THE STORY OF THE 701
LOOKS TO BE FROM A MUSEUM (DID IBM EVER HAVE A MUSEUM?)
PLUGGABLE UNIT
THE METAL ROD ROTATES TO LOCK THE UNIT IN PLACE
MOUNTING PLAQUE

IBM 753
MAGNETIC TAPE CONTROL UNIT
USED WITH THE IBM 701 & IBM 704 COMPUTER SYSTEMS
ANNOUNCED OCT. 4, 1954
MONTHLY RENTAL = $2,500
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PROVIDED POWER AND CONTROL CIRCUITRY FOR UP TO TEN IBM 727 MAGNETIC TAPE UNITS ATTACHED TO THE IBM 701

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ORIGINAL BANNER
EDPM "ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINE"
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