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IBM 7030 Stretch

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Stretch Summary
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STRETCH was the code name for the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation's first line of supercomputers, the IBM Stretch 7030; where the first unit was completed in 1961. A supercomputer is a large, very fast, and expensive computer used for...
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IBM 7030 Stretch Information
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The IBM 7030, also known as Stretch, was a supercomputer delivered to Los Alamos in 1961. Originally priced at $13.5 million, its failure to meet its aggressive performance estimates forced the price to be dropped to only $7.78 million and its...


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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
IBM stretches silicon in chips
06/09/2001: 367 words, approx. 1 pages
IBM stretches silicon in chips Process lets computers run 35% faster, firm says Associated Press Saturday, June 9, 2001 New York -- By stretching minute strands of silicon used in transistors, IBM researchers say they can make computer processors run...
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Area Development Site and Facility Planning
Stretching Silicon at IBM
07/01/2001: 122 words, approx. 1 pages
A NEW PROCEDURE discovered in IBM's labs could increase by 35 percent the speed of silicon microchips used in computers and other high-tech products. The innovative process is called "strained silicon" and is unique among other recent advancements because it does not shrink...
 


 

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