IBM 7030 - IBM first supercomputer

[SherwinGooch]

The usefulness of a supercomputer vs. its performance is nonlinear:

By T. J. Watson's "ethical" logic, if I were to be awarded a $100 million contract for a supercomputer, and delivered a PC capable of 1% of the target performance, I would be entitled to keep $1 million. Where can I sign up???!!!

[Jantv81]

IBM=International Business Machines.

[dippywatcher]

Seymour Cray wiped the floor with Watson...

[applefan132]

where is this museum? please tell me! i really want to go there!

[TilTuli]

@applefan132 Address:

1401 N Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA 94043 (650) 810-1010

See Link to the Museum website in the video information.

There are many more videos from the Computer History Museum tour in the Play list at my Tiltuli Channel

[Fridomfry]

Thanks for this good series about pionneer computers. Clear, informative, catching. I've seen an IBM "Stretch" console in Paris, what a splendid piece of technology!

[steavedaver]

OMG!!!!! !ghz? Thats fricking mad!!!!

[ancientsolar]

i think my laptop is more efficent, whats more, it didnt take a tone of steel to make.

[daretorun]

know that your laptop is built upon the shoulders of this ton of steel.

[dippywatcher]

@daretorun What drugs are you on?

Do your homework.... The above machine was a DOG...

Cray and CDC blew this junk away.

[daretorun]

@dippywatcher

When Edison was asked about his thousandth failed lightbulb, he replied "I've found a thousand ways NOT to build a lightbulb."

So what if this computer was junk. Others learned from its flaws and built on its successes.

Also, don't attack me with this "what drugs are you on?" BS. Attack the argument, not the person.

[dippywatcher]

@dippywatcher Sorry for pulling your chain. You just sounded so arrogant.

I know quite a bit about processor architectures, you see...

I haven't bothered to research the 7030, but I would bet you a week of your salary that even an Intel 8086 is structurally very different to this heap...

And Edison said 699 or 700 (not sure) not one thousand, so the story goes.

It's best to talk about stuff you actually know about.

Then,choose to be arrogant if you wish.

Just my few bits worth.

Peace!

[daretorun]

@dippywatcher Sorry for coming off that way, it's hard to convey/interpret voice in text. I have no vested interest in this machine, so no worries if you insult it.

Haha, yeah, I may have skewed the Edison story, but hey, it's the message that counts, right?

Anyways, you sound very knowledgeable about processors, so I'll take your word that current computers are not a direct decedents of this, but you do have to admit that technology builds upon itself.

[dippywatcher]

@daretorun I'm not insulting the 7030, man. It's a machine.

They don't take anything personal. Colder than your ex-wifes

mothers breath...

VCR's and motorcycles; now they have personalities....

That people continuously improve on technology is a given...

I am somewhat (slightly) knowledgeable about analogue,

digital and hybrid computers, cars, motorcycles,

the life-cycles of stars and a little less so on the thought

processes of straight women.

No man really understands feminine logic.

[douro20]

"Stretch" cost way too much and didn't meet their performance expectations.

[Rroonny]

where is that place

[Dan14159]

I've been in an IBM supercomputer room. The sound of all the fans combined with the thought of being surrounded by extreme computing speed was very nice. The fans did sound a bit depressing, if I'm honest.

[TFKofBD]

wow dude...I am impressed....just look @ how fast tech goes by eh....can you tell me the speed of that supercomputer you were working with

[sentimoko]

ah, that computer sucks i have 100000000000000000000000000000­000000000000000000000000000000­00000000terragigaultrabyte on my comupter and the same amount in RAM,

ahaha! xD

[Dan14159]

sentimoko

0.01 yoctobits of RAM?

[kurizzos]

Yocto who? I'm still trying to comprehend

3.4 unidecillion from TCP/IP model layer 2's IPv6 128 bit address datagram architecture .

How much do you want for that stick?

Is it DDR2 compatible?

LOL

(COMPUTER NERDS R US...)

[Dan14159]

I'll pay you 1 exadollars.

[6364gg2]

ur richer than 20 bill gates combined and squared

[Fernoe]

my computer has double that. And it can cook pancakes for me.

[sasho54]

So why are you waisting your time on this planet having such a machine? Go somewhere else and fuck off.

[magicianspirit]

Great that you got the museum guide to do the narration for this video...very informative.

[lolokoperro]

Will vista run on that coumputer ?

[newton3010]

Probably not but i bet linux woudld fly on it....

[qualin1974]

Yeah, but your computer wasn't built in 1957.

[derekcf]

i bet this computer is much more expensive than yours

[guxit]

So is my phone. Thank god for technology :)

[wizkid22]

sad thing is your phone is because this can do only basic graphical displaces